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Coveralls

Measure, track and improve code coverage across your engineering organization with support for any CI service.

Pricing

$0/mo

Freemium
Score

4.3/5

  1. FreeOpen Source
  2. $10/moStarter
License
MIT
Certifications
1
Last technical review
2026-10-28
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Technical Overview

Coveralls helps engineering teams deliver software confidently by tracking unit test coverage metrics over time. It visually highlights uncovered code lines using badges and historical reports. It integrates natively with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, offering permanent free tiers for open source repositories and tiered subscription plans for private codebases.

Analyst Evaluation: Pros and Limitations

Verified Advantages

  • Always free for open source repositories
  • Compatible with virtually any continuous integration service
  • Historical trend visualization for test coverage

Technical Considerations

  • Self-hosted and Enterprise deployments require contacting sales
  • Web interface can experience performance friction on massive mono-repos

Technical Capabilities & Features

4/7
Included:REST & GraphQL API
Not available:SSO / SAML Authentication
Included:Self-Hosted Option
Included:Full Data Export
Included:Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Not available:Custom Domains & SSL
Not available:Immutable Audit Logs
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Technical Scorecard: Coveralls

82/100
DX & Tech Documentation
Excellent
85/100
Pricing Fairness
Excellent
80/100
Security & Governance
Favorable
78/100
Data Portability & Sovereignty
Excellent
82/100
Performance & Reliability
Excellent
85/100

Time to Value & Fit by Segment: Coveralls

Estimated Time-to-Value< 1 hour (Immediate)

Near-instantaneous deployment with minimal technical friction.

Learning CurveLow (Intuitive)

Rapid onboarding for developers without prior training required.

Fit Index by Organization Size

Startup & Agile Teams1 to 50 members
90%
Mid-Market & Scaleup50 to 500 members
80%
Corporate Enterprise500+ members
70%
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Pricing

$0.00/mo

Model: FREEMIUM.

Available plans:

  • Open Source$0/mo
  • Starter$10/mo

Free Tier Verification:

  • No credit card required
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Unlimited usage with no expiration
  • No mandatory watermarks
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Billing Risks & Hidden Clauses: Coveralls

Free Tier Limits:

Forever free for all public open-source repositories with complete metrics and badge support.

Audited Billing Critical Points:
  • Private repository tiers are billed per repository, which can scale costs quickly for microservice architectures.

"Open Source Coveralls will always be free for open source."

Verified Quote: /pricing
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Projection: Coveralls$0.00/mo
Deterministic cost estimation at 12 and 36 months based on team size, including SSO tax premiums and annual prepay discounts.
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Indie / Solo (1 active user)

Solo developer or independent technical founder.

Base Monthly Cost
$10/month
1 active user
12-Month Investment
$102/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$306total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 3 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM (~$5) + 0.5h DevOps/mes ($20)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$300/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $198/year
Startup (10 active users)

Agile engineering team in validation and early traction stage.

Base Monthly Cost
$100/month
10 active users
12-Month Investment
$1,020/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$3,060total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 12 active users

Calculated infrastructure: VPS 2 vCPU / 8GB RAM (~$15) + 2h DevOps/mes ($80)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$1,140/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $120/year
Growth (25 active users)

Scaling company with team governance and granular access control requirements.

Base Monthly Cost
$250/month
25 active users
12-Month Investment
$2,550/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$7,650total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 34 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Cluster VPS 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM (~$45) + 6h DevOps/mes ($240)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$3,420/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSaaS is $870/year
Scaleup (100 active users)

Established organization with enterprise security policies and mandatory SAML/SSO.

Base Monthly Cost
$1,000/month
100 active users
12-Month Investment
$10,200/year
Includes ~15% savings via annual billing
3-Year TCO Projection (36m)
$30,600total
Consolidated software licensing expenditure

Estimated Self-Hosted VPS + DevOps Cost

Break-Even Point: Profitable starting at 93 active users

Calculated infrastructure: Infraestructura HA redundante + Backups (~$150) + 16h DevOps/mes ($640)

Annual VPS + DevOps Cost$9,480/year
Differential vs SaaS LicensingSavings of $720/year
Usage Surcharges & Bill Shock Simulator: CoverallsWhat usage costs as you scale
Detect overage penalties before they impact engineering budget.
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Prototype / MVP (10 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Low Risk / Predictable Bill
Base Monthly Rate
$10/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$1/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$11/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Suitable for development; verify concurrent connection limits.

