---
title: About GitHub Enterprise Cloud
intro: Learn about {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, its features, and management options for large businesses and teams.
versions:
  ghec: '*'
contentType: concepts
category:
  - Get started with GitHub Enterprise
---

{% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} is a deployment option for {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}, adding advanced features to {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}, including:

* SAML authentication
* Additional {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} minutes
* Restriction of email notifications to verified domains
* Privately published {% data variables.product.prodname_pages %} sites
* {% data variables.enterprise.prodname_managed_users_caps %}
* Repository rulesets
* {% data variables.product.company_short %}'s compliance reports

For a full list of features included with {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, see our [Pricing](https://github.com/pricing) page.

## What are the differences between {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} and other plans?

A key difference between {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} and other {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %} plans is access to an enterprise account, which gives administrators a central point for managing multiple organizations. See [AUTOTITLE](/admin/concepts/enterprise-fundamentals/enterprise-accounts).

{% data reusables.enterprise.ghe-includes-ghec-and-ghes %} For more information about {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} and how it differs from {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, see [AUTOTITLE](/admin/overview/about-github-for-enterprises#about-deployment-options).

## About enterprise types

{% data reusables.enterprise.enterprise-types %}

## {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} access

Eligible enterprises can provide {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} access to licensed users at no additional per-user access charge. Administrators must assign access separately, and metered usage is billed from the first use without an included allowance. For eligibility and details, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/get-started/whats-changing-with-github-enterprise-and-copilot).

## About {% data variables.enterprise.data_residency_short %}

If you choose an enterprise with managed users, you can also choose where your company's data is stored.

By default, {% data variables.product.company_short %} stores data for {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %} in the USA. {% data reusables.data-residency.when-you-adopt-data-residency %}

## About documentation

Documentation for both administrators and users of {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} is available on this site, {% data variables.product.prodname_docs %}.

* [Enterprise administrator documentation](/admin)
* [User documentation](/)

{% data reusables.docs.ghec-docs %}

## Can I try {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}?

You can sign up for a free, 30-day trial of {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}. See [AUTOTITLE](/admin/overview/setting-up-a-trial-of-github-enterprise-cloud).

## Further reading

* [AUTOTITLE](/get-started/onboarding/getting-started-with-github-enterprise-cloud)
* [AUTOTITLE](/admin/data-residency/about-github-enterprise-cloud-with-data-residency)
* [ {% data variables.product.prodname_roadmap %} ]( {% data variables.product.prodname_roadmap_link %} ) in the `github/roadmap` repository