Buildkite Transitions to Volume-Based Pricing Model for Enterprise Plan, Enhancing Flexibility and Customization
What happened
Between the Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024 captures of Buildkite's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Test executions threshold added to Pro plan (500,000/month); Enterprise plan pricing changed from $35/user/month to Custom pricing; Enterprise plan restructured from fixed allocations (100,000 job minutes + 25,000 per user, 1,000,000 test executions) to volume-based pricing model; Test executions threshold added to Free plan (100,000/month). Pulse files it as a pricing change (threshold added, price hidden, package change) 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.
Buildkite's previous recorded change was "Buildkite Enhances Security with Signed Pipelines Feature for All Plans" (Dec 2023). 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 · LimitAdded
BeforeNo Test executions threshold
AfterTest executions threshold
- Enterprise · Price visibilityChanged$35/user/monthCustom pricing
- Enterprise · PackagingPackage change
Enterprise plan restructured from fixed allocations (100,000 job minutes + 25,000 per user, 1,000,000 test executions) to volume-based pricing model
- — · LimitAdded
BeforeNo Test executions threshold
AfterTest executions threshold
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Limit | No Test executions threshold | Test executions threshold | Added |
| Enterprise | Price visibility | $35/user/month | Custom pricing | Changed |
| Enterprise | Packaging | Enterprise plan restructured from fixed allocations (100,000 job minutes + 25,000 per user, 1,000,000 test executions) to volume-based pricing model | Package change | |
| — | Limit | No Test executions threshold | Test executions threshold | 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 Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024; the change is marked on the page, where Test executions threshold now appears.
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Buildkite, pricing history
Full history- Q2 2025improvedBuildkite Increases Mac M4 Large Price to $0.36 USD/min Amid Enhanced RAM Capacity
- 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 · this change
- Dec 2023improvedBuildkite Enhances Security with Signed Pipelines Feature for All Plans
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 July 2024?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: threshold added, price hidden, package change.
What changed on Buildkite's pricing page between Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024?
Pro limit: No Test executions threshold → Test executions threshold, added; Enterprise price visibility: $35/user/month → Custom pricing, changed; Enterprise plan restructured from fixed allocations (100,000 job minutes + 25,000 per user, 1,000,000 test executions) to volume-based pricing model; limit: No Test executions threshold → Test executions threshold, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 1, 2024 and Jul 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; the previous change was "Buildkite Enhances Security with Signed Pipelines Feature for All Plans" in Dec 2023; Buildkite has been tracked since 2023-11-14.