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The GitHub Pages alternative that works for your whole company

GitHub Pages private repos require Enterprise Cloud at $21/user/month — and every viewer needs a GitHub account. display.dev gives your entire company access to internal HTML content for $49/month flat. No GitHub account required.

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Free tier available$49/month flat for TeamsGoogle + Microsoft SSOUnlimited viewers
terminal
$ display publish ./report.html
 
Uploading    47kb
Auth       Google Workspace ✓
 
✓ Published
 
→ https://view.display.dev/p/f474hfd/8f3kx9
 
Viewers    anyone at acme.com
Expires    never
Version    1
 
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display.dev vs. GitHub Pages

display.devGitHub Pages (private access)
Cost for 100 internal viewers✓ $49 flat; no viewer seatsUp to $2,100/mo if viewers need Enterprise licenses†
Viewer access✓ Company SSO or verified work email; no GitHub accountGitHub account with read access to the publishing repo
Publishing model✓ Publish an artifact: dsp publish ./file.htmlPublish a repo-backed site: create repo, commit, wait for Pages deploy
Non-developer publishing✓ Drag-and-drop, MCP, or CLIPossible via GitHub UI, but still requires repo permissions and commits
Viewer audit trail✓ Built-in: viewer, time, artifact, versionNo per-viewer artifact trail (repo admin audit logs are separate)
Best fitAI-generated artifacts for non-engineer viewersWebsites hosted directly from a GitHub repo — project pages, blogs, docs
† GitHub Enterprise Cloud: $21/user/mo list price. GitHub bills Enterprise Cloud for org members and outside collaborators on private/internal repos. If viewers already have Enterprise access, incremental cost may be lower.

The GitHub Pages pricing wall

Public GitHub Pages: free. Anyone can view. Fine for open source — wrong for internal content.

Private GitHub Pages: GitHub Enterprise Cloud only. $21/user/month per viewer. 100 viewers = $2,100/month. And every single viewer needs a GitHub account.

Your PM doesn't have a GitHub account. Your VP doesn't need one. Your legal team shouldn't be onboarded to your GitHub org to read an architecture proposal.

When GitHub Pages still makes sense

Your entire audience has GitHub accounts, your content is public, or you're already on Enterprise Cloud with the cost absorbed. Open source documentation is the canonical use case.

When to use display.dev

Any viewer without GitHub access. Any content that shouldn't be public. Any team that doesn't want to pay $2,100/month for 100 viewers.

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  • $49/month — not $2,100/month for 100 viewers
  • No GitHub account required for anyone who views your content
  • First artifact in 15 seconds · No credit card

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FAQ

Common questions.

Can I use GitHub Pages public for internal content with a long, hard-to-guess URL?+

No. A publicly accessible URL forwarded once reaches anyone the viewer sends it to. "Security through obscurity" doesn't satisfy access control requirements.

Does GitHub offer a cheaper option for private Pages?+

No. GitHub Team ($4/user) does not include private repo Pages. Enterprise Cloud ($21/user) is required.

What if I already push to GitHub Pages for public docs and just need auth for some content?+

Use GitHub Pages for public docs and display.dev for internal artifacts. They're complementary — different jobs.

Publish your first artifact in 15 seconds.

Free tier. No credit card. One-time password auth on free, Google + Microsoft SSO on Teams ($49/month flat).

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