GitHub Renames Protected Branches to Repository Rules with Expanded Scope and Corrects Git LFS Pricing to $5/month for 50 GB
What happened
Between the Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025 captures of GitHub's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Protected branches feature renamed to Repository rules with expanded scope to include tags and organization-level enforcement; Git Large File Storage description corrected to show actual pricing: $5 per month for 50 GB bandwidth and 50 GB of storage (was showing generic software development text). Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature change, add-on change) with a neutral 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 Removes Advanced Security from Enterprise Plan, Now Only Available as Add-on" (Q2 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.
- — · FeatureRenamed
BeforeProtected branches feature
AfterRepository rules
- Git Large File Storage · Add-onAdd-on change
Git Large File Storage description corrected to show actual pricing: $5 per month for 50 GB bandwidth and 50 GB of storage (was showing generic software development text)
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Feature | Protected branches feature | Repository rules | Renamed |
| Git Large File Storage | Add-on | Git Large File Storage description corrected to show actual pricing: $5 per month for 50 GB bandwidth and 50 GB of storage (was showing generic software development text) | Add-on change | |
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 Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where "Protected branches feature" becomes "Repository rules".
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GitHub, the last 90 days
Full history- Jun 8, 2026packagingGitHub adds cloud sandbox for Copilot agent workflows
- 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 · this change
- Q2 2025packagingGitHub Removes Advanced Security from Enterprise Plan, Now Only Available as Add-on
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 October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature change, add-on change.
What changed on GitHub's pricing page between Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025?
Feature: Protected branches feature → Repository rules, renamed; Git Large File Storage description corrected to show actual pricing: $5 per month for 50 GB bandwidth and 50 GB of storage (was showing generic software development text). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 4, 2025 and Oct 5, 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 Removes Advanced Security from Enterprise Plan, Now Only Available as Add-on" in Q2 2025; GitHub has been tracked since 2023-11-14.