{ "title": "Client software price changes 2026", "page": "https://clientworkhq.net/research/price-changes/", "note": "Verified changes on vendor pricing pages, with archived copies before and after. kind \"correction\" marks an error on our own pages, not a vendor change; kind \"watched\" is a movement we do not count as a change. seenInGuides marks rows where seen is when our guides first quoted the new value. Published by Client Work HQ. Our #1 pick is Workspace369.", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "\"Client software price changes 2026\" by Client Work HQ (https://clientworkhq.net/research/price-changes/), updated 2026-10-28, licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)", "updated": "2026-10-28", "changes": [ { "id": "harvest-premium-to-enterprise", "vendor": "Harvest", "kind": "watched", "item": "Premium became Enterprise; seat price hidden, then back at the Premium prices", "old": "Premium: $17.50 per seat a month billed monthly, $14 billed yearly (Jan 4, 2026)", "new": "Enterprise: from $17.50 per seat a month billed monthly, from $14 billed yearly (Oct 24, 2026); shown as \"Customizable\" on Jan 24, 2026", "basis": "Per seat", "seen": "2026-10-28", "window": "Renamed between Jan 4, 2026 07:50 UTC and Jan 24, 2026 11:08 UTC, with the price shown as \"Customizable\"; the old Premium prices were back as starting prices by the Oct 24, 2026 copy", "source": "https://www.getharvest.com/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Jan 4, 2026 (Pro and Premium)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260104075004/https://www.getharvest.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Jan 24, 2026 (Teams and Enterprise)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260124110840/https://www.getharvest.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 24, 2026 (Enterprise prices shown)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261024054910/https://www.getharvest.com/pricing" } ], "guides": [ "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/agency-software-cost/", "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/harvest-alternatives/" ], "note": "Not counted as a price change: the seat prices went back to the Premium figures, now as starting prices under a new name. The Oct 24 copy also adds an Enterprise Plus tier with custom pricing." }, { "id": "basecamp-freelancer", "vendor": "Basecamp", "kind": "change", "item": "Freelancer plan", "old": "$25 a month; up to 20 users; 5 GB", "new": "$29 a month; up to 5 users; 10 GB", "basis": "Per account, billed monthly (the new card lists \"Annual billing\" among its crossed-out items)", "seen": "2026-10-27", "window": "Between Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC and 18:35 UTC", "source": "https://basecamp.com/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC (old plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020130727/https://basecamp.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 18:35 UTC (new plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020183553/https://basecamp.com/pricing" } ], "guides": [] }, { "id": "basecamp-studio-to-pro", "vendor": "Basecamp", "kind": "change", "item": "Middle plan: Studio became Pro", "old": "Studio: $59 a month; 10 active projects; unlimited users", "new": "Pro: $79 a month; 8 active projects; up to 10 users", "basis": "Per account, billed monthly", "seen": "2026-10-27", "window": "Between Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC and 18:35 UTC", "source": "https://basecamp.com/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC (old plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020130727/https://basecamp.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 18:35 UTC (new plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020183553/https://basecamp.com/pricing" } ], "guides": [], "note": "Both cards carry the same tagline, \"A great place to start with room to grow\", and sit in the same position, so we treat Pro as the replacement for Studio. Time tracking is excluded on both." }, { "id": "basecamp-pro-to-pro-plus", "vendor": "Basecamp", "kind": "change", "item": "Upper plan: Pro became Pro Plus", "old": "Pro: $99 a month; 25 active projects; unlimited users", "new": "Pro Plus: $99 a month; 12 active projects; up to 15 users", "basis": "Per account, billed monthly", "seen": "2026-10-27", "window": "Between Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC and 18:35 UTC", "source": "https://basecamp.com/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC (old plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020130727/https://basecamp.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 18:35 UTC (new plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020183553/https://basecamp.com/pricing" } ], "guides": [], "note": "Same price and tagline (\"Just about everything for just about everyone\"), with fewer active projects and a user cap. Time tracking is included on both." }, { "id": "basecamp-unlimited", "vendor": "Basecamp", "kind": "change", "item": "Top plan: Unlimited became Pro Unlimited", "old": "Unlimited: $299 a month billed annually; 45-day trial", "new": "Pro Unlimited: $199 a month billed annually, or $329 billed monthly; 30-day trial", "basis": "Per account; the old card showed only the yearly-billing price", "seen": "2026-10-27", "window": "Between Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC and 18:35 UTC", "source": "https://basecamp.com/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC (old plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020130727/https://basecamp.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 18:35 UTC (new plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020183553/https://basecamp.com/pricing" } ], "guides": [], "note": "Unlimited users and projects on both. The old FAQ called it \"$300/month total\"; the new FAQ says \"$329/month total\"." }, { "id": "basecamp-free", "vendor": "Basecamp", "kind": "change", "item": "Free plan user cap", "old": "Up to 5 users; 1 project; 1 GB", "new": "Up to 3 users; 1 project; 1 GB", "basis": "Free", "seen": "2026-10-27", "window": "Between Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC and 18:35 UTC", "source": "https://basecamp.com/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 13:07 UTC (old plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020130727/https://basecamp.