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X-Ways Software

Cybersecurity & Identity Management www.x-ways.net

Product

Cologne, Germany-based computer forensics software company. Private. Operates in cybersecurity and digital forensics markets. Serves law enforcement, IT security professionals, and forensic investigators with WinHex hex editor, disk imaging, and data recovery tools.

Entry price

$45.9

WinHex Personal (Perpetual) · /mo, billed annually

Plans tracked

3 add-ons

Pricing changes

Latest Wk 37 '26

Pricing model

Subscription

No free tier

Pricing Change History

14 changes

202614 changes

Sep 7, 2026

Price increase

Weekly

X-Ways: price increases across Forensics, Investigator, WinHex, Training

Broad price increases across most plans: X-Ways Forensics $1,570→$1,575 (non-perp) and $4,010→$4,069 (perpetual); Investigator $2,060→$2,090; CTR $925→$939; WinHex tiers +$1; training minimum $715→$1,495.

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Aug 31, 2026

Price decrease

Weekly

X-Ways cuts Forensics, WinHex, Investigator prices ~0.5-3%

Prices decreased across most X-Ways Forensics, WinHex, Investigator, and Imager license tiers (approx 0.5-3%), e.g. X-Ways Forensics $1,580->$1,570, WinHex Lab $198.90->$197.90, Investigator $2,075->$2,060.

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Aug 24, 2026

Price increase

Weekly

Across-the-board price increase (~1-3%) on all X-Ways licenses

Uniform price increase (~1-3%) across nearly all X-Ways licenses and volume tiers: XWF 1yr $1,560->$1,580, WinHex Pro $99.90->$100.90, Investigator $2,060->$2,075, Imager $91.90->$92.90, Spaces $715->$725.

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Aug 17, 2026

Price increase

Weekly

X-Ways Software Orderhtml raises XWF, WinHex Lab/Prof prices $1-5, cuts Investigator tiers

Annual license price refresh across X-Ways product line: XWF non-perpetual and WinHex Lab/Specialist-old/Prof tiers rose ~$1-5; XWF perpetual, X-Ways Investigator, and Investigator CTR tiers fell ~$1-5.

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Aug 11, 2026

Price decrease

Weekly

X-Ways Order Page: Forensics perpetual $4,030→$4,020 + 2 more price cuts

X-Ways Forensics perpetual license: $4,030→$4,020 (1st), $3,710→$3,699 (2+), $3,429→$3,415 (5+); X-Ways Investigator perpetual: $2,070→$2,065 (1st), $1,905→$1,900 (2+), $1,760→$1,755 (5+); Investigator CTR: $930→$925 (1st), $855→$850 (2+), $790→$789 (5+)

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Aug 4, 2026

Price increase

Weekly

X-Ways: Broad price increase across Forensics, Investigator & WinHex tiers

Broad price increase (~1-3%) across all X-Ways/WinHex license tiers: Forensics $1,539 to $1,560, Investigator $2,020 to $2,070, Investigator CTR $905 to $930, Imager and WinHex tiers also up; matches recurring pricing experiment b3035b351bdfd31d.

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Aug 4, 2026

Price increase

Weekly

X-Ways: price increase across all products (Forensics $1,539->$1,560 + more)

Systematic price increase across all X-Ways products: Forensics $1,539->$1,560 and $3,930->$4,030; Investigator $2,020->$2,070; WinHex tiers +1-2%; Imager $192.90->$195.90; training $705->$715.

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Jul 13, 2026

Price decrease

Weekly

X-Ways Software trims prices ~0.3-1% across Forensics, WinHex, Investigator suite — usu...

Small across-the-board USD price decreases (roughly 0.3-1%) on X-Ways Forensics, WinHex Lab/Specialist/Professional, X-Ways Investigator, Investigator CTR, and Training; matches a known recurring pricing oscillation for this vendor.

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Jul 13, 2026

Price decrease

Weekly

X-Ways Software Orderhtml trims Forensics, WinHex Lab and training prices 0.3-1.3%

Small (0.3-1.3%) price cuts across X-Ways Forensics, Investigator/CTR, WinHex Lab/Specialist-old/Pro licenses, and training, incl. 2+/5+ tiers; part of recurring oscillation experiment b3035b351bdfd31d.

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Jul 6, 2026

Price increase

Weekly

X-Ways Software raises prices across nearly all licenses, from Forensics to training fees

Broad-based price increase (~0.3-3%) across nearly all X-Ways license SKUs and tiers: Forensics, Investigator, Investigator CTR, WinHex editions, Imager, and the training course fee ($705→$710).

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Jul 6, 2026

Price increase

Weekly

X-Ways Software Orderhtml raises prices across full product line, shifts maintenance to...

Annual price increase (~0.5-2%) across nearly the entire X-Ways product line: Forensics, Investigator, Investigator CTR, WinHex editions, Imager, and training fees; maintenance windows rolled Jun->Jul 2027.

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Jun 29, 2026

Price decrease

Weekly

X-Ways Software cuts forensics and investigator prices across all tiers

X-Ways Imager non-perpetual 2+ dropped $91.90→$90.90, 10+ $72.90→$71.90; perpetual 2+ $194.90→$192.90, 5+ $155.90→$154.90, 10+ $142.90→$141.90. Training starting price dropped $710→$705. X-Ways Investigator perpetual dropped ~$20 (base: $2,040→$2,020, 2+: $1,879→$1,855, 5+: $1,735→$1,715); Investigator CTR dropped ~$10 (base: $915→$905, 2+: $840→$835, 5+: $780→$770).

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Jun 19, 2026

Price increase

Weekly

X-Ways Software raises prices across all forensic tools by up to $5

Prices increased across all X-Ways products: XWF non-perpetual $1,555→$1,565; XWF perpetual $4,015→$4,020; WinHex Lab $195.90→$196.90; WinHex Prof $98.90→$99.90; Investigator $2,060→$2,065; Investigator CTR $925→$929; Training from $710→$715.

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Jun 2, 2026

Improvement

Weekly

X-Ways Software Orderhtml extends software update coverage to Jun 2027

Software update coverage period for all perpetual licenses extended by one month from May 2027 to Jun 2027, affecting X-Ways Forensics, Investigator, Investigator CTR, WinHex prof./personal, and X-Ways Imager.

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