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AppVeyor CI free plan for open source

Free CI/CD plan for open source: unlimited public projects, 1 concurrent job, 5 self-hosted jobs, 60-minute max build time, community support. Additionally, a 50% discount on all paid plans for open-source projects (and students/educational orgs) needing more compute or concurrency.

Eligibility: for the project; public repo required

How to apply: Sign up via "Get your FREE account" / "Get your OSS project on-board" on the pricing page.

last verified 2026-07-06

Bitrise mobile CI/CD for open source

Free Developer Plan features for public open source projects: one dedicated concurrency per project, build times up to 45 minutes, unlimited builds, unlimited team members, public build pages/logs with automatic secret filtering.

Eligibility: for the project; public repo required; App must be added as "public" with an https:// repo URL; benefits attach to the project automatically.

How to apply: Log in to Bitrise, "Add new app", choose the "public" option, and connect the repo via HTTPS URL.

last verified 2026-07-06

Blacksmith GitHub Actions runners (OSS program)

Free use of Blacksmith's high-performance GitHub Actions runners and CI services for qualifying open source projects (program currently supports projects such as Celery, Ladybird, Zen and Limbo).

Eligibility: for the project; public repo required; Requires an actively maintained public repo, a permissive OSS license, and clear community usage; applications reviewed individually.

How to apply: Submit the OSS program application form on the Blacksmith pricing page.

last verified 2026-07-07

Buildkite Pipelines (free Pro plan for open source)

Free access to the Pro plan (normally $30 USD per active user per month) for open source projects; usage and inclusions are discussed with Buildkite on a case-by-case basis.

Eligibility: for the project; Must be an open source project; approval handled case-by-case by Buildkite.

How to apply: Contact Buildkite to discuss usage and inclusions; no self-service signup for the open source plan.

last verified 2026-07-06

Cachix Nix binary cache (open source tier)

Free Nix binary cache with a 5 GB storage limit (compressed) for open source projects, plus 20 Cachix Deploy agents.

Eligibility: for the project; Offer is stated as being for open source projects; page does not document a verification process or further criteria.

How to apply: Sign up on cachix.org; the free open source tier is provisioned on signup for OSS use.

last verified 2026-07-06

CircleCI open source plan

Free CI/CD credits for open source organizations: up to 400,000 credits per month for Linux, Arm, and Docker builds plus 30,000 credits per month for macOS and Windows builds, with enterprise-grade features such as SSH debugging, Docker layer caching, and self-hosted runners.

Eligibility: for the organization; public repo required

How to apply: Sign up for free on circleci.com with your open source project; credits apply to OSS builds.

last verified 2026-07-06

Cirun (open source plan)

Cirun service free forever for open source: unlimited public repositories and unlimited self-hosted GitHub Actions runners on all supported cloud providers, including ARM-based and GPU runners. Runners launch in your own cloud account, so underlying cloud compute costs are yours.

Eligibility: for the project; public repo required; Free plan covers public repositories only; private repos require a paid tier.

How to apply: Sign up via the Get Started flow on cirun.io and connect your repository and cloud account.

last verified 2026-07-07

Codeberg (Forgejo git hosting, Pages, CI/CD, Weblate)

Free Git repository hosting on Forgejo, static site hosting via Codeberg Pages, CI/CD (Woodpecker-based), and a Weblate translation instance, run by a Berlin-based non-profit funded by membership dues and donations (629k+ projects hosted).

Eligibility: for the project; Services are explicitly for free and open-source projects; content must comply with Codeberg's FOSS-focused terms of use.

How to apply: Register an account directly at codeberg.org; no approval process for standard use.

last verified 2026-07-06

CodSpeed continuous benchmarking (Free plan for open source)

Free continuous performance tracking in CI with unlimited users for open-source projects (private repos capped at 5 users), unlimited repository runs, 600 macro runner minutes/month, 3-month history, pull-request performance reports, and CPU/wall-time instruments.

Eligibility: for the project; OSI license required; public repo required; Project must be publicly accessible with an OSI-approved license.

