docs/content/admin/overview/about-github-for-enterprises.md

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About GitHub for enterprises	Learn about {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s enterprise products and deployment options for {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}.	ghec ghes * *	overview	Enterprise Fundamentals

How enterprises use {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}

{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} is a complete developer platform to build, scale, and deliver secure software. Businesses use our products to support the entire software development lifecycle, increasing development velocity and improving code quality.

• Track: Developers can store and version control your source code in repositories, using issues and projects to plan their work.
• Code: Developers can code in {% data variables.product.prodname_github_codespaces %}, a cloud-hosted development environment, review each other's code with pull requests, and use code security features to keep secrets and vulnerabilities out of your codebase.
• Deploy: You can automate your build, test, and deployment pipeline with {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} and host software packages with {% data variables.product.prodname_registry %}.

Benefits of {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}

{% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} is our most comprehensive plan. In addition to the features included with a {% data variables.product.prodname_free_team %} or {% data variables.product.prodname_team %} plan for organizations, the plan includes:

• Additional features such as SAML authentication and internal repositories. For a detailed list, see {% data variables.product.pricing_link %}.
• Extra allowances for usage-based products such as {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %}.
• An enterprise account, which provides a single place to manage billing and settings, enforce policies, and audit the people with access to your enterprise.
• The option to add {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} and {% data variables.contact.premium_support %}.

When businesses adopt {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, their return on investment (ROI) is high. For example, their developers save 45 minutes per day, and onboarding and training time is reduced by 40%. See The Total Economic Impact of {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}.

About deployment options

{% data reusables.enterprise.ghe-includes-ghec-and-ghes %} You can choose to use one or both of these deployment options.

With {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}:

• Your repositories and other resources are hosted on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.
• To access your resources, members of your enterprise can use their personal account or, if you use {% data variables.product.prodname_emus %}, you can provision accounts for users using an external system.

With {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}:

• You run your own {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} instance, either on-premises or on a public cloud service.
• You create accounts for users, and authenticate users using either built-in authentication or an external system.
• You can enable {% data variables.product.prodname_github_connect %} to benefit from features that rely on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}, such as {% data variables.product.prodname_dependabot_alerts %} and actions hosted on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.

Next steps

1. Learn more about {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}.

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2. Set up a trial.

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Further reading

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• Compare {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} to other DevOps solutions in {% data variables.product.company_short %} Resources