QASource reveals $150K-$200K/year team pricing, drops custom-quote-only model
What happened
Between the Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026 captures of QASource's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pricing page rebuilt from a pure custom-quote pitch ("we don't offer one-size-fits-all rates... request your bespoke quote") to publicly disclosing that a 3-4 engineer QA team runs $150,000-$200,000/year. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price revealed) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 19, 2026) lists Custom at $12,500.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for QASource. QASource has been tracked since 2026-05-22.
In the same window Hex and IBM also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Custom · Price visibilityRevealedPrice hiddenPrice listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom | Price visibility | Price hidden | Price listed | Revealed |
Values as written on QASource'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 QASource's pricing page (www.qasource.com) from Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Price hidden" becomes "Price listed".
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QASource, pricing history
Full history- Oct 19, 2026packagingQASource adds 45-day exit notice to monthly billing, rates unchanged
- Oct 5, 2026packagingQASource reveals $150K-$200K/year team pricing, drops custom-quote-only model · this change
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- HexAug 31Hex: AI agent features consolidated (Notebook agent → Hex agent)
- HexAug 17Hex Enterprise adds BYOK for OpenAI and Anthropic to boost data security
- IBMJul 3IBM Maas360: 30% first-year promotional discount removed
- HexJul 3Hex: Enterprise credits tier upgraded to Premium
- IBMApr 22IBM Maas360 ends 30% promo, restores full device prices from $4.24 to $9.54
Questions about this change
Did QASource raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a pricing change: price revealed.
What changed on QASource's pricing page between Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026?
Custom price visibility: Price hidden → Price listed, revealed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 28, 2026 and Oct 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does QASource change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for QASource in the 90 days before this one; QASource has been tracked since 2026-05-22.
