CI/CD cost visibility for every team
CostOps exists to solve a simple problem: engineering teams deserve to know where their CI dollars go.
Our Mission
Complete visibility into CI/CD costs
We're building CostOps to give every engineering team complete visibility into their CI/CD costs, empowering them to optimize spend without sacrificing velocity.
Cost intelligence should be as fundamental to the development workflow as testing and deployment. Yet most teams have no idea where their CI minutes are going until they receive a surprise bill.
The Problem
CI costs are a black box
GitHub Actions processes over 70 million jobs daily. Most teams using it have little to no visibility into their spending. They see a monthly bill but have no breakdown by repository, workflow, or job.
This makes it nearly impossible to answer basic questions: Which workflow is most expensive? How much are failed runs costing us? Could we switch runners and save money? Are our caching strategies working?
Meanwhile, GitHub's pricing changes in December 2025 introduced a new ~$0.002/minute platform charge on self-hosted runners starting March 2026. Teams that never worried about Actions costs suddenly need to pay attention.
Our Approach
Data-driven optimization
CostOps connects to your GitHub organization via a read-only GitHub App. We sync your Actions data and calculate costs based on runner type, duration, and GitHub's pricing tiers.
The result is a dashboard that shows exactly where your CI dollars go: by organization, repository, workflow, and job. Set alerts to catch cost spikes before they become billing surprises. Get recommendations for optimization opportunities based on your actual usage patterns.
We focus exclusively on CI/CD cost intelligence. No generic cloud cost tools that treat your pipelines as an afterthought. No spreadsheets. Just clear visibility into what matters.
How We Work
Principles that guide us
Data First
Lead with numbers. Specific data is more useful than vague claims. If we can't measure it, we don't guess.
Security Minded
Least privilege by default. We only access the data we need. Read-only permissions. No access to your code.
Developer Experience
Built for developers. Fast onboarding. Clear interfaces. No unnecessary clicks or configuration.
Honest Communication
No marketing fluff. We acknowledge limitations. If something isn't ready, we say so.
The Name
Why "CostOps"?
The *Ops naming pattern (DevOps, FinOps, GitOps, MLOps) signals an operational discipline. CostOps follows this convention intentionally: cost management should be treated as an operational practice, not an afterthought.
The name is platform-agnostic by design. While we're starting with GitHub Actions, the problem of CI/CD cost visibility extends to any pipeline infrastructure. The name allows us to grow with teams as their needs evolve.
Get in touch
Questions, feedback, or just want to chat about CI/CD costs? We'd like to hear from you.