Katalon adds free tier, renames Individual to Professional, refocuses Enterpr...
What happened
Between the Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 captures of Katalon's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Pricing restructured: added a $0 Free tier, renamed Individual to Professional (price unchanged, $184->$84/seat/mo), and removed the Small Teams/True Automation plan ($209->$167/seat/mo) from the default view; Enterprise plan tagline changed from 'System of record for teams & AI agents' to 'For regulated and large-scale organizations', repositioning the target audience toward regulated/large-scal. In detail: Enterprise plan tagline changed from 'System of record for teams & AI agents' to 'For regulated and large-scale organizations', repositioning the target audience toward regulated/large-scale orgs. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, positioning) with a neutral 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 21 days after Katalon's previous change, "Katalon: plan tiers consolidated to Individual/Small teams, True Platform moved to add-on" (Aug 31, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Katalon slashes Studio Enterprise price 44%, adds per-seat tiered pricing" (Aug 24, 2026), "Katalon splits Studio Enterprise into standalone $229/seat plan" (Jul 20, 2026) and "Katalon ditches monthly seats for annual tiers, adds AI MCP server integration" (Jul 6, 2026). Katalon has been tracked since 2026-04-15.
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- — · Packaging−54%$184$84/seat/mo
- Enterprise · PositioningReworded
BeforeSystem of record for teams & AI agents
AfterFor regulated and large-scale organizations
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Packaging | $184 | $84/seat/mo | −54% |
| Enterprise | Positioning | System of record for teams & AI agents | For regulated and large-scale organizations | Reworded |
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 Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where packaging reads $184 and then $84/seat/mo.
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Katalon, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 5, 2026packagingKatalon moves Professional to annual-only $1,000/seat, 55% off first 3 seats
- Sep 21, 2026packagingKatalon adds free tier, renames Individual to Professional, refocuses Enterpr... · this change
- 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
- Jul 3, 2026packagingKatalon: New $2,000→$1,000/seat/year limited annual offer
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Did Katalon 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: package change, positioning.
What changed on Katalon's pricing page between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026?
Packaging: $184 → $84/seat/mo (−54%); Enterprise positioning: System of record for teams & AI agents → For regulated and large-scale organizations, reworded. 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 Katalon change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 5 other pricing-page changes for Katalon in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Katalon: plan tiers consolidated to Individual/Small teams, True Platform moved to add-on" on Aug 31, 2026; Katalon has been tracked since 2026-04-15.