Simple, Predictable Pricing
Start free with V8 mode for API automation and scripting. Scale to containers when you need full CI/CD. No surprises.
Cost Calculator
Estimate your savings vs GitHub-hosted runners. Adjust the inputs or pick a scenario.
V8 Jobs
API automation, scripting, notifications
5s
WorkerRun: billed per second. GitHub: rounded up to 1 min.
Container Jobs
CI/CD builds, tests, full Ubuntu environment
60s
GitHub Actions
Linux 2-core hosted runner
$48.00 / month
8,000 billed minutes x $0.008$64.00
Free tier (2,000 min private repos)-$16.00
Wasted by 1-min rounding7,333 min (92%)
WorkerRun
Pro
Per-second billing — no rounding waste
$5.00 / month
Pro base$5.00
Save $43.00 / month(90% less)
vs GitHub Actions hosted runners
Start Pro for $5/month
No lock-in — change one line to switch back to GitHub-hosted runners
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Free Trial | WorkerRun Pro | GitHub Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0 (14 days) | $5 | Usage-based |
| V8 jobs (API/scripting) | 2,000 | 100,000 | N/A |
| Container time | 10h weighted sec | 2,000 min free | |
| Billing granularity | Per second | Per second | 1 minute minimum |
| Cold start | ~5ms | ~5ms | 20-40s |
| Global edge | 300+ cities | 300+ cities | US/EU |
| Node.js actions | |||
| Composite actions | |||
| Docker actions | standard-2+ | ||
| actions/checkout | container | ||
| No lock-in |
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