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How GitHub Actions compares with its closest alternatives
4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as GitHub Actions does. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Linear at $8 a month and the median is $15. All 5 offer an API, as GitHub Actions does. GitHub Actions offers a web app. Of the 4 alternatives with platforms on record, 3 offer a web app. GitHub Actions was founded in 2019; the alternatives were founded between 2011 and 2022, 1 of them earlier. GitHub Actions has no single headquarters on record; its alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.
Market position · Coding
How GitHub Actions compares in Coding
GitHub Actions has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 501 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates GitHub Actions's own market position as contested. 154 of the 501 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.
GitHub Actions compared with its closest alternatives
The closest alternatives to GitHub Actions that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Linear, Doppler, CircleCI, Coherence, and Dagger.
Is GitHub Actions still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists GitHub Actions as operating at github.com.
Where is GitHub Actions based?
GitHub Actions has no single headquarters: FalcoScan's records list it as a distributed, remote-first company.
Does GitHub Actions have an API?
Yes. GitHub Actions offers an API.
Who is GitHub Actions for?
GitHub Actions is built for developers.
How do I sign in to GitHub Actions?
Sign in on GitHub Actions's own website, github.com. FalcoScan reviews GitHub Actions but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by GitHub Actions directly.