specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: npm
providerId: npm
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Packages
  - JavaScript
  - Node.js
  - Package Management
  - Registry
  - Security
description: npm is operated by GitHub (a Microsoft subsidiary). The public npm Registry API at registry.npmjs.org
  is free to read and publish for open-source packages. Paid functionality (private packages, organizations,
  SSO, audit) is delivered through GitHub plans (Free, Team, Enterprise) since the retirement of standalone
  npm Pro/Teams plans. There are no published per-tier rate quotas on the registry; commercial limits
  apply to seats and private package storage rather than API calls.
sources:
  - https://github.com/pricing
  - https://docs.npmjs.com/
  - https://www.npmjs.com/products
plans:
  - id: npm-public-registry
    name: Public Registry
    type: freemium
    description: Free, anonymous read and publish access to the public npm registry. No API key required
      for reads; an npm account (free) is required to publish.
    entries:
      - label: Public package read
        name: registry_read
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Public package publish
        name: registry_publish
        type: metered
        metric: publish
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited public packages
      - name: Anonymous read access
      - name: Provenance attestations
      - name: 2FA enrollment
      - name: Public registry search and metadata
  - id: npm-github-free
    name: GitHub Free (with npm)
    type: freemium
    description: Free GitHub plan; includes unlimited public and private repositories with npm registry
      integration via GitHub Packages. Effective replacement for the retired npm Free tier.
    entries:
      - label: Per user/month
        name: seat
        type: subscription
        metric: seat
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: true
    elements:
      - name: Unlimited public/private repositories
      - name: 500 MB GitHub Packages storage
      - name: 2,000 Actions minutes/month
      - name: Community support
  - id: npm-github-team
    name: GitHub Team
    type: subscription
    description: Per-seat plan that includes private npm packages via GitHub Packages, repository rules,
      multiple reviewers, and increased Actions minutes.
    entries:
      - label: Per user/month
        name: seat
        type: subscription
        metric: seat
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '4.00'
        userMultiplied: true
    elements:
      - name: Private npm packages via GitHub Packages
      - name: 3,000 Actions minutes/month
      - name: 2 GB Packages storage
      - name: Code owners and protected branches
      - name: Draft pull requests
  - id: npm-github-enterprise
    name: GitHub Enterprise
    type: enterprise
    description: Per-seat enterprise plan with SAML SSO, SCIM, audit logs, data residency, advanced security,
      and 50,000 Actions minutes per month.
    entries:
      - label: Per user/month
        name: seat
        type: subscription
        metric: seat
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: configurable
        unit: 1
        price: '21.00'
        userMultiplied: true
    elements:
      - name: SAML SSO + SCIM provisioning
      - name: Enterprise Managed Users
      - name: 50 GB Packages storage
      - name: Audit logs and SOC 2 reports
      - name: Premium support options
      - name: Data residency
maintainers:
  - FN: API Evangelist
    email: info@apievangelist.com
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - metered
  - seat
  - subscription
  units:
  - request
  - seat
  plans:
  - name: Public Registry
    access: freemium
    model: metered
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - other
    - request
    periods:
    - per-use
  - name: GitHub Free (with npm)
    access: freemium
    model: seat
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - seat
    periods:
    - month
  - name: GitHub Team
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - seat
    periods:
    - month
  - name: GitHub Enterprise
    access: enterprise
    model: seat
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - seat
    periods:
    - month