Feature comparison
Every new user gets 14 days of full Premium access for free — no credit card required.
After 14 days, you drop to the Free tier unless you upgrade.
What each tier includes
- Free
- Team
- Enterprise
- Unlimited local captures — the CLI never blocks you
- Unlimited PR comments on your connected repo
- 20 cloud syncs per month
- 1 connected repo
- 90-day cloud retention
- 14-day Premium trial on sign-up
Frequently asked questions
Can I try GitWhy before paying?
Can I try GitWhy before paying?
Yes. Every new user gets 14 days of full Premium access for free — 5 connected repos, team dashboard, 200 cloud syncs per member. After 14 days, you drop to the Free tier unless you upgrade. No credit card required.
How does per-seat billing work?
How does per-seat billing work?
Each developer who saves or views contexts counts as a seat. You’re billed monthly (or annually for Team) based on your active seat count.
What happens when I exceed my sync limit?
What happens when I exceed my sync limit?
Local saves always work — the CLI never blocks you. Cloud sync and PR comments pause until the next billing cycle or you upgrade.
Can I switch plans anytime?
Can I switch plans anytime?
Yes. Upgrades take effect immediately. Downgrades take effect at the next billing cycle. No penalty.
What happens to my contexts if I downgrade?
What happens to my contexts if I downgrade?
Local contexts in
.git/gitwhy/ are yours forever — they live in your repo. Cloud-synced contexts on the Free tier are retained for 90 days after downgrade. Premium and Team contexts have no retention limit.Do you offer discounts?
Do you offer discounts?
Annual billing on the Team plan saves ~17%. We also offer special pricing for open-source projects, educational institutions, and non-profits — email [email protected].
What if my team has more than 25 people?
What if my team has more than 25 people?
You’ll need the Enterprise plan. Contact sales at [email protected] for a custom quote with unlimited seats, unlimited repos, SOC 2 compliance, SAML/SCIM SSO, and a dedicated support engineer.
What payment methods do you accept?
What payment methods do you accept?
All major credit cards via Stripe. Invoicing is available for Team plans with 10+ seats.
Is there a self-hosted option?
Is there a self-hosted option?
Not yet. Self-hosted deployment is on our Enterprise roadmap. Contact us at [email protected] to discuss.