Base Production (50 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Moderate Risk / Monitor Quota
Base Monthly Rate
$10/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$8/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$18/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Implement table compression policies and temporal partitioning.

Active Growth (250 GB)

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$10/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$44/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$54/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Offload cold backups to standard object storage (S3).

Large Scale (1.000 GB (1 TB))

Included base quota in plan: 5 GB.
Critical Risk / Severe Bill Shock
Base Monthly Rate
$10/mo
Fixed subscription or contracted tier
Overage Penalty
+$179/month extra
Variable surcharge for consumption above plan quota
Estimated Monthly Invoice
$189/mo
Total monthly cost before taxes
Technical Mitigation Recommendation:

Migrate to dedicated instance or self-hosted cluster to curtail I/O fees.

Procurement Strategy & Discounts: CoverallsB2B Negotiation Playbook
Corporate executive level with highest authority to approve budgetary exceptions.
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Fair Market Price & B2B Procurement Benchmark

Non-renewal notice: 30 days before expirationMedian achieved discount: -12%
Public List Price
Custom / Contact
100% baseline
Audited Market Average
-12% median
~88% of list price
Optimized Target Price
-20% target
Max achievable discount (Q4 / multi-year): -20%

Verified Tactical Savings Levers

  • Annual Upfront PrepayUp to -15%

    Consolidated discount for upfront annual billing versus monthly rate.

  • Startup Credits ProgramUp to -20%

    Credits and perks for early-stage startups and accelerator programs.

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Compliance & Security Standards: Coveralls

SOC 2 Type IINot reported
ISO 27001Not reported
GDPR / RGPDAudited
HIPAANot reported
PCI-DSSNot reported
Jurisdiction & Legal Sovereignty
🇺🇸United States [US]Subject to US CLOUD ActGDPR DPA Available
SSO Availability (SAML Enterprise)
Enterprise-Only SSO
Data Residency
USEUAWS
AI Privacy Policy
Zero customer data retention
Data Liberation & Migration Runbook: CoverallsJSON · CSV
Actionable escape runbook and credential export guarantees to mitigate vendor lock-in.
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Supported Structured Export Formats
JSONCSV
Password Hash Portability
Subject to Support Ticket (Manual Process)

Credential hash export requires commercial mediation or formal support ticket approval.

CLI Command / Rescue Endpoint
https://coveralls.io/api/v1/jobs
Exit Protocol & Migration Notes

Los datos de cobertura se pueden exportar a través de la API pública de Coveralls en formato JSON.

Deployment & Infrastructure Requirements: CoverallsMIT
Hardware specs and Docker directives to run on local servers, dedicated VPS, or Kubernetes without telemetry leak to the cloud.
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Minimum Memory1 GB RAM (Recommended)
Compute CPU1 vCPU
Runtime / LanguageRuby
Code LicenseMIT
Docker CLI Directive
docker run -d --name coveralls -p 8080:8080 coveralls:latest
Companion Services & Dependencies:
PostgreSQL 15+Redis 7+
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Technical Reputation of Coveralls

74/100 Technical Trust

Frequent Praises in Production

  • Always free for open source repositories
  • Compatible with virtually any continuous integration service
  • Historical trend visualization for test coverage

Reported Production Frictions

  • Self-hosted and Enterprise deployments require contacting sales
  • Web interface can experience performance friction on massive mono-repos
Commercial Treatment & Vendor Lock-in:Self-Service in Dashboard

Cancellation flow is autonomous via billing portal or subscription settings.

Open source repository activity: Coveralls4,295
Stars, forks and release cadence
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Stars4.3k
Forks1.4k
Open Issues9
SPDX LicenseMIT
Latest Commit DetectedNov 19, 2024

Frequently Asked Technical Questions (Coveralls)

Is Coveralls completely free for open source projects?

Yes, Coveralls provides indefinite free usage for all public open source repositories hosted on supported platforms like GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.

Which continuous integration services are supported?

Coveralls works with virtually any CI service in the market through dedicated integration packages and command-line clients across multiple programming languages.

How is access managed for private repositories?

Private repositories operate under monthly subscription plans scaled according to the number of private repositories and team members within the engineering organization.

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