Balena adds $0 Free plan with 10 devices, drops Enterprise tier card
What happened
Between the Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026 captures of Balena's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: ARM64 secure boot added to the Pilot plan feature list; Enterprise plan (Custom pricing, Contact sales) removed from the pricing plan cards; Free plan card ($0/month) added to the default pricing view, listing 10 devices, x86-64 secure boot and community forum support. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan removed, freemium change, feature added) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 28, 2026) lists Prototype at $143.33, Pilot at $299, Production at $1,299, Additional User: Operator at $29 and Additional User: Developer at $49.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Balena. Balena has been tracked since 2026-07-15.
In the same window Microsoft, Docker and Google also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Enterprise · PlanPlan removed
Enterprise plan (Custom pricing, Contact sales) removed from the pricing plan cards.
- — · Free tierFreemium change
Free plan card ($0/month) added to the default pricing view, listing 10 devices, x86-64 secure boot and community forum support.
- Pilot · FeatureAddedNo ARM64 secure bootARM64 secure boot
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Plan | Enterprise plan (Custom pricing, Contact sales) removed from the pricing plan cards. | Plan removed | |
| — | Free tier | Free plan card ($0/month) added to the default pricing view, listing 10 devices, x86-64 secure boot and community forum support. | Freemium change | |
| Pilot | Feature | No ARM64 secure boot | ARM64 secure boot | Added |
Values as written on Balena'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 Balena's pricing page (www.balena.io) from Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where ARM64 secure boot now appears.
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Balena, pricing history
Full history- Oct 26, 2026improvedBalena adds $49/user custom fleet roles across all paid plans
- Oct 5, 2026packagingBalena adds $0 Free plan with 10 devices, drops Enterprise tier card · this change
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Did Balena raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan removed, freemium change, feature added.
What changed on Balena's pricing page between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026?
Enterprise plan (Custom pricing, Contact sales) removed from the pricing plan cards; Free plan card ($0/month) added to the default pricing view, listing 10 devices, x86-64 secure boot and community forum support; Pilot feature: No ARM64 secure boot → ARM64 secure boot, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Balena change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Balena in the 90 days before this one; Balena has been tracked since 2026-07-15.