BrowserStack Drops Free Open Source Testing, Swaps AI Spell Checker for Proof...
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of BrowserStack's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Free Testing for Open Source section removed from pricing page. BrowserStack previously featured free unlimited access for open source projects prominently; now only accessible via separate open-source page; Broken Link & Spell Checker AI feature replaced by Proofreader Agent in Team Ultimate AI agents section. Proofreader Agent added; Broken Link & Spell Checker removed from all plans. Pulse files it as a packaging change (freemium change, feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Freelancer Plan at $12.5, Desktop at $29, Desktop & Mobile at $39, Team at $150 and Team Pro at $249.
It lands the same day as BrowserStack's previous change, "BrowserStack App rebrands Private Devices as Custom Device Lab" (Apr 11, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "BrowserStack adds Volume plan with $75/user pricing for 25+ teams" (Feb 23, 2026), "BrowserStack Launches Free Unlimited Access for Open Source Projects" (Week 7, 2026) and "BrowserStack launches free unlimited tier for open source projects" (Week 4, 2026). BrowserStack has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Lambdatest, Cypress.io and SmartBear also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Free tierRemoved
BeforeFree Testing for Open Source section
AfterNot listed
- Team Ultimate · FeatureRemoved
BeforeBroken Link & Spell Checker
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Free tier | Free Testing for Open Source section | Not listed | Removed |
| Team Ultimate | Feature | Broken Link & Spell Checker | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on BrowserStack'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 BrowserStack's pricing page (browserstack.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where the Free Testing for Open Source section no longer appears.
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BrowserStack, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 5, 2026improvedBrowserStack App expands its real iOS & Android device cloud to 35,000+ devices
- May 11, 2026improvedBrowserStack adds geolocation and network throttling to Enterprise Live
- May 12, 2026packagingBrowserStack App renames Freelancer Plan section to Other Plans
- Apr 11, 2026improvedBrowserStack Drops Free Open Source Testing, Swaps AI Spell Checker for Proof... · this change
- Apr 11, 2026packagingBrowserStack App rebrands Private Devices as Custom Device Lab
- Feb 23, 2026packagingBrowserStack adds Volume plan with $75/user pricing for 25+ teams
- Week 7, 2026packagingBrowserStack Launches Free Unlimited Access for Open Source Projects
- Week 4, 2026packagingBrowserStack launches free unlimited tier for open source projects
- Jan 13, 2026increaseBrowserStack Raises Team Ultimate Base Price by 67% Amidst Expansion of Toolkit Products from 11 to 15
- Jan 13, 2026packagingBrowserStack App Removes Chat and Phone Support from Individual and Team Plans, Now Offering Only 24/7 Email Support
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changesQuestions about this change
Did BrowserStack raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: freemium change, feature change.
What changed on BrowserStack's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Free tier: Free Testing for Open Source section → Not listed, removed; Team Ultimate feature: Broken Link & Spell Checker → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does BrowserStack change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 6 other pricing-page changes for BrowserStack in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "BrowserStack App rebrands Private Devices as Custom Device Lab" on Apr 11, 2026; BrowserStack has been tracked since 2023-11-14.