SmartBear hikes prices ~20% across eight products, reshuffles Swagger tiers
What happened
Between the Feb 23, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026 captures of SmartBear's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Eight SmartBear products raised starting prices ~20%: TestComplete $1,804→$2,168, ReadyAPI $1,069→$1,170, AlertSite $175→$210, Collaborator $795→$845, LoadNinja $118→$142, TestExecute $675→$810; Swagger Studio and Swagger Contract Testing repriced from $19 to $2,280 starting price. TestComplete add-ons increased ~20%: Intelligent Quality Add-on $1,410→$1,690, TestExecute Add-on $675→$810. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Jun 29, 2026) lists Swagger Studio Individual at $19, BugSnag Select at $20, Swagger Studio Team at $29, BugSnag Preferred at $33 and BitBar Live Testing at $46.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for SmartBear. SmartBear has been tracked since 2026-02-19.
In the same window BrowserStack and Atlassian also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- AlertSite, TestExecute · Price+20%$1,804$2,168
- Swagger Contract Testing, TestExecute · Price+11900%$19$2,280
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlertSite, TestExecute | Price | $1,804 | $2,168 | +20% |
| Swagger Contract Testing, TestExecute | Price | $19 | $2,280 | +11900% |
Values as written on SmartBear'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 SmartBear's pricing page (smartbear.com) from Feb 23, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where alertsite, testexecute price reads $1,804 and then $2,168.
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SmartBear, pricing history
Full history- Jul 4, 2026packagingSmartBear strips all listed prices, hides 16 products behind Buy Now only
- Jun 22, 2026packagingSmartBear: starting prices rise across TestComplete, ReadyAPI, Swagger Studio and more
- Mar 17, 2026decreaseSmartBear Slashes Prices across multiple products.
- Week 10, 2026increaseSmartBear hikes prices ~20% across eight products, reshuffles Swagger tiers · this change
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
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- BrowserStackApr 11BrowserStack App rebrands Private Devices as Custom Device Lab
- BrowserStackApr 8BrowserStack launches free unlimited tier for open source projects
Questions about this change
Did SmartBear raise prices in March 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured SmartBear's pricing page on Feb 23, 2026 and again on Mar 2, 2026 and recorded 2 price increases: AlertSite, TestExecute: $1,804 → $2,168 (+20%); Swagger Contract Testing, TestExecute: $19 → $2,280 (+11900%).
What changed on SmartBear's pricing page between Feb 23, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026?
AlertSite, TestExecute price: $1,804 → $2,168 (+20%); Swagger Contract Testing, TestExecute price: $19 → $2,280 (+11900%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Feb 23, 2026 and Mar 2, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does SmartBear change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for SmartBear in the 90 days before this one; SmartBear has been tracked since 2026-02-19.