X-Ways cuts Forensics, WinHex, Investigator prices ~0.5-3%
What happened
Between the Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 captures of X-Ways Software's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Prices decreased across most X-Ways Forensics, WinHex, Investigator, and Imager license tiers (approx 0.5-3%), e.g. Forensics $1,580->$1,570, WinHex Lab $198.90->$197.90, Investigator $2,075->$2,060. Part of a recurring weekly price oscillation (experiment b3035b351bdfd31d). In detail: 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. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists WinHex Personal Perpetual at CAD 64.9, X-Ways Imager Non-Perpetual at CAD 130.9, WinHex Professional Perpetual at CAD 140.9, WinHex Specialist at CAD 185.9 and X-Ways Imager Perpetual at CAD 276.9.
It lands 8 days after X-Ways Software's previous change, "Across-the-board price increase (~1-3%) on all X-Ways licenses" (Aug 24, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "X-Ways Software Orderhtml raises XWF, WinHex Lab/Prof prices $1-5, cuts Investigator tiers" (Aug 17, 2026), "X-Ways Order Page: Forensics perpetual $4,030→$4,020 + 2 more price cuts" (Aug 11, 2026) and "X-Ways: price increase across all products (Forensics $1,539->$1,560 + more)" (Aug 4, 2026). X-Ways Software has been tracked since 2026-05-04.
In the same window Keepit, Zscaler, PreVeil, NordVPN and Material Security also changed their Cybersecurity & Identity Management pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · Price−1%$1,580$1,570
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | $1,580 | $1,570 | −1% |
Values as written on X-Ways Software'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 X-Ways Software's pricing page (www.x-ways.net) from Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where price reads $1,580 and then $1,570.
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X-Ways Software, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026increaseX-Ways Software Orderhtml: Small list price increases: X-Ways Forensics non-perpetual $1,555->$1,560, WinHex/Imager tiers +$1; training…
- Oct 19, 2026increaseX-Ways nudges prices: WinHex up $1, Forensics and Investigator shift $5
- Oct 12, 2026decreaseX-Ways Software Orderhtml trims most license fees, but 5+ tier spikes $4 to $1,319
- Aug 31, 2026decreaseX-Ways cuts Forensics, WinHex, Investigator prices ~0.5-3% · this change
- Aug 24, 2026increaseAcross-the-board price increase (~1-3%) on all X-Ways licenses
- Aug 17, 2026increaseX-Ways Software Orderhtml raises XWF, WinHex Lab/Prof prices $1-5, cuts Investigator tiers
- Aug 11, 2026decreaseX-Ways Order Page: Forensics perpetual $4,030→$4,020 + 2 more price cuts
- Aug 4, 2026increaseX-Ways: price increase across all products (Forensics $1,539->$1,560 + more)
- Jul 13, 2026decreaseX-Ways Software Orderhtml trims Forensics, WinHex Lab and training prices 0.3-1.3%
- Jul 6, 2026increaseX-Ways Software Orderhtml raises prices across full product line, shifts maintenance to...
Across Cybersecurity & Identity Management in the same window
All Cybersecurity & Identity Management changes- KeepitOct 26Keepit upgrades Core Continuity to unlimited hot storage
- ZscalerOct 26Zscaler adds bulk GraphQL data extraction to ZDX Advanced Plus
- PreVeilOct 26PreVeil adds FIPS 140-3 to Business, lists 10 TB+ storage
- NordVPNOct 26NordVPN: Black Friday intro discount deepens to 78% off (Complete plan)
- Material SecurityOct 26Material Security adds Drive Agent to auto-fix over-shared sensitive files
Questions about this change
Did X-Ways Software raise prices in August 2026?
No — prices went down. Between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026 X-Ways Software's pricing page showed 1 price cut: $1,580 → $1,570 (−1%).
What changed on X-Ways Software's pricing page between Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026?
Price: $1,580 → $1,570 (−1%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does X-Ways Software change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 6 other pricing-page changes for X-Ways Software in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Across-the-board price increase (~1-3%) on all X-Ways licenses" on Aug 24, 2026; X-Ways Software has been tracked since 2026-05-04.