Corel shuffles discounts: Painter gets $180 off, PaintShop/VideoStudio lose 30%
What happened
Between the Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026 captures of Corel's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Discount rotation across products: Painter gained a new $180 discount ($429 to $249) while PaintShop Pro Ultimate and VideoStudio Ultimate lost their 30% discounts, reverting to $99.99 from $69.99. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists CorelDRAW Go at $79.99, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 365-day Subscription at $239, Photo Video Bundle Ultimate at $139.99 per use, WordPerfect Office Standard at $249.99 per use and CorelDRAW Graphics Suite One-Time Purchase at $494 per use.
It lands 104 days after Corel's previous change, "Corel slashes Photo Video bundle 44% as promos rotate across suite" (Jun 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Corel launches 15% off select downloads with coupon code EQ15" (May 24, 2026), "Corel slashes suite prices up to $150 off in limited sale" (May 18, 2026) and "Corel Slashes Creative Suite Prices Up to 45% Off After Earth Day Sale Ends" (Apr 26, 2026). Corel has been tracked since 2026-03-20.
In the same window Figma, Canva, Sketch and Adobe also changed their Collaboration & Productivity pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- +43%—Discount$69.99$99.99
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | $69.99 | $99.99 | +43% |
Values as written on Corel'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 Corel's pricing page (www.corel.com) from Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where discount reads $69.99 and then $99.99.
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Corel, pricing history
Full historyDates are the day each change was detected, Eastern time.
- Nov 8, 2026PackagingCorel launches Black Friday sale up to 60% off, plus 30% off first-year plans
- Sep 20, 2026Price increaseCorel: New ~30% discounts added; Painter's $180 discount removed ($429)
- Sep 13, 2026Discount changeCorel shuffles discounts: Painter gets $180 off, PaintShop/VideoStudio lose 30% This change
- Jun 2, 2026PackagingCorel slashes Photo Video bundle 44% as promos rotate across suite
- May 24, 2026PackagingCorel launches 15% off select downloads with coupon code EQ15
- May 18, 2026PackagingCorel slashes suite prices up to $150 off in limited sale
- Apr 26, 2026PackagingCorel Slashes Creative Suite Prices Up to 45% Off After Earth Day Sale Ends
- Apr 6, 2026Price decreaseCorel Deepens Discount to 40% on Photo Video Bundle Ultimate
Across Collaboration & Productivity in the same window
All Collaboration & Productivity changes- FigmaSep 14Figma drops cross-team publishing from Professional plan spotlight
- CanvaSep 14Canva cuts Pro to $144/year, slashes free AI uses from 200 to 20
- SketchJul 4Sketch renames Business to Professional, shifts features, lowers Enterprise…
- AdobeJul 3Adobe Creativecloud CC: added Firefly Pro Plus + Acrobat Express, cut Stock AI Studio price + 2 more
Questions about this change
Did Corel raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026 UTC. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount change.
What changed on Corel's pricing page between Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026 UTC?
Discount: $69.99 → $99.99 (+43%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 7, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026 UTC; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Corel change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Corel in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Corel slashes Photo Video bundle 44% as promos rotate across suite" on Jun 2, 2026; Corel has been tracked since 2026-03-20.