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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

CAD 64.9

WinHex Personal Perpetual · /mo, billed annually

Plans tracked

1 add-on

Pricing changes

Latest Wk 36 '26

Pricing model

Subscription

No free tier

Pricing Change History

8 changes

20268 changes

Wk 36 '26

Price decrease

X-Ways cuts Forensics, WinHex, Investigator prices ~0.5-3%

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.

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Wk 35 '26

Price increase

Across-the-board price increase (~1-3%) on all X-Ways licenses

Uniform price increase (~1-3%) across nearly all X-Ways licenses and volume tiers: XWF 1yr $1,560->$1,580, WinHex Pro $99.90->$100.90, Investigator $2,060->$2,075, Imager $91.90->$92.90, Spaces $715->$725.

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Wk 34 '26

Price increase

X-Ways Software Orderhtml raises XWF, WinHex Lab/Prof prices $1-5, cuts Investigator tiers

Annual license price refresh across X-Ways product line: XWF non-perpetual and WinHex Lab/Specialist-old/Prof tiers rose ~$1-5; XWF perpetual, X-Ways Investigator, and Investigator CTR tiers fell ~$1-5.

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Wk 33 '26

Price decrease

X-Ways Order Page: Forensics perpetual $4,030→$4,020 + 2 more price cuts

X-Ways Forensics perpetual license: $4,030→$4,020 (1st), $3,710→$3,699 (2+), $3,429→$3,415 (5+); X-Ways Investigator perpetual: $2,070→$2,065 (1st), $1,905→$1,900 (2+), $1,760→$1,755 (5+); Investigator CTR: $930→$925 (1st), $855→$850 (2+), $790→$789 (5+)

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Wk 32 '26

Price increase

X-Ways: price increase across all products (Forensics $1,539->$1,560 + more)

Systematic price increase across all X-Ways products: Forensics $1,539->$1,560 and $3,930->$4,030; Investigator $2,020->$2,070; WinHex tiers +1-2%; Imager $192.90->$195.90; training $705->$715.

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Wk 29 '26

Price decrease

X-Ways Software Orderhtml trims Forensics, WinHex Lab and training prices 0.3-1.3%

Small (0.3-1.3%) price cuts across X-Ways Forensics, Investigator/CTR, WinHex Lab/Specialist-old/Pro licenses, and training, incl. 2+/5+ tiers; part of recurring oscillation experiment b3035b351bdfd31d.

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Wk 28 '26

Price increase

X-Ways Software Orderhtml raises prices across full product line, shifts maintenance to...

Annual price increase (~0.5-2%) across nearly the entire X-Ways product line: Forensics, Investigator, Investigator CTR, WinHex editions, Imager, and training fees; maintenance windows rolled Jun->Jul 2027.

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Wk 23 '26

Improvement

X-Ways Software Orderhtml extends software update coverage to Jun 2027

Software update coverage period for all perpetual licenses extended by one month from May 2027 to Jun 2027, affecting X-Ways Forensics, Investigator, Investigator CTR, WinHex prof./personal, and X-Ways Imager.

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