CI/CD Testing Budget Calculator

Project how much your automation stack will cost this month by combining pipeline throughput, average runtime, retries, storage, and any dedicated runner spend.

Average successful pipelines executed each day.
Mean runtime per pipeline from queue to completion.
Billing rate for shared or SaaS-hosted runners.
Optional. Defaults to 22 workdays.
Optional. Defaults to 1; higher values reduce dedicated runner hours.
Optional. Defaults to 8 % to cover flaky reruns.
Optional. Defaults to 0 GB if storage is bundled.
Optional. Defaults to $0.12 per GB per month.
Optional. Defaults to 0; use it for self-hosted or cloud VMs.
Optional. Defaults to 0 for ancillary subscriptions.

Examples

  • 12 daily pipelines × 25 minutes, 22 workdays, $0.008/min, 10 % retries, 750 GB artifacts at $0.11, $2.40/hr runners, $90 licenses ⇒ Estimated budget $303.18
  • 18 daily pipelines × 32 minutes, 20 workdays, $0.006/min, 6 % retries, 500 GB at $0.09, no runner hours, $120 licenses ⇒ Estimated budget $238.27

FAQ

How do I include manual reruns triggered by developers?

Raise the retry percentage to account for those extra executions and the cost curve will reflect the added load.

What if my provider bills per second?

Convert the published rate to a per-minute equivalent or adjust the average runtime to minutes with decimals.

Can I compare hosted runners with self-managed machines?

Yes—populate the dedicated runner hourly cost to see the blended spend after considering your existing hardware.

Additional Information

  • Billable minutes aggregate successful runs and retries to represent total compute billed by the CI provider.
  • Dedicated runner hours divide total minutes by parallel slots so you only pay for time consumed across your VM pool.
  • Storage costs scale linearly—trim artifacts sooner or move to cold storage to shrink this portion of the budget.

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