---
title: About licensing for GitHub Advanced Security
intro: 'If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} features in a private or internal repository, you need a license. These features are available free of charge for public repositories.'
product: '{% data reusables.gated-features.ghas %}'
redirect_from:
  - /github/setting-up-and-managing-billing-and-payments-on-github/about-licensing-for-github-advanced-security
  - /github/setting-up-and-managing-billing-and-payments-on-github/managing-licensing-for-github-advanced-security/about-licensing-for-github-advanced-security
versions:
  free-pro-team: '*'
type: overview
topics:
  - Advanced Security
  - Enterprise
  - Licensing
---
## About licensing for {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}

If you want to use {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} features on any repository apart from a public repository on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, you will need a license. For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}, see "[About {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}](/github/getting-started-with-github/about-github-advanced-security)."

{% data reusables.advanced-security.license-overview %}

To discuss licensing {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} for your enterprise account, contact {% data variables.contact.contact_enterprise_sales %}.

## About committer numbers for {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}

{% data reusables.advanced-security.about-committer-numbers-ghec-ghes %}

## Managing your license usage for {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}

{% data reusables.advanced-security.managing-license-usage-ghec-ghes %}

You can enforce policies to allow or disallow the use of {% data variables.product.prodname_advanced_security %} by organizations owned by your enterprise account. For more information, see "[Enforcing policies for {% data variables.product.prodname_advanced_security %} in your enterprise account](/github/setting-up-and-managing-your-enterprise/enforcing-policies-for-advanced-security-in-your-enterprise-account)."

For more information on viewing license usage, see "[Viewing your {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} usage](/billing/managing-licensing-for-github-advanced-security/viewing-your-github-advanced-security-usage)."

## Getting the most out of your {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} license

{% data reusables.advanced-security.getting-the-most-from-your-license %}