Buildkite Renames Security Features and Trims Test Engine Plan
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Buildkite's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Auto assignment feature removed from Test Engine plan comparison table across all plans; Several security and hosted agent features renamed: 'Git mirror caching' to 'Git mirror volumes'; 'Custom image support' to 'Custom agent images'; 'API token expiry policies' to 'Inactive API token revocation'; 'Session IP address pinning' to 'SSO session IP address pinning'; 'Software provenance' to 'Software (SLSA) provenance'. Pulse files it as a product change (feature removed, positioning) with a downward 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.
It lands 2 days after Buildkite's previous change, "Buildkite Launches Test Engine Workflows, Overhauls API Token Security" (Apr 1, 2026). Buildkite has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window GitLab, GitHub and Aws also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- All plans · FeatureRemoved
BeforeAuto assignment feature
AfterNo Auto assignment feature
- — · PositioningRewordedGit mirror cachingGit mirror volumes
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All plans | Feature | Auto assignment feature | No Auto assignment feature | Removed |
| — | Positioning | Git mirror caching | Git mirror volumes | Reworded |
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 Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where the Auto assignment feature no longer appears.
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Buildkite, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 3, 2026increaseBuildkite: agent overage +$1.00/mo; new $0/30-day All Access Trial
- Jun 23, 2026increaseBuildkite hikes Pro self-hosted agent overage 40% to $3.50/agent
- Apr 13, 2026packagingBuildkite Launches Free 30-Day All Access Trial, Sets 30-User Enterprise Minimum
- Apr 3, 2026packagingBuildkite Renames Security Features and Trims Test Engine Plan · this change
- Apr 1, 2026improvedBuildkite Launches Test Engine Workflows, Overhauls API Token Security
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changesQuestions about this change
Did Buildkite 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 product change: feature removed, positioning.
What changed on Buildkite's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
All plans feature: Auto assignment feature → No Auto assignment feature, removed; positioning: Git mirror caching → Git mirror volumes, reworded. 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 Buildkite change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Buildkite in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Buildkite Launches Test Engine Workflows, Overhauls API Token Security" on Apr 1, 2026; Buildkite has been tracked since 2023-11-14.