Cypress.io slashes Starter plan seat limit from 50 to 10 users
What happened
Between the Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026 captures of Cypress.io's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Starter (Free) plan included user seats reduced from 50 to 10; visible in both the plan card 'Includes' list and the feature comparison table Users row. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Team at $67, Business at $267 and Enterprise at $4 per 1,000 bundled test results.
It lands 42 days after Cypress.io's previous change, "Cypress.io: bundled test-result overage tier added ($5.28-$4.00/1000)" (Jul 27, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Cypress.io swaps hourly AI pricing for fixed monthly prompt allotments" (Jul 6, 2026) and "Cypress.io: Enterprise plan discloses 1.8M test results/year (was Custom)" (Jul 2, 2026). Cypress.io has been tracked since 2026-02-20.
In the same window Katalon also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter · Limit−80%5010
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Limit | 50 | 10 | −80% |
Values as written on Cypress.io'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 Cypress.io's pricing page (www.cypress.io) from Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where starter limit reads 50 and then 10.
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Cypress.io, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026improvedCypress.io adds Re-run optimization to Business plan and comparison table
- Sep 28, 2026improvedCypress.io: Cloud CLI and Webhooks added (Starter, Team plans)
- Sep 7, 2026packagingCypress.io slashes Starter plan seat limit from 50 to 10 users · this change
- Jul 27, 2026packagingCypress.io: bundled test-result overage tier added ($5.28-$4.00/1000)
- Jul 6, 2026packagingCypress.io swaps hourly AI pricing for fixed monthly prompt allotments
- Jul 2, 2026improvedCypress.io: Enterprise plan discloses 1.8M test results/year (was Custom)
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- KatalonAug 31Katalon: plan tiers consolidated to Individual/Small teams, True Platform moved to add-on
- KatalonAug 24Katalon slashes Studio Enterprise price 44%, adds per-seat tiered pricing
- KatalonJul 20Katalon splits Studio Enterprise into standalone $229/seat plan
- KatalonJul 6Katalon ditches monthly seats for annual tiers, adds AI MCP server integration
- KatalonJul 3Katalon: New $2,000→$1,000/seat/year limited annual offer
Questions about this change
Did Cypress.io raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit decrease.
What changed on Cypress.io's pricing page between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026?
Starter limit: 50 → 10 (−80%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Cypress.io change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Cypress.io in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Cypress.io: bundled test-result overage tier added ($5.28-$4.00/1000)" on Jul 27, 2026; Cypress.io has been tracked since 2026-02-20.