Buildkite Enhances Security with Signed Pipelines Feature for All Plans
What happened
Between the Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024 captures of Buildkite's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Signed pipelines feature added to all plans (Free, Pro, Enterprise) - prevent unauthorized pipeline modifications by signing step definitions; Waterfall view feature added to Pro plan - see timeline of builds in a Gantt chart with metrics like duration and dispatch time; Pause queues feature added to Pro and Enterprise plans - control when queues dispatch jobs to agents. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Enterprise at $3.5, Pro at $30, Mac M4 Medium Hosted Agent at $0.18 per minute, Linux Small Hosted Agent at $0.01 per minute and Mac M4 Large Hosted Agent at $0.36 per minute.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Buildkite. Buildkite has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window GitHub, Aws and GitLab also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro, Enterprise · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Signed pipelines feature
AfterSigned pipelines feature
- Pro · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Waterfall view feature
AfterWaterfall view feature
- Pro, Enterprise · FeatureAddedNo Pause queues featurePause queues feature
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro, Enterprise | Feature | No Signed pipelines feature | Signed pipelines feature | Added |
| Pro | Feature | No Waterfall view feature | Waterfall view feature | Added |
| Pro, Enterprise | Feature | No Pause queues feature | Pause queues feature | Added |
Values as written on Buildkite'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 Buildkite's pricing page (buildkite.com) from Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Signed pipelines feature now appears.
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Buildkite, pricing history
Full history- Q1 2025improvedBuildkite Clarifies Pricing Metric to Concurrent Self-Hosted Agents, Enhances Features Across Pro and Enterprise Plans
- Q4 2024packagingBuildkite Discontinues Free Plan and Increases Pro Plan Price by 50% Amid Major Pricing Restructure
- Q2 2024improvedBuildkite Transitions to Volume-Based Pricing Model for Enterprise Plan, Enhancing Flexibility and Customization
- Dec 2023improvedBuildkite Enhances Security with Signed Pipelines Feature for All Plans · this change
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- GitHubJan 13GitHub Introduces Free Tier for Copilot Add-On: Up to 2,000 Completions and 50 Chat Requests Monthly
- AwsJan 11Aws Kendra Expands Free Tier to Include GenAI Enterprise Edition, Offering 750 Hours for First 30 Days
- GitLabJan 10GitLab Reduces Ultimate Plan Trial Period from 60 to 30 Days, Impacting User Access
Questions about this change
Did Buildkite raise prices in January 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Buildkite's pricing page between Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024?
Pro, Enterprise feature: No Signed pipelines feature → Signed pipelines feature, added; Pro feature: No Waterfall view feature → Waterfall view feature, added; Pro, Enterprise feature: No Pause queues feature → Pause queues feature, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 14, 2023 and Jan 1, 2024; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Buildkite change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Buildkite in the 90 days before this one; Buildkite has been tracked since 2023-11-14.