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Hosted or BYOC: how to choose
You are unsure whether to use hosted runners or deploy into your own cloud.
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You are unsure whether to use hosted runners or deploy into your own cloud.
Why it happens
The trade is between operational simplicity and control over network, data and cost structure.
How to fix it
- Choose hosted below a few thousand CI hours a month — the economics favour it
- Choose BYOC when you need private network access or strict data residency
- Model both including egress and NAT, which BYOC business cases routinely omit
- Remember BYOC moves cost rather than removing it
Your next build could be twice as fast, at half the price
Start free. Migrating away is the same one line, and we publish that diff too.
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