INE gates standalone certification exam vouchers behind a subscription
What happened
Between the Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 captures of INE's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Individual certification exam vouchers (eIAMA, eAIS, eSOC, eMAPT, and others) now display a 'Subscription required' notice; no such requirement was shown on these cards before. Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 28, 2026) lists Fundamentals at $29.08, Premium at $66.58, Professional at $799 and Skill Dive at $299.
It lands 7 days after INE's previous change, "INE strips "Subscription required" gating from all 12 exam cards" (Sep 14, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "INE: eIAMA bundle price jumps $399→$599 as presale ends + new $450 cert" (Aug 31, 2026), "INE: New eIAMA + 3 months of Premium bundle launched ($399 presale)" (Aug 5, 2026) and "INE adds standalone eAIS AI Security cert for $450, or bundled at $599" (Jul 13, 2026). INE has been tracked since 2026-02-28.
In the same window Microsoft and Coursera also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
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Individual certification exam vouchers (eIAMA, eAIS, eSOC, eMAPT, and others) now display a 'Subscription required' notice; no such requirement was shown on these cards before.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Add-on | Individual certification exam vouchers (eIAMA, eAIS, eSOC, eMAPT, and others) now display a 'Subscription required' notice; no such requirement was shown on these cards before. | Add-on change | |
Values as written on INE'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 INE's pricing page (ine.com) from Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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INE, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 28, 2026packagingINE bundles new eCDFP cert with 3 months Premium at $399 presale, cuts $200
- Sep 21, 2026packagingINE gates standalone certification exam vouchers behind a subscription · this change
- Sep 14, 2026packagingINE strips "Subscription required" gating from all 12 exam cards
- Aug 31, 2026increaseINE: eIAMA bundle price jumps $399→$599 as presale ends + new $450 cert
- Aug 5, 2026packagingINE: New eIAMA + 3 months of Premium bundle launched ($399 presale)
- Jul 13, 2026packagingINE adds standalone eAIS AI Security cert for $450, or bundled at $599
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- MicrosoftSep 21Teams Premium now needs a Teams Enterprise license; Buy now removed
- CourseraJul 6Coursera drops invoice billing, adds admin/student online support centers
- MicrosoftAug 31Microsoft Speech: Voice Live Pro Cached Input $40→$0.40; GPT Realtime 2 added
- MicrosoftAug 10Microsoft Copilot 365 Copilot: 1-month free trial added to Business plans
- MicrosoftAug 10Microsoft 365 Copilot: free trial added to Premium, Standard & add-on plans
Questions about this change
Did INE raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: add-on change.
What changed on INE's pricing page between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026?
Individual certification exam vouchers (eIAMA, eAIS, eSOC, eMAPT, and others) now display a 'Subscription required' notice; no such requirement was shown on these cards before. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does INE change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for INE in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "INE strips "Subscription required" gating from all 12 exam cards" on Sep 14, 2026; INE has been tracked since 2026-02-28.