The short answer
The registry records Buildkite CI/CD & Test Automation Platform as a possible interpretation of BUILDKITE* PTY. This descriptor-to-company association has not passed claim-level evidence review. Compare the exact line, amount and posted status with your own receipt or account activity; the name alone cannot confirm the merchant or whether you authorized the payment.
What do the parts of BUILDKITE* PTY mean?
- BUILDKITE * PTY
- Before the asterisk, "BUILDKITE" usually names the platform or parent company. After it, "PTY" usually names the product, store or order. How descriptors work →
The notes below are unreviewed registry explanations, not confirmation of merchant identity, authorization or current policy. Claim-level source review is pending for this entry.
Why it shows up like this
Unreviewed registry note: A charge displaying BUILDKITE* PTY on your statement originates from Buildkite Pty Ltd, an Australian software company that provides continuous integration and deployment infrastructure. The charge pays for the Buildkite CI/CD & Test Automation Platform, a hybrid developer tool where build pipelines run on your own private cloud servers while Buildkite handles orchestration from the cloud. Other common descriptors for this merchant include BUILDKITE PIPELINES, BUILDKITE.COM, and BUILDKITE MELBOURNE.
Unreviewed registry note: Buildkite bills primarily on a monthly active user model, typically charging around $15 per active user each month. Under this model, an active user is any software engineer or team member who commits code that triggers a build pipeline, creates a pull request, or logs into the web dashboard during that billing cycle. If your engineering team recently hired new developers or onboarded contractors who pushed code to your repositories, your monthly seat count and total invoice can increase without manual administrator approval. Some organizations also incur extra fees for platform add-ons like Test Analytics or Package Registries.
Unreviewed registry note: If you do not recognize this charge on your corporate credit card, speak with your engineering team lead or DevOps administrator before contacting your bank. Account administrators can view complete billing records by logging into buildkite.com and navigating to Organization Settings and selecting Billing. Within that section, you can review itemized seat counts, see which developers triggered billable builds, download tax invoices, or downgrade to the free tier (which covers up to three users). If no one in your organization authorized the account, contact your card issuer to dispute the unauthorized charge and block further debits from Buildkite Pty Ltd.
Don’t recognize it? You might still
- Unreviewed registry note: An engineering team set up fast test pipelines on their own AWS or GCP compute instances using Buildkite.
- Unreviewed registry note: Additional engineers who triggered builds were counted as active monthly users.
- Unreviewed registry note: A monthly organizational subscription renewed.
What to do, in order
- Sign in to Buildkite Unreviewed registry note: Open buildkite.com and log in with your single sign-on or email.
- Review Organization Billing Unreviewed registry note: Go to Organization Settings > Billing to see itemized active seat counts and invoices.
Quick questions
Who counts as an active user on Buildkite?
Unreviewed registry note: Buildkite defines an active user as any team member who logs in, triggers a pipeline build, or commits code that initiates a pipeline in that calendar month.
Does Buildkite bill for server compute resources?
Unreviewed registry note: Buildkite only bills for coordination seats and test analytics; underlying server execution is hosted and paid on your own cloud provider.
Dispute Rights & Fraud Prevention
Unreviewed registry note: Before initiating a bank dispute, confirm that your engineering team did not configure automated deployment pipelines tied to this card. Disputing valid software subscriptions can cause Buildkite to suspend your organization account immediately, which will halt automated software tests and production code deployments.
Independent reference — not affiliated with Buildkite Pty Ltd. Billing names and policies change; verify with the merchant or your bank before acting.
Sources and evidence
Sources may support different parts of this page. A company homepage does not establish a statement descriptor, refund policy or contact detail. Check the claim notes and your own receipt before acting.
- Buildkite Pipelines Billing Documentation https://buildkite.com
- CFPB: Disputing Credit Card Charges https://www.consumerfinance.gov
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