intro: 'You can try {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} for free.'

<a href="https://github.com/account/enterprises/new?ref_cta=GHEC+trial&ref_loc=setting+up+a+trial+of+github+enterprise+cloud&ref_page=docs" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary mt-3 mr-3 no-underline"><span>Try {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} for free</span> {% octicon "link-external" height:16 %}</a>

{% data reusables.enterprise.about-ghec %} For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-cloud@latest/admin/overview/about-github-enterprise-cloud)."

You can set up a trial to evaluate the additional features that come with {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, such as SAML single sign-on (SSO), internal repositories, audit log streaming, and included {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} minutes. For a detailed list of the features available with {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, see our [Pricing](https://github.com/pricing) page.

You can set up a {% data reusables.copilot.trial-period %}-day trial to evaluate {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}. Your trial includes an enterprise account, which allows you to manage multiple organizations. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-cloud@latest/get-started/learning-about-github/types-of-github-accounts)."

During the trial, you can add up to three new organizations to your enterprise. You can transfer any number of existing organizations to your enterprise as part of the trial, so long as those organizations do not have any free or paid {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} apps. For existing organizations, billing is paused during the trial and any coupons are removed. To reapply a coupon, contact {% data variables.contact.contact_support_page %}. Organizations created during the trial cannot be removed from the enterprise account until after you purchase {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %}.

Your trial also includes 50 seats. If you need more seats to evaluate {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}, contact {% data variables.contact.contact_enterprise_sales %}. At the end of the trial, you can choose a different number of seats, up to 1,000.

You do not need to provide a payment method during the trial.

{% data reusables.enterprise.ghec-trial-azure %}

The following features are not included in the trial of {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %}:

- {% data variables.product.prodname_emus %}: If you're interested in {% data variables.product.prodname_emus %}, please contact [{% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom %}'s Sales team](https://enterprise.github.com/contact).

- Paid {% data variables.product.prodname_marketplace %} apps (free apps are supported for new organizations as part of the trial)

- If you set up your own trial, access to {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} is not included. If you would like to use {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}, contact {% data variables.contact.contact_enterprise_sales %}.

If you invite an existing organization into your trial enterprise, all of these features will be disabled. If you remove the organization from the enterprise, the features will be re-enabled.

{% note %}

**Note**: If your company has a Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, do not set up your trial manually. You must contact {% data variables.contact.contact_enterprise_sales %} to begin your trial and ensure the trial is connected to your Enterprise Agreement.

{% endnote %}

{% data reusables.enterprise.create-enterprise-account %}

1. Follow the prompts to configure your trial.

After you set up your trial, you can explore {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_cloud %} by following the suggested tasks on the "Getting started" tab of your enterprise account.

{% data reusables.docs.you-can-read-docs-for-your-product %}

{% data reusables.enterprise.best-practices %}

During your trial, you can evaluate the extra security features that {% data variables.product.company_short %} offers to customers on {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} by setting up a free trial of {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %}. {% data variables.product.prodname_GH_advanced_security %} is a separate license that gives you access to extra security features in private repositories in your enterprise, such as automatically scanning code for vulnerabilities and detecting leaked secrets. For more information, see "[AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-cloud@latest/billing/managing-billing-for-github-advanced-security/setting-up-a-trial-of-github-advanced-security)."

{% data reusables.products.product-roadmap %}

You can finish your trial at any time by purchasing {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} or canceling the trial. If you don't purchase {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} or cancel your trial by the end of the 30 days, your trial will expire.

Purchasing {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} ends your trial, removing the 50-seat maximum and initiating payment.

If you cancel your trial or your trial expires, any existing organizations that you added to the enterprise account during the trial will be removed and reverted to their previous plans and settings. For more information about the effects of downgrading an organization, see "[AUTOTITLE](/enterprise-cloud@latest/billing/managing-the-plan-for-your-github-account/downgrading-your-accounts-plan#downgrading-your-organizations-plan)."

If you cancel your trial, all enterprise owners and members also lose access to the enterprise account and any organizations that were created during the trial. If your trial expires, everyone retains access to the enterprise account and organizations created during the trial in a downgraded state, giving you a chance to either upgrade to {% data variables.product.prodname_enterprise %} or move your assets elsewhere.

1. If your trial is active:

1. At the top of the page, click **Buy Enterprise** or **Cancel trial**.

1. Follow the prompts.

1. If your trial is expired:

1. At the top of the page, click **Delete trial**.

1. Follow the prompts.