Buildkite Launches Free 30-Day All Access Trial, Sets 30-User Enterprise Minimum
What happened
Between the Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026 captures of Buildkite's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pricing page heading changed from 'Everything you need for best-in-class software delivery' to 'Trial? More like Try All.' Personal plan tagline updated to 'Ship on your own' with bullet-point format. Pulse files it as a product change (positioning) with a neutral 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 10 days after Buildkite's previous change, "Buildkite Renames Security Features and Trims Test Engine Plan" (Apr 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "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 also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Personal · PositioningReworded
BeforeEverything you need for best-in-class software delivery
AfterTrial? More like Try All
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Positioning | Everything you need for best-in-class software delivery | Trial? More like Try All | 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 Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Everything you need for best-in-class software delivery" becomes "Trial? More like Try All".
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Buildkite, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 13, 2026packagingBuildkite: Hosted Agents pricing restructured to per-vCPU billing
- 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 · this change
- Apr 3, 2026packagingBuildkite Renames Security Features and Trims Test Engine Plan
- Apr 1, 2026improvedBuildkite Launches Test Engine Workflows, Overhauls API Token Security
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- GitLabApr 9GitLab streamlines add-ons pricing with unified section layout
- GitLabApr 6GitLab drops three Premium AI features, adds Advanced CI/CD
- GitLabApr 3GitLab replaces Duo add-ons with credit-based AI Agent Platform
- GitLabMar 26GitLab removes Duo Pro and Duo Enterprise add-ons from pricing page
- GitLabMar 3GitLab adds Claude Code and Codex to Duo Agent Platform
Questions about this change
Did Buildkite raise prices in April 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: positioning.
What changed on Buildkite's pricing page between Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026?
Personal positioning: Everything you need for best-in-class software delivery → Trial? More like Try All, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Buildkite change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Buildkite in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Buildkite Renames Security Features and Trims Test Engine Plan" on Apr 3, 2026; Buildkite has been tracked since 2023-11-14.