Setting up a trial of GitHub Advanced Security

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You can evaluate the extra security features that GitHub makes available to customers with a GitHub Advanced Security license by setting up a free trial of GitHub Advanced Security.

GitHub Advanced Security is available for enterprise accounts on GitHub Enterprise Cloud and GitHub Enterprise Server. Some features of GitHub Advanced Security are also available for public repositories on GitHub.com. For more information, see "GitHub’s plans."

For information about GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps, see Configure GitHub Advanced Security for Azure DevOps in Microsoft Learn.

About trials of GitHub Advanced Security

GitHub Advanced Security provides features that help you improve and maintain the security and quality of code. For more information, see "About GitHub Advanced Security."

If you use GitHub Enterprise Cloud with an enterprise account, you can set up a trial to evaluate the features that come with GitHub Advanced Security, such as code scanning, secret scanning, and dependency review. During the trial, you can add any number of committers and enable GitHub Advanced Security for any number of organizations. You can set up a trial if you pay for GitHub Enterprise Cloud by credit card or PayPal, or if you are already taking part in a free trial of GitHub Enterprise Cloud.

The standard length of the trial is 30 days. If you're taking part in a free trial of GitHub Enterprise Cloud, the trial of GitHub Advanced Security will last for the time you have remaining on your trial of GitHub Enterprise Cloud.

Setting up your trial of GitHub Advanced Security

  1. In the top-right corner of GitHub.com, click your profile photo, then click Your enterprises.

  2. In the list of enterprises, click the enterprise you want to view.

  3. In the enterprise account sidebar, click Settings.

  4. Under Settings, click Enterprise licensing.

  5. To the right of "GitHub Advanced Security", click Start free trial.

  6. Click Start trial.

Finishing your trial

You can finish your trial at any time by purchasing GitHub Advanced Security. If you haven't purchased GitHub Advanced Security by the end of the 14 days, your trial will expire.

  1. In the top-right corner of GitHub.com, click your profile photo, then click Your enterprises.

  2. In the list of enterprises, click the enterprise you want to view.

  3. In the enterprise account sidebar, click Settings.

  4. Under Settings, click Enterprise licensing.

  5. To the right of "GitHub Advanced Security trial", select the Manage dropdown menu and click Purchase.

  6. Under "How many committers do you want to include?", enter the number of committers you want to purchase licenses for. For more information about committer numbers, see "About billing for GitHub Advanced Security."

  7. Confirm your billing information and payment method.

  8. Click Purchase Advanced Security.

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