X-Ways Software raises volume-tier license prices $1-$5 across Forensics, WinHex
What happened
Between the Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026 captures of X-Ways Software's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Small list price increases ($1-$5) on volume-tier prices for X-Ways Forensics, WinHex, Investigator, CTR and Imager licenses. Pulse files it as a pricing change (price increase) with an upward direction. The current page 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 Software Orderhtml: Small list price increases: X-Ways Forensics non-perpetual $1,555->$1,560, WinHex/Imager tiers +$1; training…" (Oct 26, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "X-Ways nudges prices: WinHex up $1, Forensics and Investigator shift $5" (Oct 19, 2026), "X-Ways Software trims perpetual license prices by a few dollars across products" (Oct 12, 2026) and "X-Ways Software Orderhtml trims most license fees, but 5+ tier spikes $4 to $1,319" (Oct 12, 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.
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Small list price increases ($1-$5) on volume-tier prices for X-Ways Forensics, WinHex, Investigator, CTR and Imager licenses.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Price | Small list price increases ($1-$5) on volume-tier prices for X-Ways Forensics, WinHex, Investigator, CTR and Imager licenses. | Price increase | |
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 Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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X-Ways Software, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026increaseX-Ways Software raises volume-tier license prices $1-$5 across Forensics, WinHex · this change
- 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 trims perpetual license prices by a few dollars across products
- Oct 12, 2026decreaseX-Ways Software Orderhtml trims most license fees, but 5+ tier spikes $4 to $1,319
- Sep 7, 2026increaseX-Ways: price increases across Forensics, Investigator, WinHex, Training
- Aug 31, 2026decreaseX-Ways cuts Forensics, WinHex, Investigator prices ~0.5-3%
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 October 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured X-Ways Software's pricing page on Oct 19, 2026 and again on Oct 26, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: Small list price increases ($1-$5) on volume-tier prices for X-Ways Forensics, WinHex, Investigator, CTR and Imager licenses..
What changed on X-Ways Software's pricing page between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026?
Small list price increases ($1-$5) on volume-tier prices for X-Ways Forensics, WinHex, Investigator, CTR and Imager licenses. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 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 10 other pricing-page changes for X-Ways Software in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "X-Ways Software Orderhtml: Small list price increases: X-Ways Forensics non-perpetual $1,555->$1,560, WinHex/Imager tiers +$1; training…" on Oct 26, 2026; X-Ways Software has been tracked since 2026-05-04.