Overview

With CircleCI, you have access to the Releases feature, where you can manage and track your software throughout the release process. This helps your team visualize and control your deployments with CircleCI releases. We support Deployments to the following:

Tracking your Releases Credits

Your release credits are now visible within the Plans Page interface - You'll be able to see how many credits you have used and how many are remaining for the current month.

https://app.circleci.com/settings/plan/<org-slug>/usage

Credits Cost

Every single release will cost your team 250 credits.
User seats are not billed for users that only use the releases feature.
Components will only be billed if they are active (used for a release during a given month) - if the components is not used for a release during the monthly billing period, your team will not be be billed
- If a component was configured but was not used for a release, we consider it inactive and do not charge for it.

This cost is consistent for all users across different plans.

What is a Component?

A component in CircleCI is a collection of code and configuration that is deployed and released as a single unit. In Kubernetes terms, this would be a Deployment or Rollout object along with the related objects such as Pods, ReplicaSets, etc. that share a common circleci.com/component-name label.

Free Plan Details

For free CircleCI customers, you are entitled to three (3) free components per month. If you require more than 3 components , you will need to upgrade your CircleCI subscription to a paid plan.

Performance and Scale Plan Details

For customers who subscribe to CircleCI's Performance and Scale plans, the offerings are different:

Performance Plan Customers: You are entitled to three (3) free components every month.
Scale Plan Customers: You are entitled to five (5) free components every month.

Should you need additional components above your free monthly allotment, the cost per extra component is 40,000 credits per month.

Additional Resources

Understanding CircleCI's Releases Pricing