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I want to decide whether CircleCI (circleci.com) is the right tool and which plan to pick.
Below is what the StableMRR pricing directory read from CircleCI's own pricing page (last checked 2026-10-30). It can be out of date, so treat it as a starting point.
Category: Developer tools / CI and CD
What it does: Cloud continuous integration and delivery platform that builds, tests and deploys software pipelines.
Plans:
- Free: Free. Limits: Build minutes 6,000, Active users 5 per month, Concurrency 30x, Credits 30,000 per month, Network 1 GB, Storage 2 GB. Includes: Premium features included, Docker, Windows, Linux, Arm, macOS runners, Self hosted runners, Private orbs, Docker layer caching
- Performance: $15/mo. Limits: Active users 5 included, Credits 30,000 free per month, Concurrency 80x, Network 5 GB, Storage 2 GB, Self-hosted runner concurrency 20. Includes: Pay only for what you use, Bulk credits at a discount, Larger resources, Optional 8x5 support add-on, IP ranges
- Scale: Contact sales. Limits: Concurrency Unlimited, Network 50 GB, Storage 200 GB, Self-hosted runner concurrency Unlimited, Smarter Testing 100,000 test atoms per month. Includes: Enterprise controls, Largest resource classes, GPU environments, Optional 24/7 support add-on, Single sign-on
Alternatives in the directory: Buddy, Buildkite, Depot, DevCycle
Pricing page: https://circleci.com/pricing/
Directory listing: https://stablemrr.com/p/circleci-com
First ask me three short questions about my team size, budget and what I need it for. Then recommend one plan, tell me what could make it a bad fit, and compare it with the alternatives. Finish with what I should check on the vendor's site before I pay.