Bird moves to wallet billing; Apple Messages $100/mo, Email from $15/mo
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Bird's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Bird moved billing to a shared wallet-balance: Email funds balance from $15/mo (was direct plan); Apple Messages revealed $100/mo (was custom quote); Mailbox shows Free+paid plans (was custom agreement). Pulse files it as a packaging change (packaging change). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Startup at $15, Growth at $250 and Scale at $1,000.
It lands 14 days after Bird's previous change, "Bird halves US local phone number monthly rental from $1.00 to $0.50" (Oct 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Bird pulls Push and RCS from Pay as you go, moves them to private beta" (Sep 27, 2026). Bird has been tracked since 2026-05-15.
In the same window Bolt, Limelight Software and Windsurf also changed their CRM pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Packaging changeFree+paidPackaging
Bird moved billing to a shared wallet-balance: Email funds balance from $15/mo (was direct plan); Apple Messages revealed $100/mo (was custom quote); Mailbox shows Free+paid plans (was custom agreement).
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free+paid | Packaging | Bird moved billing to a shared wallet-balance: Email funds balance from $15/mo (was direct plan); Apple Messages revealed $100/mo (was custom quote); Mailbox shows Free+paid plans (was custom agreement). | Packaging change | |
Values as written on Bird'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 Bird's pricing page (bird.com) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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Bird, the last 90 days
Full historyDates are the day each change was detected, Eastern time.
- Oct 18, 2026PackagingBird moves to wallet billing; Apple Messages $100/mo, Email from $15/mo This change
- Oct 4, 2026Price decreaseBird halves US local phone number monthly rental from $1.00 to $0.50
- Sep 27, 2026PackagingBird pulls Push and RCS from Pay as you go, moves them to private beta
Across CRM in the same window
All CRM changesQuestions about this change
Did Bird raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 UTC. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: packaging change.
What changed on Bird's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 UTC?
Bird moved billing to a shared wallet-balance: Email funds balance from $15/mo (was direct plan); Apple Messages revealed $100/mo (was custom quote); Mailbox shows Free+paid plans (was custom agreement). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 UTC; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Bird change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Bird in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Bird halves US local phone number monthly rental from $1.00 to $0.50" on Oct 4, 2026; Bird has been tracked since 2026-05-15.