{"meta":{"title":"Payments to third-parties using your GitHub account","intro":"Learn how payments you choose to make to other developers on GitHub are billed, for example, sponsoring developers or buying apps from the marketplace.","product":"Billing and payments","breadcrumbs":[{"href":"/en/billing","title":"Billing and payments"},{"href":"/en/billing/concepts","title":"Concepts"},{"href":"/en/billing/concepts/third-party-payments","title":"Third-party payments"}],"documentType":"subcategory"},"body":"# Payments to third-parties using your GitHub account\n\nLearn how payments you choose to make to other developers on GitHub are billed, for example, sponsoring developers or buying apps from the marketplace.\n\n## Links\n\n* [GitHub Sponsors billing](/en/billing/concepts/third-party-payments/github-sponsors)\n\n  Understand how sponsorship payments appear in your billing, how they align with your existing payment method and billing date, and what fees apply.\n\n* [GitHub Marketplace app subscriptions](/en/billing/concepts/third-party-payments/github-marketplace-apps)\n\n  Understand how billing works for paid GitHub Marketplace apps, including shared billing date and payment method, proration, free trials, unit limits, and plan changes."}