I noticed that GitHub Actions are now available for Max plan subscribers. Previously, we only had access through the API, which could become quite costly for larger projects. This is a significant improvement since the API-only approach was really expensive, especially when running multiple workflows or frequent builds. Has anyone else started using this feature yet? I’m curious about the performance differences compared to the old API method. The pricing structure seems much more reasonable now, which should make it easier for teams to adopt continuous integration without worrying about budget constraints. Would love to hear about others’ experiences with this update.
Been testing this for two weeks - transition was surprisingly smooth. Documentation is lacking but once you get through the initial setup, it’s noticeably faster than our old API workflow. Concurrent job limits are way more generous on the Max plan compared to the API credits we had. The biggest win for our team? No more guessing API usage costs each month - billing is straightforward now. It took me about half a day to migrate existing workflows, though some complex automation needed tweaks to function with the new system.
We switched a month ago and wish we’d done it sooner. The reliability alone makes it worth it - our API implementation used to randomly fail during peak hours, probably from rate limiting we never figured out. With native GitHub Actions support, those headaches are gone. Performance is about 30% faster on our standard deployment pipeline compared to the API method. The real game changer is ditching all that custom webhook code we built around the API endpoints. Much cleaner integration and our junior devs can actually understand the workflow config without digging through API docs.
Wasn’t sure about upgrading but this thread convinced me. API costs were killing our startup - we spent more on CI/CD than actual hosting. Pulling the trigger on the max plan tomorrow.
just upgraded to max plan last week - the github actions integration works amazing! way better than dealing with api calls. my builds run smoother and the cost difference is huge compared to before.