What is GitHub Actions Carbon Calculator?
Estimate the carbon footprint of your workflows by runner type, duration, and location. Discover your CO₂, kWh, and cost — and see how much you save by switching to CarbonRunner.
Problem
Users manually calculate or lack visibility into their GitHub Actions' carbon emissions, leading to difficulty tracking emissions by runner type, duration, and location and missing cost-saving opportunities from switching to sustainable alternatives.
Solution
A SaaS analytics dashboard that integrates with GitHub Actions, enabling users to estimate CO₂, kWh, and cost metrics and visualize savings from switching to eco-friendly runners.
Customers
Developers and DevOps engineers managing CI/CD pipelines, sustainability-focused tech teams, and organizations with ESG goals.
Unique Features
Emissions tracking granularity by location/runner type, cost-saving projections for GitHub Actions, and actionable sustainability insights without disrupting workflows.
User Comments
Identified inefficient workflows through emissions data
Surprised by potential cost savings from runner switching
Seamless GitHub integration saved manual effort
Lacks granular region-specific emission factors
Requests for Azure/GitLab integrations
Traction
Launched on Product Hunt (date unspecified), details like user count/MRR unavailable from provided info. Founder has ~500 followers on LinkedIn/X per external data.
Market Size
The global green technology and sustainability market is projected to reach $61.92 billion by 2030 (Fortune Business Insights, 2023), with cloud computing emissions tools as a key growth segment.
