AppXen Git
Self-hosted Git — repositories, issues, pull requests, wiki, and built-in CI — production-hardened with automatic HTTPS, PostgreSQL, and a hardened Ubuntu base. Own your code and your data in your own AWS account, with no per-seat fees.
Coming soon to AWS MarketplaceWant early access? Email support@appxen.ai.
What's included
Pricing
$0.029/hr (≈ $21/mo software), billed through AWS — you pay EC2 separately and keep full control of the instance
Recommended instance
t3.small or larger
Production stack
Repositories, issues, pull requests, wiki, and CI behind automatic TLS; PostgreSQL backing store; Git-over-SSH on port 2222; UFW firewall and unattended security updates on a hardened Ubuntu 24.04 base
Hosted Git vs self-hosted: the real cost
Pricing verified June 2026 against github.com, about.gitlab.com, and AWS us-east-1 rates.
Hosted Git platforms bill per user, every month. A self-hosted appliance is flat — one instance serves your whole team, and the cost doesn't move as you hire. The gap widens fast once you need the enterprise tiers (SSO, audit, security scanning).
| Option | Price | Billing model | Code lives in |
|---|---|---|---|
| GitHub Team | $4/user/mo | Per user | GitHub |
| GitHub Enterprise | $21/user/mo | Per user | GitHub |
| GitLab Premium | $29/user/mo | Per user | GitLab |
| GitLab Ultimate | $99/user/mo | Per user | GitLab |
| AppXen Git appliance | ~$38/mo all-in | Flat · unlimited users | Your AWS account |
Appliance all-in = $0.029/hr software (≈ $21/mo) + a t3.small (≈ $15/mo) + EBS. Unlimited users.
Cost scenarios
Tiny team · 3–5 developers
GitHub Team at $4/user (~$12–20/mo) is cheaper than the appliance's ~$38/mo flat. At this size, hosted wins — use it.
Team needing SSO/audit · 25 users
GitHub Enterprise $525/mo or GitLab Premium $725/mo vs the appliance at ~$38/mo flat. Savings ≈ $5,800–8,200/yr.
Compliance / data residency
Your repositories, issues, and history live in your AWS account, your region, your VPC — the clean answer when code can't leave your infrastructure.
When a hosted platform is the better choice
Pick a hosted plan if you're a small team on GitHub Team's $4/seat, or you want managed uptime plus the hosted ecosystem (CI runners, integrations, marketplace) without running an instance. The appliance wins when you need enterprise features without the per-seat jump, or when your code must stay in your own account.
Getting started
Launch, wait ~2 min, browse https://<public-ip>/, and log in as admin with the password from sudo cat /opt/appliance/credentials.txt. Clone over HTTPS, or over SSH on port 2222.
Questions? Email support@appxen.ai.