PerfAI launches free 15-day trial for Startup plan, no card needed
What happened
Between the Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 captures of PerfAI's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Startup plan ($299/mo) now offers a 15-day free trial with no credit card required; the Startup CTA button text changed from 'Start Now' to 'Start Free Trial' to match. Pulse files it as a packaging change (trial change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Nov 2, 2026) lists Pro at $49 and Growth at $299.
It lands 28 days after PerfAI's previous change, "PerfAI cuts Pro to $49 and Growth to $299, but slashes included credits up to 44%" (Aug 24, 2026). PerfAI has been tracked since 2026-07-06.
In the same window Cloudera, Alteryx and Databricks also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Startup · TrialRewordedStart NowStart Free Trial
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Startup | Trial | Start Now | Start Free Trial | Reworded |
Values as written on PerfAI'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 PerfAI's pricing page (perfai.ai) from Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Start Now" becomes "Start Free Trial".
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PerfAI, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingPerfAI cuts monthly credits on every plan, Free drops 500 to 100
- Sep 21, 2026packagingPerfAI launches free 15-day trial for Startup plan, no card needed · this change
- Aug 24, 2026decreasePerfAI cuts Pro to $49 and Growth to $299, but slashes included credits up to 44%
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- ClouderaJul 2Cloudera: Lakehouse Optimizer compute price increased ($0.04→$0.05/CCU)
- AlteryxOct 5Alteryx adds Agent Studio and MCP Server to Professional and Enterprise
- AlteryxMay 25Alteryx rebrands AI Copilot to Ask Alteryx across plans
- ClouderaMay 12Cloudera raises compute 25% and cuts free data tier
- DatabricksApr 6Databricks Slashes Operational Database Pricing by 77%
Questions about this change
Did PerfAI 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: trial change.
What changed on PerfAI's pricing page between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026?
Startup trial: Start Now → Start Free Trial, 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 PerfAI change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for PerfAI in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "PerfAI cuts Pro to $49 and Growth to $299, but slashes included credits up to 44%" on Aug 24, 2026; PerfAI has been tracked since 2026-07-06.