Explorium adds $29.99 Lite tier as Starter jumps 50% to $149.99
What happened
Between the Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026 captures of Explorium's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: New 'AgentSource 2.0' promotion added: 20% off all credit packages for a limited time, with promo code AS2020 and a countdown timer banner; New entry-level 'Lite' package added at $29.99/pkg for 500 credits ($0.06 per credit), sitting between the Free Trial and Starter tiers; Starter package price increased from $99.99 to $149.99/pkg (+50%) while its credit allocation doubled from 2.5k to 5k cre. In detail: Starter package price increased from $99.99 to $149.99/pkg (+50%) while its credit allocation doubled from 2.5k to 5k credits, lowering the effective per-credit rate from $0.04 to $0.03; Growth plan credit allocation increased from 25K to 30K credits at the same $749.99/pkg price, lowering the effective per-credit rate from $0.03 to $0.025. Pulse files it as a pricing change (discount added, new plan, price increase, limit increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 14, 2026) lists Starter at $149.99 subscription, Growth at $749.99 subscription and Scale at $7,500 subscription.
It lands 35 days after Explorium's previous change, "Explorium: Starter/Growth prices drop to $99.99/$749.99, per-credit rates shown" (Aug 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Explorium: 4th of July sale discount (up to 25% off packages)" (Jul 6, 2026), "Explorium nudges Growth plan to $749.99 per 25K-credit package" (Jun 29, 2026) and "Explorium ends summer sale, restores package pricing" (Jun 15, 2026). Explorium has been tracked since 2026-04-29.
In the same window DAT Freight & Analytics and Cognism also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · DiscountAdded
BeforeNo 'AgentSource 2.0' promotion
After'AgentSource 2.0' promotion
- Free Trial, Starter · PlanAdded
BeforeNo entry-level 'Lite' package
Afterentry-level 'Lite' package
- Starter · Price+50%$99.99$149.99/pkg
- Growth · Limit+20%25K30K credits
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Discount | No 'AgentSource 2.0' promotion | 'AgentSource 2.0' promotion | Added |
| Free Trial, Starter | Plan | No entry-level 'Lite' package | entry-level 'Lite' package | Added |
| Starter | Price | $99.99 | $149.99/pkg | +50% |
| Growth | Limit | 25K | 30K credits | +20% |
Values as written on Explorium'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 Explorium's pricing page (www.explorium.ai) from Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where starter price reads $99.99 and then $149.99/pkg.
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Explorium, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 14, 2026packagingExplorium pulls AgentSource 2.0 launch promo, ends 20% off all tiers
- Sep 7, 2026increaseExplorium adds $29.99 Lite tier as Starter jumps 50% to $149.99 · this change
- Aug 3, 2026decreaseExplorium: Starter/Growth prices drop to $99.99/$749.99, per-credit rates shown
- Jul 6, 2026packagingExplorium: 4th of July sale discount (up to 25% off packages)
- Jun 29, 2026increaseExplorium nudges Growth plan to $749.99 per 25K-credit package
- Jun 15, 2026packagingExplorium ends summer sale, restores package pricing
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- DAT Freight & AnalyticsAug 3DAT Freight & Analytics One: Load board plan price increase ($54→$59 +3 more)
- CognismJul 13Cognism: Plans renamed, credits-based pricing model, new AI features + CRM Enrichment product
- DAT Freight & AnalyticsJul 6DAT Freight & Analytics adds automated Load Recommendations to Carrier plan, no setup needed
Questions about this change
Did Explorium raise prices in September 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Explorium's pricing page on Aug 31, 2026 and again on Sep 7, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Starter: $99.99 → $149.99/pkg (+50%).
What changed on Explorium's pricing page between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026?
Discount: No 'AgentSource 2.0' promotion → 'AgentSource 2.0' promotion, added; Free Trial, Starter plan: No entry-level 'Lite' package → entry-level 'Lite' package, added; Starter price: $99.99 → $149.99/pkg (+50%); Growth limit: 25K → 30K credits (+20%). 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 Explorium change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Explorium in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Explorium: Starter/Growth prices drop to $99.99/$749.99, per-credit rates shown" on Aug 3, 2026; Explorium has been tracked since 2026-04-29.