How to apply: Use the Free plan directly; for extra macro runner minutes email support@codspeed.io with project details.

last verified 2026-07-06

DeployHQ open source discount

NOT free — a 50% discount on DeployHQ deployment automation plans for open source projects (also students and non-profits). A separate generic free tier (3 projects, unlimited deployments) is available to everyone.

Eligibility: for the project; Open source projects, students, and non-profits qualify; approval by DeployHQ required.

How to apply: Sign up, then contact/email DeployHQ with details of your open source project to request the discount.

last verified 2026-07-06

Docker-Sponsored Open Source (Docker Hub + Team subscription)

Verified DSOS badge on Docker Hub, removal of Docker Hub rate limits for the project's public images (for maintainers and everyone pulling them), and one-year free Docker Team subscriptions for core contributors including Docker Desktop, 15 concurrent autobuilds, unlimited vulnerability scans, RBAC, audit logs, unlimited teams, and scoped tokens.

Eligibility: for the project; non-commercial only; public repo required; Project must be in public Docker Hub repos with publicly accessible source meeting the OSI open source definition; images or dependencies updated within the past 6 months; no commercialization pathway (donations acceptable).

How to apply: Application form (Airtable) linked from the program page.

last verified 2026-07-06

GitHub Copilot Pro (free for OSS maintainers)

Free GitHub Copilot Pro subscription (the paid individual tier) for maintainers of popular open source repositories.

Eligibility: for the maintainer; public repo required; Must be a maintainer of a "popular" open source repository as determined by GitHub; no public threshold is published. Eligibility is re-evaluated by GitHub every month.

How to apply: No application form: check eligibility under profile menu > Copilot settings; access is granted automatically if you qualify.

last verified 2026-07-07

GitHub Actions, Packages and paid-tier features on public repositories

GitHub Actions CI/CD minutes and Packages storage are free for public repositories on all plans (private-repo quotas like 2,000 minutes/500MB on Free do not apply), and paid-tier features such as repository rules, code owners, draft pull requests, and multiple pull request assignees are available free on public repositories.

Eligibility: for the project; public repo required

How to apply: No application; benefits apply automatically to public repositories.

last verified 2026-07-06

GitLab for Open Source (GitLab Ultimate)

Free GitLab Ultimate features (SaaS or self-managed) plus 50,000 compute minutes calculated at a program-specific cost factor. Technical support is not included.

Eligibility: for the organization; OSI license required; non-commercial only; public repo required; All projects in the namespace must be OSI-licensed; the GitLab group and source code must be publicly visible. Donations allowed, but no selling services, paid enhancements, or add-ons.

How to apply: Create a GitLab account, then complete the application form on the Customers Portal; a coupon code and provisioning instructions arrive by email.

last verified 2026-07-06

Develocity (sponsored OSS instances)

Free hosted Develocity instances for key open source projects, including Build Scan, Build Cache, Failure Analytics, and Performance Insights for build/test acceleration and observability. Sponsored recipients include Spring, the Apache Software Foundation, Kotlin, Micronaut, Quarkus, and JUnit.

Eligibility: for the project; Aimed at "key" established open source projects, mostly in the JVM ecosystem; no published eligibility rubric.

How to apply: No public application form; contact Gradle/Develocity directly via their contact channels.

last verified 2026-07-06

Graphite for Open Source (Standard plan free)

Full Graphite Standard plan free for open source projects: unlimited stacking (stacked PRs), insights, automations, and the stack-aware merge queue, with no limit on the number of contributors.

Eligibility: for the organization; public repo required; OSS projects with 10 or fewer GitHub org members are auto-detected and activated on signup; larger projects apply directly and are reviewed individually (program targets projects that could not otherwise afford a plan). Venture-backed "open core" companies with more than 10 members are excluded and directed to the standard trial.

How to apply: Small projects: sign up for a Graphite Standard annual plan and eligibility is auto-detected. Larger projects: contact Graphite with your GitHub org, website, and project description.

last verified 2026-07-07

All Products Pack (OSS development licenses)

Free licenses for the full JetBrains product lineup (IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.) for a project's core contributors, for use on the open source project.

