Shorthand Business Plan Price Increased by 119% to $1,750/month Amid Major Capacity Enhancements
What happened
Between the Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026 captures of Shorthand's pricing page, Pulse recorded 8 changes: Team plan member limit increased from 3 people to Unlimited members; Team plan published stories increased from 6 to 12 per year; Business plan increased from $800/month to $1,750/month (119% increase); Starter plan published stories reduced from Unlimited to 12 per year; Starter plan increased from $40/month to $60/month (50% increase); Team plan increased from $400/month to $875/month (119% increase); Business plan published stories increased from 12 to 24 per year; Business plan member limit increased from 6 people to Unlimited members. Pulse files it as a pricing change (limit increase, price increase, limit decrease) with an upward direction.
Shorthand's previous recorded change was "Shorthand Transitions to Story-Count-Based Pricing Model, Eliminating Public Prices for Plans" (Q4 2024). Shorthand has been tracked since 2025-01-03.
In the same window Prezi, Figma, Canva and Adobe also changed their Marketing & Content pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Unlimited · LimitChanged3 peopleUnlimited members
- Team · Limit+100%612 per year
- Business · Price+119%$800/month$1,750/month
- Unlimited · LimitChangedUnlimited12 per year
- Starter · Price+50%$40/month$60/month
- Team · Price+119%$400/month$875/month
- Business · Limit+100%1224 per year
- Unlimited · LimitChanged6 peopleUnlimited members
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited | Limit | 3 people | Unlimited members | Changed |
| Team | Limit | 6 | 12 per year | +100% |
| Business | Price | $800/month | $1,750/month | +119% |
| Unlimited | Limit | Unlimited | 12 per year | Changed |
| Starter | Price | $40/month | $60/month | +50% |
| Team | Price | $400/month | $875/month | +119% |
| Business | Limit | 12 | 24 per year | +100% |
| Unlimited | Limit | 6 people | Unlimited members | Changed |
Values as written on Shorthand'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 Shorthand's pricing page (shorthand.com) from Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where business price reads $800/month and then $1,750/month.
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Shorthand, pricing history
Full history- Sep 14, 2026improvedShorthand strips explicit 20-hour cap, shifts to vague "Tailored" service tier
- Jan 13, 2026increaseShorthand Business Plan Price Increased by 119% to $1,750/month Amid Major Capacity Enhancements · this change
- Q4 2024packagingShorthand Transitions to Story-Count-Based Pricing Model, Eliminating Public Prices for Plans
Across Marketing & Content in the same window
All Marketing & Content changes- PreziJan 12Prezi Introduces Free Basic Plan with 600 AI Credits and Essential Tools for Individuals
- FigmaJan 11Figma Increases Professional Plan Price by 25% to $15/mo Amidst New Features and Plan Renaming
- CanvaJan 11Canva Introduces Enterprise Plan with Dedicated Sales Contact, Enhancing Pricing Options for Businesses
- AdobeJan 10Adobe Creativecloud Introduces Firefly Pro Plan at $29.99/mo with Early Access Pricing, Amidst Multiple Price Increases for Other Plans
Questions about this change
Did Shorthand raise prices in January 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Shorthand's pricing page on Oct 5, 2025 and again on Jan 5, 2026 and recorded 3 price increases: Business: $800/month → $1,750/month (+119%); Starter: $40/month → $60/month (+50%); Team: $400/month → $875/month (+119%).
What changed on Shorthand's pricing page between Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026?
Unlimited limit: 3 people → Unlimited members, changed; Team limit: 6 → 12 per year (+100%); Business price: $800/month → $1,750/month (+119%); Unlimited limit: Unlimited → 12 per year, changed; Starter price: $40/month → $60/month (+50%); Team price: $400/month → $875/month (+119%); Business limit: 12 → 24 per year (+100%); Unlimited limit: 6 people → Unlimited members, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 5, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Shorthand change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Shorthand in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Shorthand Transitions to Story-Count-Based Pricing Model, Eliminating Public Prices for Plans" in Q4 2024; Shorthand has been tracked since 2025-01-03.