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Domains 6.5/10

Default hostname for GitHub Pages.

github.io scores 6.5/10 for free value in Domains. The main constraint: Free provider subdomain.

Category Domains Kind Free subdomain Caveats Repo-oriented setup. Card required No Eligibility anyone

Free value score

6.5 / 10
Show the math
Overall 6.5/10
value = 6.5/100
weighted_components_v1
Name/DNS value 7.2/10
value = 13 $/yr
fixed_log_v1
API/DDNS fit 6/10
value = 6/100
policy_score_v1
Trust and friction 5.5/10
value = 5.5/100
policy_score_v1

Key metrics

1 Free domains
n/a DNS records provider subdomain
n/a DDNS refresh static hosting, no DDNS
Yes Ad-free

What you get

Free provider subdomain.

Technical users deploying from GitHub.

Limitations

  • One user/org subdomain

    Each GitHub account gets exactly one user or organization Pages site at username.github.io; additional projects get project-scoped subpaths, not separate subdomains.

  • 100 GB/month bandwidth (soft)

    GitHub Pages enforces a soft 100 GB per month bandwidth limit; sites exceeding this may be throttled or contacted by GitHub support.

  • 10 builds per hour

    GitHub Pages has a soft limit of 10 site builds per hour per repository; excess builds may be queued or rejected.

  • 1 GB recommended site size

    GitHub recommends keeping the Pages source repository under 1 GB; larger repos may trigger warnings or degraded build performance.

  • Static files only — no server-side code

    GitHub Pages only serves static HTML/CSS/JS; there is no server-side runtime, database, or dynamic content generation.

  • No custom apex domain without DNS change

    The free subdomain is username.github.io; using a custom apex or branded domain requires external DNS configuration and is a separate concern.

  • Not for e-commerce/transactions

    GitHub Pages Terms of Service prohibit running online businesses, e-commerce sites with payment processing, or SaaS products directly on Pages.

  • Build timeout of 10 minutes

    GitHub Pages deployments will fail if the site build process exceeds 10 minutes.

  • Shared CDN, no SLA

    GitHub Pages is served from a shared CDN with no uptime SLA; performance is generally good but not guaranteed for high-traffic or latency-sensitive use.

  • github.io branding in URL

    The free tier subdomain is visibly branded as github.io; removing GitHub from the URL requires configuring a custom domain at the DNS level.

Sources

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