Postman unbundles cloud load testing into a $0.04/VuH usage-based add-on
What happened
Between the Aug 28, 2026 and Aug 29, 2026 captures of Postman's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Cloud performance testing is now a separately priced usage-based service at $0.04 per virtual user hour (Beta), added both as a Testing comparison row and as a new Usage-Based Services tab; the old 'Performance testing (unlimited runs)' row is now 'Unlimited local performance testing'. A new 'Datasets' row was also added to the Testing section for Solo, Team, and Enterprise. In detail: New 'Cloud performance testing' row added to the Testing comparison table at $0.04 per virtual user hour (Beta), plus a new Cloud Performance Testing tab in Usage-Based Services (previously only AI Credits, Monitoring, Insights, Flows Credits). The former 'Performance testing (unlimited runs)' row is now 'Unlimited local performance testing', unbundling cloud load testing into a separately priced usage-based service; New 'Datasets' row added to the Testing section of the plan comparison table, available on Solo, Team, and Enterprise (not Free). Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on, feature added). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 15, 2026) lists Solo at $9, Team at $19, Enterprise at $0.04 per AI credit + $0.04 per VuH (cloud performance testing) and Simple Security at $6.
It lands 148 days after Postman's previous change, "Postman Expands Enterprise Security With Account Discovery Controls" (Apr 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Postman Shifts SSO Add-On From Team to Organization Level at $6/User" (Mar 11, 2026), "Postman drops AI and API Builder add-ons, launches SSO and Premium Support" (week of Feb 23, 2026) and "Postman Introduces AI Credits in Professional and Basic Plans, Enhancing Value with 400 Credits/User/Month as Standard Feature" (Jan 12, 2026). Postman has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Konghq and Aws also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- AddedCloud performance testing rowAdd-on
BeforeNot listed
AfterCloud performance testing row
- AddedSolo, Team, EnterpriseFeatureNot listedDatasets row
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud performance testing row | Add-on | Not listed | Cloud performance testing row | Added |
| Solo, Team, Enterprise | Feature | Not listed | Datasets row | Added |
Values as written on Postman'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 Postman's pricing page (postman.com) from Aug 28, 2026 and Aug 29, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where Cloud performance testing row now appears.
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Postman, pricing history
Full history- Sep 21, 2026PackagingPostman hides $49/user Enterprise price behind Contact Sales, drops AWS buy
- Sep 19, 2026PackagingPostman pulls $49 Enterprise pricing, moves plan behind contact sales
- Aug 31, 2026ImprovementPostman adds Cloud performance testing ($0.04/VuH)
- Aug 29, 2026PackagingPostman unbundles cloud load testing into a $0.04/VuH usage-based add-on This change
- Apr 2, 2026PackagingPostman Expands Enterprise Security With Account Discovery Controls
- Mar 11, 2026PackagingPostman Shifts SSO Add-On From Team to Organization Level at $6/User
- Week of Feb 23, 2026PackagingPostman drops AI and API Builder add-ons, launches SSO and Premium Support
- Jan 12, 2026PackagingPostman Introduces AI Credits in Professional and Basic Plans, Enhancing Value with 400 Credits/User/Month as Standard Feature
- Q2 2025PackagingPostman Introduces Unlimited APIs for Enterprise Plan with New Spec Hub Features
- Q4 2024ImprovementPostman Democratizes Cloud-Based Integrations for All Users with Free Plan Access to Slack and Teams
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- KonghqJul 3Kong: AI Gateway A2A traffic added to Plus; Paid Plugins/Manager now included in Enterprise
- KonghqJul 2Konghq Insomnia bundles AI Gateway add-ons into Enterprise plan at no extra cost
- AwsNov 9Aws Mwaa adds per-second billing for Customer Managed Tasks in Serverless
- KonghqOct 5Konghq Plus now starts at $25/month plus usage, drops free trial card
- KonghqMar 17Konghq launches Kong Identity with $30 per million token pricing
Questions about this change
Did Postman raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 28, 2026 and Aug 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on, feature added.
What changed on Postman's pricing page between Aug 28, 2026 and Aug 29, 2026?
Add-on added: Cloud performance testing row; Solo, Team, Enterprise feature added: Datasets row. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 28, 2026 and Aug 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Postman change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Postman in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Postman Expands Enterprise Security With Account Discovery Controls" on Apr 2, 2026; Postman has been tracked since 2024-10-01.