Eligibility: for contributors; OSI license required; non-commercial only; public repo required; project at least 3 months old; Project may not offer paid sponsorship, receive commercial funding, provide paid support/consulting/training, or distribute paid versions; regular releases required; applicant must be a project lead or regular committer.

How to apply: Application form on the offer page; project lead applies on behalf of contributors.

last verified 2026-07-06

TeamCity (Open Source license)

Free TeamCity Professional Server open source license: unlimited servers with up to 100 build configurations per server and 3 build agents per server at no cost, with free upgrades during the license term.

Eligibility: for the project; OSI license required; non-commercial only; Restricted to development of non-commercial open source projects meeting the Open Source Definition; licensee must be an open source development group.

How to apply: Request via the JetBrains open source program page (team tool licenses, including TeamCity, are requested alongside All Products Pack subscriptions).

last verified 2026-07-06

YouTrack (OSS team license)

Free YouTrack issue tracking license for the open source team, requested through the JetBrains open source program (program covers team tools including YouTrack and TeamCity).

Eligibility: for the project; OSI license required; non-commercial only; project at least 3 months old; Same program terms as All Products Pack: no paid sponsorship, commercial funding, paid support, or paid versions. Note YouTrack also has a generic free tier for up to 10 users for anyone.

How to apply: Request team tool licenses via the open source program application form.

last verified 2026-07-06

Open Source Program (hosted Mac mini)

Free access to a cloud-hosted, bare-metal Mac mini (Apple silicon available) for building and testing on macOS, typically used as a remote CI build agent. Over 100 open source projects sponsored, including Homebrew and Swift Package Index.

Eligibility: for the project; project at least 3 months old; Applicant must be a project lead or regular contributor not paid to work on the project; project must not get the majority of its funding from commercial organizations; software must be free to users (paid support/consulting/training allowed); regular builds released.

How to apply: Join the waitlist on the program page; openings granted as they become available.

last verified 2026-07-06

Mergify (merge queue & CI automation)

Full product at zero cost for open source projects ("Full product, zero cost. For open source and teams up to 5."): CI Insights, Test Insights, Merge Queue, Merge Protections, and Stacks, plus email support.

Eligibility: for the project; Free plan covers open source projects (private repositories are limited to 5 users); the pricing page does not detail what qualifies a project as open source.

How to apply: Sign up at dashboard.mergify.com via the Get started button; no application form.

last verified 2026-07-07

Nx Cloud (OSS plan)

Free Nx Cloud plan for open source projects: fully managed remote caching, distributed task execution and unlimited CI pipeline executions, plus free full-featured Nx Powerpack licenses for OSS maintainers.

Eligibility: for the project; public repo required; Aimed at open source repositories using Nx; maintainers wanting a Powerpack license can also reach out via powerpack-support@nrwl.io.

How to apply: Apply via the OSS plan application linked from the Nx pricing page FAQ ("Is there a plan for open source projects?"); confirm the Powerpack question in the form if you also want a Powerpack license.

last verified 2026-07-07

RISE RISC-V Runners

Free native RISC-V GitHub Actions runners for any open source project on GitHub: bare-metal RISC-V servers (hosted at Scaleway, no emulation), Docker-in-Docker support, fresh isolated environment per job, one job per node; use label ubuntu-24.04-riscv.

Eligibility: for the project; public repo required; Free of charge to any open source project on GitHub; no approval process and no allowlist.

How to apply: Install the RISE runners GitHub App (org or personal variant) and add "runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-riscv" to your workflow.

last verified 2026-07-07

Tuist server (open source program)

All paid Tuist server features free forever for open source projects, including binary caching and selective testing (build time improvements of 70% and more cited for cached builds).

Eligibility: for the project; public repo required; Project must be open source and add a note about Tuist to its README.md.

How to apply: Email contact@tuist.dev with a link to the repository and your account handle; the team sets the plan on your account.

last verified 2026-07-07