Sauce Labs cuts parallel test sessions from 24 to 5 on device clouds
What happened
Between the Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026 captures of Sauce Labs's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Concurrent sessions for parallel testing on Virtual and Real Device Cloud plans reduced from '1 to 24' to '1 to 5'; prices unchanged. Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit decrease) with a downward direction. The current page lists Live Testing at $39, Virtual Device Cloud at $149, Real Device Cloud at $199 and Sauce Mobile App Distribution at $249.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Sauce Labs. Sauce Labs has been tracked since 2026-02-20.
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- Real Device Cloud · LimitReworded1 to 241 to 5
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Device Cloud | Limit | 1 to 24 | 1 to 5 | Reworded |
Values as written on Sauce Labs'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 Sauce Labs's pricing page (saucelabs.com) from Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "1 to 24" becomes "1 to 5".
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Did Sauce Labs raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit decrease.
What changed on Sauce Labs's pricing page between Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026?
Real Device Cloud limit: 1 to 24 → 1 to 5, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 12, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Sauce Labs change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Sauce Labs in the 90 days before this one; Sauce Labs has been tracked since 2026-02-20.