X-Ways: Broad price increase across Forensics, Investigator & WinHex tiers
What happened
Between the Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026 captures of X-Ways Software's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Across-the-board ~1-3% price increase on all X-Ways/WinHex license tiers — Forensics $1,539→$1,560 (non-perpetual), $3,930→$4,030 (perpetual); Investigator $2,020→$2,070; Investigator CTR $905→$930; Imager $90.90→$91.90 & $192.90→$195.90; WinHex Lab/Specialist/Professional/Personal tiers also up. Matches recurring pricing experiment b3035b351bdfd31d. In detail: 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. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists WinHex Personal (Perpetual) at $45.9, X-Ways Imager (Non-Perpetual) at $91.9, WinHex Professional (Perpetual) at $99.9, WinHex Specialist (Non-Perpetual) at $130.9 and WinHex Lab Edition at $193.9.
It lands the same day as X-Ways Software's previous change, "X-Ways: price increase across all products (Forensics $1,539->$1,560 + more)" (Aug 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "X-Ways Software trims prices ~0.3-1% across Forensics, WinHex, Investigator suite — usu" (Jul 13, 2026), "X-Ways Software Orderhtml trims Forensics, WinHex Lab and training prices 0.3-1.3%" (Jul 13, 2026) and "X-Ways Software raises prices across nearly all licenses, from Forensics to training fees" (Jul 6, 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.
- WinHex · Price+1%$1,539$1,560
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WinHex | Price | $1,539 | $1,560 | +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 Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where winhex price reads $1,539 and then $1,560.
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X-Ways Software, the last 90 days
Full history- 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: Broad price increase across Forensics, Investigator & WinHex tiers · this change
- Aug 4, 2026increaseX-Ways: price increase across all products (Forensics $1,539->$1,560 + more)
- Jul 13, 2026decreaseX-Ways Software trims prices ~0.3-1% across Forensics, WinHex, Investigator suite — usu...
- Jul 13, 2026decreaseX-Ways Software Orderhtml trims Forensics, WinHex Lab and training prices 0.3-1.3%
- Jul 6, 2026increaseX-Ways Software raises prices across nearly all licenses, from Forensics to training fees
- Jul 6, 2026increaseX-Ways Software Orderhtml raises prices across full product line, shifts maintenance to...
- Jun 29, 2026decreaseX-Ways Software cuts forensics and investigator prices across all tiers
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?
Yes. Pulse captured X-Ways Software's pricing page on Jul 27, 2026 and again on Aug 3, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: WinHex: $1,539 → $1,560 (+1%).
What changed on X-Ways Software's pricing page between Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 2026?
WinHex price: $1,539 → $1,560 (+1%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 27, 2026 and Aug 3, 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 7 other pricing-page changes for X-Ways Software in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "X-Ways: price increase across all products (Forensics $1,539->$1,560 + more)" on Aug 4, 2026; X-Ways Software has been tracked since 2026-05-04.