GitHub Removes Advanced Security from Enterprise Plan, Now Only Available as Add-on
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025 captures of GitHub's pricing page, Pulse recorded 5 changes: GitHub Code Security add-on added to Team plan featured add-ons; GitHub Models add-on introduced for managing and comparing AI prompts; GitHub Secret Protection add-on added to Team plan featured add-ons; GitHub Advanced Security removed from Enterprise plan 'Exclusive add-ons' section (now only available as purchasable add-on); Free plan feature renamed from 'Automatic security and version updates' to 'Dependabot security and version updates'. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on, add-on removed, feature change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Team at $4, Enterprise at $21, GitHub Codespaces at $0.18 per core hour compute + $0.07 per GB storage and Git Large File Storage at $5.
GitHub's previous recorded change was "GitHub Introduces Free Tier for Copilot Add-On: Up to 2,000 Completions and 50 Chat Requests Monthly" (Q1 2025). GitHub has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window GitLab also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Team · Add-onAdded
BeforeNo GitHub Code Security add-on
AfterGitHub Code Security add-on
- GitHub Models · Add-onAddedNo GitHub Models add-onGitHub Models add-on
- Team · Add-onAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterGitHub Secret Protection add-on
- GitHub Advanced Security, Enterprise · Add-onRemoved
BeforeGitHub Advanced Security
AfterNo GitHub Advanced Security
- — · FeatureReworded
BeforeAutomatic security and version updates
AfterDependabot security and version updates
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Add-on | No GitHub Code Security add-on | GitHub Code Security add-on | Added |
| GitHub Models | Add-on | No GitHub Models add-on | GitHub Models add-on | Added |
| Team | Add-on | Not listed | GitHub Secret Protection add-on | Added |
| GitHub Advanced Security, Enterprise | Add-on | GitHub Advanced Security | No GitHub Advanced Security | Removed |
| — | Feature | Automatic security and version updates | Dependabot security and version updates | Reworded |
Values as written on GitHub's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of GitHub's pricing page (github.com) from Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where GitHub Code Security add-on now appears.
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GitHub, the last 90 days
Full history- Jun 1, 2026packagingGitHub Copilot free tier loses 50 monthly chat requests
- May 4, 2026packagingGitHub Shifts Copilot to Usage-Based Billing Model
- Q3 2025packagingGitHub Renames Protected Branches to Repository Rules with Expanded Scope and Corrects Git LFS Pricing to $5/month for 50 GB
- Q2 2025packagingGitHub Removes Advanced Security from Enterprise Plan, Now Only Available as Add-on · this change
- Q1 2025packagingGitHub Introduces Free Tier for Copilot Add-On: Up to 2,000 Completions and 50 Chat Requests Monthly
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- GitLabJan 10GitLab Reduces Ultimate Plan Trial Period from 60 to 30 Days, Impacting User Access
- GitLabJan 10GitLab Expands Ultimate Plan with Unlimited Guest User Access and Consolidates Security Features for Enhanced User Experience
- GitLabOct 16GitLab brings Secrets Manager to Self-Managed, Dedicated still pending
- GitLabSep 21GitLab: Flex billing FAQ overhauled — new usage-cap self-service, terms narrowed
- GitLabSep 18GitLab renames Flex 'per-use' credits to 'on-demand,' drops overage discounts
Questions about this change
Did GitHub raise prices in July 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on, add-on removed, feature change.
What changed on GitHub's pricing page between Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025?
Team add-on: No GitHub Code Security add-on → GitHub Code Security add-on, added; GitHub Models add-on: No GitHub Models add-on → GitHub Models add-on, added; Team add-on: Not listed → GitHub Secret Protection add-on, added; GitHub Advanced Security, Enterprise add-on: GitHub Advanced Security → No GitHub Advanced Security, removed; feature: Automatic security and version updates → Dependabot security and version updates, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2025 and Jul 4, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does GitHub change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for GitHub in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "GitHub Introduces Free Tier for Copilot Add-On: Up to 2,000 Completions and 50 Chat Requests Monthly" in Q1 2025; GitHub has been tracked since 2023-11-14.