GitHub Enterprise for QMS
Enterprise-Grade Version Control for Regulated Industries
GitHub Free/Team
Great for small teams and open-source projects
- Unlimited public and private repositories
- Basic version control features
- Issues and project boards
- Pull requests and code review
- GitHub Actions (2,000 min/month free)
- Community support
- Two-factor authentication
- Basic security scanning
- Limited to 3,000 API requests/hour
GitHub Enterprise
Designed for large organizations with compliance needs
- Everything in Free/Team, plus:
- SAML single sign-on (SSO)
- Advanced auditing and logging
- 50,000 GitHub Actions minutes
- Self-hosted deployment option
- 99.95% uptime SLA
- 24/7 premium support
- Advanced security features (GHAS)
- Compliance and policy enforcement
- IP allowlisting
- Enterprise Managed Users (EMU)
- Unlimited API requests
- Private networking (GHES)
- Custom retention policies
🌟 GitHub Enterprise Exclusive Features for QMS
🔐 Advanced Security (GHAS)
GitHub Advanced Security provides enterprise-grade security scanning and vulnerability detection.
- Code scanning with CodeQL
- Secret scanning and prevention
- Dependency vulnerability alerts
- Security advisories
- Automated security updates (Dependabot)
📊 Advanced Audit Log
Complete audit trail for all activities – essential for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance.
- Detailed event logging (who, what, when)
- Audit log streaming to SIEM systems
- Custom retention policies (7+ years)
- Tamper-proof event records
- API access for external compliance tools
🎫 SAML SSO & Access Control
Enterprise identity management integration for centralized user control.
- Integration with Azure AD, Okta, OneLogin
- Automatic user provisioning/deprovisioning
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Team synchronization from IdP
- Enforce 2FA/MFA across organization
🏢 Self-Hosted Deployment (GHES)
GitHub Enterprise Server – run GitHub on your own infrastructure.
- Complete data sovereignty
- Behind corporate firewall
- Custom network configuration
- Air-gapped environments supported
- Integration with on-prem systems
📜 Compliance & Policy
Built-in tools to enforce organizational policies and maintain compliance.
- Repository policy enforcement
- Required reviews before merge
- Signed commits enforcement
- Branch protection rules
- Compliance center dashboard
⚡ Premium Performance
Enterprise-grade infrastructure with guaranteed uptime and support.
- 99.95% uptime SLA
- 50,000+ Actions minutes/month
- 50GB+ package storage
- Unlimited API rate limits
- 24/7 technical support
👥 Enterprise Managed Users
Centralized management of all user accounts and access.
- Company-owned user accounts
- Automatic lifecycle management
- Prevent external collaboration risks
- Complete visibility into user activity
- IdP-controlled authentication only
🌐 IP Allowlisting
Restrict access to GitHub from approved network locations only.
- Whitelist corporate IP ranges
- Prevent unauthorized access
- VPN integration support
- Geographic restrictions
- API and web access control
🎯 Why GitHub Enterprise is Essential for QMS
FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Ready
Advanced audit logs, user authentication, electronic signatures, and data integrity controls meet FDA requirements out-of-the-box
Data Sovereignty
Self-hosted option (GHES) keeps all data within your infrastructure, meeting strict data residency requirements
Security First
GHAS provides vulnerability scanning, secret detection, and security advisories – critical for protecting sensitive QMS data
Audit Trail Excellence
Every action logged with immutable timestamps – perfect for regulatory inspections and internal audits
Access Control
SAML SSO and RBAC ensure only authorized personnel can access and modify critical quality documents
Enterprise Support
99.95% SLA and 24/7 support means QMS-critical systems stay operational when you need them most
🔒 Security & Compliance Features
🔐 Authentication & Identity
- SAML 2.0 single sign-on
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) enforcement
- SSH key management
- Personal access token controls
- Session timeout policies
🛡️ Advanced Security Scanning
- CodeQL for code vulnerability analysis
- Dependency graph and alerts
- Secret scanning (API keys, passwords)
- Container scanning
- Security advisory database
📜 Compliance Controls
- SOC 2 Type II certified
- ISO 27001 certified
- HIPAA compliance support
- GDPR compliance features
- FedRAMP authorized (GovCloud)
🔍 Audit & Monitoring
- Real-time audit log streaming
- Webhook notifications for events
- Compliance dashboard
- Security overview reporting
- GraphQL API for custom queries
🔌 Integration Ecosystem
GitHub Enterprise integrates seamlessly with your existing QMS tools and enterprise systems