The verdict
This is rarely a real choice. If you run contracts, onboarding packs and approvals, I'd pick airSlate. If you ship software, or you want any agent-written or human-written files to have a reviewable history, I'd pick GitHub.
A small B2B team that writes code with more than one contributor, human or agent, should be on GitHub regardless, and its free plan includes private repositories. A team that only needs the odd signature should skip airSlate and use a lean e-signature tool. Ask for an altaFlow demo before you commit, because the airSlate brand has changed shape and pricing is by quote. Do not use GitHub issues as your planning tool once your roadmap grows.
Side by side
| 10 points compared | ||
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | $4/mo | |
| Free plan | Yes | |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| MCP server | No | Yes |
| Built-in AI | Yes | Yes |
| Custom code steps | No | Yes |
| Mobile app | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
| Self-hosting | No | Yes |
| Visual builder | Yes | No |
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Plans and pricing
airSlate
Pricing not in our catalogue yet.
GitHub
- FreeFree
- Team$4/mo/seat
- Enterprise$21/mo/seat
Who each is for
Choose airSlate if…
Pick airSlate if documents start your repeatable processes. An NDA, a client agreement or an onboarding pack needs filling in, checking, signing and filing, and doing that by email means every step waits for a person. A fixed route removes the waiting and the lost files.
It suits operations, HR, legal and finance teams in small and mid-sized companies. It offers no-code builders and four APIs for forms, document generation, workflows and e-signature, and it lists connections to Salesforce, SharePoint and NetSuite. It overlaps with DocuSign and PandaDoc but aims wider than signing. Ask what counts as volume in the quote, and plan time to design the first processes.
Choose GitHub if…
Pick GitHub if you ship code. Without it, code lives on laptops and nobody can say who changed what or why. A pull request makes each change a reviewable unit with checks that run automatically, and merging becomes a deliberate step. That matters more when AI agents write part of the code.
It suits technical teams, solo founders and agent-driven setups. There is a free plan with private repositories, plus Team and Enterprise plans priced per user. Actions covers most CI/CD needs, and there is an official MCP server and a public REST API. Workflows can grow into YAML you maintain for years, so start small. Issues work, but a serious roadmap usually moves to Linear or Jira.
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