Buf renames Custom plan to Enterprise, drops Kafka integration access
What happened
Between the Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026 captures of Buf's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Top-tier 'Custom' plan renamed to 'Enterprise' across the pricing card, tab selector, and comparison table header; pricing and feature set unchanged; Kafka integration removed from the top-tier plan: the 'Access to the BSR's Kafka integration' bullet and the 'Kafka Integration' comparison table row are both gone. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan renamed, feature removed). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Pro at $5 per type and Teams at $0.50 per type.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Buf. Buf has been tracked since 2026-07-15.
In the same window Viam, Trunk, testRigor, Syncfusion and Sonar also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- RenamedCustomPlanTop-tier 'Custom' plan'Enterprise'
- Removed—FeatureKafka integrationNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom | Plan | Top-tier 'Custom' plan | 'Enterprise' | Renamed |
| — | Feature | Kafka integration | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Buf'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 Buf's pricing page (buf.build) from Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Top-tier 'Custom' plan" becomes "'Enterprise'".
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Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- ViamNov 9Viam drops Robotic Surface Finishing and offers $5 free cloud credit
- TrunkNov 9Trunk meters Team test spans at $3 per extra 1M, Free capped at 5M/mo
- testRigorNov 9testRigor renames Private plan to Pay As You Go, pricing unchanged
- SyncfusionNov 9Syncfusion drops document volume tiers; pricing now per developer only
- SonarNov 9Sonar strips AI-code autodetection from Developer plan feature list
Questions about this change
Did Buf raise prices in July 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026 UTC. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan renamed, feature removed.
What changed on Buf's pricing page between Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026 UTC?
Custom plan: Top-tier 'Custom' plan → 'Enterprise', renamed; feature removed: Kafka integration. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 20, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026 UTC; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Buf change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Buf in the 90 days before this one; Buf has been tracked since 2026-07-15.