Crowdstrike Introduces 15-Day Free Trial for Falcon, Enhancing Access to Next-Gen Antivirus and Device Protection
What happened
Between the Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025 captures of Crowdstrike's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Falcon Free Trial plan introduced - 15-day free trial with no credit card required, includes next-gen antivirus, device control, mobile device protection, and Express support; Falcon Identity Protection add-on renamed to Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security - now described as unified protection for every identity across the entire attack chain. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan, add-on change) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 12, 2026) lists Falcon Go at $5, Falcon Pro at $8.33 and Falcon Enterprise at $15.42.
Crowdstrike's previous recorded change was "Crowdstrike Removes Falcon Elite Plan from Pricing Page, Enhancing Falcon Go and Pro Plans with New Features" (Dec 2024). Crowdstrike has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Microsoft also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Falcon Free Trial · PlanAddedNo - 15-day free trial- 15-day free trial
- — · Add-onRenamed
BeforeFalcon Identity Protection add-on
AfterFalcon Next-Gen Identity Security - now described
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Free Trial | Plan | No - 15-day free trial | - 15-day free trial | Added |
| — | Add-on | Falcon Identity Protection add-on | Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security - now described | Renamed |
Values as written on Crowdstrike'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 Crowdstrike's pricing page (crowdstrike.com) from Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where - 15-day free trial now appears.
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Crowdstrike, pricing history
Full history- Oct 12, 2026packagingCrowdstrike drops Next-Gen MDR label, renames plan to Falcon Complete
- Apr 3, 2026packagingCrowdstrike Adds Monthly Billing Option Across All Falcon Plans
- Week 7, 2026packagingCrowdstrike removes bundle comparison table and add-on module listings
- Q3 2025packagingCrowdstrike Introduces 15-Day Free Trial for Falcon, Enhancing Access to Next-Gen Antivirus and Device Protection · this change
- Dec 2024improvedCrowdstrike Removes Falcon Elite Plan from Pricing Page, Enhancing Falcon Go and Pro Plans with New Features
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Questions about this change
Did Crowdstrike raise prices in October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan, add-on change.
What changed on Crowdstrike's pricing page between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025?
Falcon Free Trial plan: No - 15-day free trial → - 15-day free trial, added; add-on: Falcon Identity Protection add-on → Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security - now described, renamed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Crowdstrike change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Crowdstrike in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Crowdstrike Removes Falcon Elite Plan from Pricing Page, Enhancing Falcon Go and Pro Plans with New Features" in Dec 2024; Crowdstrike has been tracked since 2024-11-17.