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CircleCI sells its CI/CD platform as credit-based cloud plans (Free, Performance, Scale) in which credits pay for compute by the minute, for active users and for add-ons, plus self-hosted runners that are not billed per minute and CircleCI Server, an on-premises licence counted in user Sign-ons under a separate Software License Agreement.

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Overview articleCircleCI licensingCircleCI sells its CI/CD platform as credit-based cloud plans (Free, Performance, Scale) in which credits pay for compute by the minute, for active users and for add-ons, plus self-hosted runners that are not billed per minute and CircleCI Server, an on-premises licence counted in user Sign-ons under a separate Software License Agreement.Cited · Edited 2026-10-08 · 14 references

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CircleCI cloud plans and creditsCited · Edited 2026-10-08CircleCI active users and seatsCited · Edited 2026-10-08CircleCI self-hosted runners and usage chargesCited · Edited 2026-10-08CircleCI Server licensingCited · Edited 2026-10-08CircleCI terms, open source and programsCited · Edited 2026-10-08

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From the CircleCI catalog: how usage is counted, the rules that apply, the programs licences are bought through and the SKUs. Backed by 93 verbatim excerpts from 29 CircleCI documents.

Products

All 4 Products

DevOps Software 4

CircleCI Cloud, CircleCI Cloud (Free, Performance, Scale), CircleCI self-hosted runner (machine runner, container runner), CircleCI Server

Product History

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  1. CircleCI acquired PonicodeAnnounced 2022-03-08 · Closed 2022-03-08

    CircleCI, a continuous integration and delivery platform, announced that it had acquired Ponicode, a Paris-based AI engine for analysing source code and writing tests.

    Legacy productBecame
    PonicodeMerged into Test-writing and test-scoring capabilities in CircleCI · CircleCI said Ponicode would stay available while it was integrated into CircleCI
    Licensing impact
    • CircleCI said the Ponicode service would remain available to existing users while CircleCI worked to integrate it.[1]
    • CircleCI said it would extend its tooling with unit testing support and code coverage prioritisation in developers' local environments or IDEs.[1]
    • The Paris-based Ponicode team became full employees of CircleCI.[1]
    Sources and full product history
  2. CircleCI acquired VampAnnounced 2021-05-10 · Closed 2021-05-10

    CircleCI announced that it had acquired Vamp, a cloud-native release orchestration platform, to add release orchestration and continuous validation to its CI/CD platform.

    Legacy productBecame
    Vamp release orchestration platformMerged into Release orchestration and continuous validation in CircleCI · Stated aim: first-class release orchestration natively within the CircleCI platform
    Licensing impact
    • CircleCI said the acquisition paves the way for customers to have release orchestration and continuous validation natively within the CircleCI platform.[1]
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