---
title: "What is the difference between a collaborator and a committer?"
slug: "what-is-the-difference-between-a-collaborator-and-a-committer"
description: "Curious about the differences between collaborators and committers? Dive into the details here."
tags: ["collaborators", "commiters", "team management"]
updated: 2026-09-14T16:43:46Z
published: 2026-09-14T16:43:46Z
canonical: "learn.allspice.io/what-is-the-difference-between-a-collaborator-and-a-committer"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://learn.allspice.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is the difference between a collaborator and a designer?

A designer counts towards the billable Designers Total. Collaborators can interact with your repo, but doesn't count towards your billable total. You can have as many collaboarators as you want.

![Screen Shot 2023-02-28 at 5.37.48 PM.png](https://cdn.document360.io/3d44af5c-3f49-4ca5-b152-10836a885c13/Images/Documentation/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-28%20at%205.37.48%20PM.png)

Designers have these repo permissions

- push commits
- create new files

Collaborators can have the following repo permissions

- Issues: read, create, comment, edit, and attach files
- Design read, reviews: create, comment, edit, and attach files
- Releases: read, create, comment, edit, and attach files
- Wiki: read, create, edit
- Projects: create, edit

[main accounts article.](/v1/docs/allspice-accounts)