Anaconda Introduces Free Starter Plan for Academic Accounts
What happened
Between the Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025 captures of Anaconda's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Starter plan now offers free access for academic accounts. Pulse files it as a packaging change (freemium change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 7, 2026) lists Starter at $15 and Business at $50.
Anaconda's previous recorded change was "Anaconda Introduces Unlimited Anaconda Assistant Requests in Enterprise Plan, Enhancing User Experience" (Q4 2024). Anaconda has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Aws, Pipedrive and Google also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter · Free tierAddedNo free accessfree access
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free tier | No free access | free access | Added |
Values as written on Anaconda's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Anaconda's pricing page (anaconda.com) from Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where free access now appears.
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Anaconda, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 11, 2026improvedAnaconda Earns SOC 2 Type 2 Certification for Business Plan
- Q3 2025improvedAnaconda Expands Business Plan to Include Premium Certifications and Policy Filters for Enhanced Open-Source Security Tools
- Q2 2025packagingAnaconda Introduces Enterprise Single Sign-On with Directory Sync, Removes Audit Logs from Business Plan
- Q1 2025packagingAnaconda Introduces Free Starter Plan for Academic Accounts · this change
- Q4 2024improvedAnaconda Introduces Unlimited Anaconda Assistant Requests in Enterprise Plan, Enhancing User Experience
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- AwsJan 11Aws Kendra Expands Free Tier to Include GenAI Enterprise Edition, Offering 750 Hours for First 30 Days
- PipedriveOct 26Pipedrive trims Projects add-on starting price to $16 a month
- PipedriveOct 19Pipedrive nudges Projects add-on starting price from $16 to $16.66
- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- GoogleSep 7Google Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
Questions about this change
Did Anaconda raise prices in April 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: freemium change.
What changed on Anaconda's pricing page between Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025?
Starter free tier: No free access → free access, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jan 1, 2025 and Apr 1, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Anaconda change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Anaconda in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Anaconda Introduces Unlimited Anaconda Assistant Requests in Enterprise Plan, Enhancing User Experience" in Q4 2024; Anaconda has been tracked since 2023-11-14.