Katalon ditches monthly seats for annual tiers, adds AI MCP server integration
What happened
Between the Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026 captures of Katalon's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Katalon replaced its monthly per-seat Team Edition/Enterprise Edition model with an annual-only 3-tier structure: True Platform ($700-900/seat/yr), True Automation ($2,000-2,500/seat/yr), and Enterprise (custom); New MCP Server integration added to both plans, letting users connect Claude, Copilot, or ChatGPT to manage/author tests, runs, and defects directly. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 5, 2026) lists Professional at $84, Katalon Runtime Engine at $145, Cross Browser at $158 and Mobile Devices at $158.
It lands 3 days after Katalon's previous change, "Katalon: New $2,000→$1,000/seat/year limited annual offer" (Jul 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Katalon bundles Studio + QA agents from $67/seat, locked 12 months" (May 18, 2026). Katalon has been tracked since 2026-04-15.
In the same window Cypress.io, SmartBear, Lambdatest and BrowserStack also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Enterprise · PackagingReplaced
Beforemonthly per-seat Team Edition/Enterprise Edition model
Afterannual-only 3-tier structure
- — · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo MCP Server integration
AfterMCP Server integration
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | Packaging | monthly per-seat Team Edition/Enterprise Edition model | annual-only 3-tier structure | Replaced |
| — | Feature | No MCP Server integration | MCP Server integration | Added |
Values as written on Katalon'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 Katalon's pricing page (katalon.com) from Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "monthly per-seat Team Edition/Enterprise Edition model" becomes "annual-only 3-tier structure".
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Katalon, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 31, 2026packagingKatalon: plan tiers consolidated to Individual/Small teams, True Platform moved to add-on
- Aug 24, 2026decreaseKatalon slashes Studio Enterprise price 44%, adds per-seat tiered pricing
- Jul 20, 2026packagingKatalon splits Studio Enterprise into standalone $229/seat plan
- Jul 6, 2026improvedKatalon ditches monthly seats for annual tiers, adds AI MCP server integration · this change
- Jul 3, 2026packagingKatalon: New $2,000→$1,000/seat/year limited annual offer
- May 18, 2026packagingKatalon bundles Studio + QA agents from $67/seat, locked 12 months
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- Cypress.ioJul 6Cypress.io swaps hourly AI pricing for fixed monthly prompt allotments
- SmartBearJul 4SmartBear strips all listed prices, hides 16 products behind Buy Now only
- LambdatestJul 3TestMu AI (LambdaTest): moved to Kane CLI credit-based pricing
- BrowserStackMay 12BrowserStack App renames Freelancer Plan section to Other Plans
Questions about this change
Did Katalon raise prices in July 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, feature added.
What changed on Katalon's pricing page between Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026?
Enterprise packaging: monthly per-seat Team Edition/Enterprise Edition model → annual-only 3-tier structure, replaced; feature: No MCP Server integration → MCP Server integration, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jun 29, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Katalon change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Katalon in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Katalon: New $2,000→$1,000/seat/year limited annual offer" on Jul 3, 2026; Katalon has been tracked since 2026-04-15.