Koala adds $9 Essentials tier, drops Google Sheets integration
What happened
Between the Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026 captures of Koala's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Added an Essentials tier at $9/mo and promoted Professional from a footnote link to a full $49/mo 'Most Popular' card; Boost's list now inherits 'Everything in Professional' instead of its own list; Google Sheets Integration removed: the feature tile was dropped from the product feature grid and Google Sheets no longer appears in the list of products that Platform Credits can be spent on. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, feature removed) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Starter at $20, Professional at $39, Boost at $79, Growth at $143 and Elite at $280.
It lands 7 days after Koala's previous change, "Koala AI: Essentials tier cut, Boost repackaged with Brand DNA agent + credits" (Aug 31, 2026). Koala has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Notion, Evernote and Bearly AI also changed their Collaboration & Productivity pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Professional, Boost · PackagingChanged
Beforea footnote link
Aftera full $49/mo 'Most Popular' card
- — · FeatureRemoved
BeforeGoogle Sheets Integration
AfterNo Google Sheets Integration
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional, Boost | Packaging | a footnote link | a full $49/mo 'Most Popular' card | Changed |
| — | Feature | Google Sheets Integration | No Google Sheets Integration | Removed |
Values as written on Koala'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 Koala's pricing page (koala.sh) from Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "a footnote link" becomes "a full $49/mo 'Most Popular' card".
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Koala, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026improvedKoala updates word-count footnote to name GPT-6.1 Sol as 2x model
- Sep 28, 2026improvedKoala: AI MCP integration exits beta, now included with every paid plan
- Sep 21, 2026increaseKoala hikes entry plan to $25/mo, adds Brand DNA & agent chat
- Sep 7, 2026packagingKoala adds $9 Essentials tier, drops Google Sheets integration · this change
- Aug 31, 2026packagingKoala AI: Essentials tier cut, Boost repackaged with Brand DNA agent + credits
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Did Koala raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, feature removed.
What changed on Koala's pricing page between Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026?
Professional, Boost packaging: a footnote link → a full $49/mo 'Most Popular' card, changed; feature: Google Sheets Integration → No Google Sheets Integration, removed. 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 Koala change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Koala in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Koala AI: Essentials tier cut, Boost repackaged with Brand DNA agent + credits" on Aug 31, 2026; Koala has been tracked since 2024-11-17.