{
  "id": 20101975,
  "title": "RunsOn vs Depot for GitHub Actions runners",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/runson-vs-depot-for-github-actions-runners",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-15T02:44:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/kalemi/runson-vs-depot-for-github-actions-runners-18o6"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "RunsOn and Depot are two options for GitHub Actions runners, but they differ significantly in pricing structure. RunsOn operates on a flat annual license based on the number of jobs run per month, with no additional charges for compute. In contrast, Depot charges a per-minute rate for ephemeral EC2 instances in its own AWS account, with additional fees for cache storage. The comparison of their pricing reveals that they become equivalent only when considering job count vs. minute usage. RunsOn's license tiers vary from $350 for under 50,000 runners per month to $4,200 for Enterprise, while Depot's pricing starts at $0.006 per minute for 2 vCPU Linux runners. Additionally, RunsOn bills based on job count, while Depot charges based on time, making the decision between the two dependent on the specific usage patterns of the organization.",
  "summary": "RunsOn vs Depot is not a rate comparison, because RunsOn does not charge a rate: it charges a flat annual license priced by how many jobs you run a month, and leaves the compute on your own AWS bill at spot prices. Depot charges $0.006 a minute for a 2 vCPU Linux runner and runs it in its own account, so the two only meet if you convert one into the other. A license priced in steps by job count…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hacker News",
        "title": "GitHub Incident with Webhooks, Actions, etc.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/github-incident-with-webhooks-actions-etc",
        "published": "2026-11-11T20:54:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}