Drake Software ends early-bird annual pricing after May 31st deadline
What happened
Between the May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026 captures of Drake Software's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Promotional banner 'Take advantage of our best prices of the year through May 31st' removed following expiry of the annual early-bird pricing promotion. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount removed) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 14, 2026) lists Drake Tax Online at $25, Pay-Per-Return at $31.67, Drake Tax 1040 150 at $157.92, Drake Tax 1040 Single User at $172.92 and Drake Tax 1040 at $193.75.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Drake Software. Drake Software has been tracked since 2026-05-16.
In the same window TurboTax also changed their Finance & Accounting pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · DiscountRemoved
Beforefollowing expiry of the annual early-bird pricing promotion
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | following expiry of the annual early-bird pricing promotion | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Drake Software'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 Drake Software's pricing page (www.drakesoftware.com) from May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the following expiry of the annual early-bird pricing promotion no longer appears.
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Questions about this change
Did Drake Software raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: discount removed.
What changed on Drake Software's pricing page between May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026?
Discount: following expiry of the annual early-bird pricing promotion → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 25, 2026 and Jun 1, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Drake Software change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Drake Software in the 90 days before this one; Drake Software has been tracked since 2026-05-16.