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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

6 changes

20266 changes

Wk 37 '26

Price increase

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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Wk 32 '26

Price increase

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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Wk 29 '26

Price decrease

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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Wk 28 '26

Price increase

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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Wk 27 '26

Price decrease

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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Wk 25 '26

Price increase

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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