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 20, 2026 18:35 UTC (new plans)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261020183553/https://basecamp.com/pricing" } ], "guides": [], "note": "The Free plan is not new: it was on the page before this change too." }, { "id": "pipedrive-projects", "vendor": "Pipedrive", "kind": "watched", "item": "Projects add-on starting price", "old": "Starting from CA$16.66 (Oct 16, 2026 archive copy)", "new": "Starting from CA$16 (Oct 23, 2026 archive copy), the same as on Sep 26", "basis": "The card says \"Starting from\" and names no billing period. The archive copies show Canadian dollars only", "seen": "2026-10-27", "window": "Between Oct 16, 2026 21:31 UTC and Oct 23, 2026 18:28 UTC", "source": "https://www.pipedrive.com/en/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Sep 26, 2026 (from CA$16)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260926123011/https://www.pipedrive.com/en/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 16, 2026 (from CA$16.66)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261016213148/https://www.pipedrive.com/en/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 23, 2026 (from CA$16)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261023182849/https://www.pipedrive.com/en/pricing" } ], "guides": [ "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/pipedrive-review/" ], "note": "Not counted as a price change: the starting price returned to its September value, and the archived evidence is in Canadian dollars. Our own US-dollar reads showed $16.66 on Oct 18 and $16 on Oct 27; those reads are not published." }, { "id": "17hats-one-plan", "vendor": "17hats", "kind": "correction", "item": "Plan lineup (our error, not a 17hats change)", "old": "Our pages: three levels with different workflow features", "new": "One all-inclusive plan: $60 a month, $600 a year or $800 for two years; 7-day trial", "basis": "Per account; extra users and brands are add-ons with no published price", "seen": "2026-10-27", "window": "No change to 17hats’ list plan: all nine Internet Archive copies from Apr 29, 2025 to Oct 19, 2026 show the one plan (three are linked below; we checked the other six the same way)", "source": "https://www.17hats.com/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Apr 29, 2025", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20250429184056/https://www.17hats.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Mar 11, 2026", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260311072237/https://www.17hats.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Oct 19, 2026", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261019223253/https://www.17hats.com/pricing" } ], "guides": [ "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/best-honeybook-alternatives/", "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/best-dubsado-alternatives/", "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/bonsai-vs-moxie-vs-17hats-vs-plutio/" ], "note": "The page code carries a hidden section headed \"In-Depth Look at Each Level\" and a hidden FAQ (\"Which plan should I choose?\") that names the old Essentials, Standard and Premier levels, in both the Apr 2025 and Oct 2026 archive copies. In our Oct 27, 2026 browser read, the visible text (237 words) shows only the one-plan offer and none of those names. What did change on 17hats’ side is an offer, not the plan: the Apr 29, 2025 copy shows \"Save 50% on your first year\" (a yearly plan for $300 or two years for $400), the Oct 19, 2026 copy keeps that text but hides it on the banner and the yearly and two-year buttons (a mobile-only monthly button still carries it), our Oct 27 read did not show it, and our Oct 29 read showed it again (on the yearly and two-year plans, when you skip the trial). Offers are not logged as price changes. Our guides quoted the hidden level section until Oct 27, 2026; they now quote only the visible one-plan offer." }, { "id": "freshbooks-plans", "vendor": "FreshBooks", "kind": "change", "item": "Lite, Plus and Premium list prices", "old": "Lite $21, Plus $38, Premium $65 a month", "new": "Lite $23, Plus $43, Premium $70 a month", "basis": "Per account, billed monthly; yearly billing is 10% less (Lite $226.80 became $248.40 a year, Plus $410.40 became $464.40, Premium $702 became $756)", "seen": "2026-10-05", "seenInGuides": true, "window": "Between Jan 20, 2026 20:31 UTC and Feb 2, 2026 10:36 UTC", "source": "https://www.freshbooks.com/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Jan 20, 2026 (old prices)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260120203111/https://www.freshbooks.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Feb 2, 2026 (new prices)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260202103617/https://www.freshbooks.com/pricing" } ], "guides": [ "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/freshbooks-review/", "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/best-invoicing-software-for-small-business/", "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/harvest-alternatives/", "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/freshbooks-vs-wave/" ], "note": "Prices are from the plan data each archived page renders from. Both copies also show a limited-time offer next to the list price; it is left out. Select is quoted on request in both. Team members stay $11 a month per user." }, { "id": "harvest-pro-to-teams", "vendor": "Harvest", "kind": "change", "item": "Pro became Teams, with a lower starting seat price", "old": "Pro: $13.75 per seat a month billed monthly, $11 billed yearly", "new": "Teams: from $11 per seat a month billed monthly, from $9 billed yearly (no \"Unlimited projects\" line; by Oct 24, 2026 extra invoices, projects, clients and tasks are \"billed based on what you use\")", "basis": "Per seat", "seen": "2026-09-30", "seenInGuides": true, "window": "Between Jan 4, 2026 07:50 UTC and Jan 24, 2026 11:08 UTC", "source": "https://www.getharvest.com/pricing", "evidence": [ { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Jan 4, 2026 (Pro and Premium)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260104075004/https://www.getharvest.com/pricing" }, { "label": "Internet Archive copy, Jan 24, 2026 (Teams and Enterprise)", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260124110840/https://www.getharvest.com/pricing" } ], "guides": [ "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/agency-software-cost/", "https://clientworkhq.net/blog/harvest-alternatives/" ], "note": "The new cards say \"starting from\". By Oct 24, 2026 the page also says that additional invoices, projects, clients and tasks are \"billed based on what you use\"; that line is not on the Jan 24 copy, and we have not dated it more closely. The Free plan (1 seat, 2 projects) is the same on both copies. The Jan 4 table also had a projects row for the paid plans; the Jan 24 table no longer lists one. By Oct 24 the Free card no longer lists \"Reporting basics\", and Teams shows $108 a seat billed annually." } ] }