# Supported payment methods for GitHub

Reference information detailing the supported payment methods for GitHub.

## Metered or usage-based billing options

> \[!NOTE]
> Prepaid credit/debit cards are not accepted as a valid form of payment.

The supported payment methods for metered billing:

* Invoice – Managed accounts only
* Credit card – Unmanaged accounts, or as a nonrecurring method for managed accounts
* PayPal – Unmanaged accounts, or as a nonrecurring method for managed accounts
* Azure Subscription ID – Not available for personal accounts
* Automated Clearing House (ACH) – Managed accounts only

Accounts with volume licenses and metered billing can use multiple payment methods.

* For unmanaged accounts, you might pay for volume licenses with a credit card or PayPal, and metered usage with an Azure Subscription ID.
* For managed accounts, you might pay for volume licenses via invoice, and metered usage via Azure Subscription ID.

Copilot standalone accounts, which traditionally used Azure Subscription IDs, can now also pay by credit card. Contact your GitHub representative for details.

## Unsupported Azure subscription types

The following Azure subscription types cannot be used as a payment method for GitHub:

| Quota ID                      | Offer number(s)                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ----------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `FreeTrial_2014-09-01`        | MS-AZR-0044P                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `AzureForStudents_2018-01-01` | MS-AZR-0170P                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `DreamSpark_2015-02-01`       | MS-AZR-0144P                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| `AzurePass_2014-09-01`        | MS-AZR-0120P, MS-AZR-0122P–MS-AZR-0125P, MS-AZR-0128P–MS-AZR-0130P                                                                                                                                 |
| `PayAsYouGo_2014-09-01`       | MS-AZR-0001P, MS-AZR-0002P, MS-AZR-0003P, MS-AZR-0006P, MS-AZR-0008P, MS-AZR-0010P, MS-AZR-0011P, MS-AZR-0018P, MS-AZR-0019P, MS-AZR-0030P, MS-AZR-0044P, MS-AZR-0046P, MS-AZR-0048P, MS-AZR-0050P |
| `MSDN_2014-09-01`             | MS-AZR-0029P, MS-AZR-0059P, MS-AZR-0062P, MS-AZR-0063P                                                                                                                                             |

## Usage-based billing availability

GitHub provides usage-based billing for the following products.

* GitHub Actions, see [GitHub Actions billing](/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-actions)
* GitHub Codespaces, see [GitHub Codespaces billing](/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-codespaces)
* GitHub Packages, see [GitHub Packages billing](/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-packages)
* Git Large File Storage, see [Git Large File Storage billing](/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/git-lfs)

In addition, usage-based billing is available for the following licenses:

* GitHub Enterprise, see [Billing for GitHub Enterprise](/en/billing/concepts/enterprise-billing/billing-for-enterprises)
* GitHub Copilot, see [GitHub Copilot licenses](/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-copilot-licenses)
* GitHub Advanced Security, see [GitHub Advanced Security license billing](/en/billing/concepts/product-billing/github-advanced-security)

For information about controlling spending, see [Setting up budgets to control spending on metered products](/en/billing/how-tos/set-up-budgets).

> \[!NOTE]
> Prepaid usage is not currently available for usage-based billing through Azure.