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This argument also works the other way. We payed less for beanstalk and got half the features. Sure it was a remote git repo, but our use case for GitHub is more than just external storage, and we were able to remove other tools that we were paying for.

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We've been developing custom software for over a decade. GitHub's pricing model counts every private repo, active or not, while others let you put repos into R/W or archive mode, or don't count repos at all and only count against your storage quota.

The difference in annual cost is significant when you have 20 active independent projects, and hundreds of archived projects, not to mention all the customers needing accounts and access.

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