HCLSoftware has published an update to its Renewal Pricing Policy. The core of the announcement is an annual price increase that becomes effective August 18, 2026.
Background
HCLSoftware attributes the adjustment to ongoing investments in its product portfolio. The focus is on innovation, in particular embedding advanced AI capabilities into its tools. According to the vendor, the price increase is intended to reflect these ongoing enhancements and the increased value delivered to customer organizations, while ensuring a high level of technology and world-class support.
Scope of the Price Increase
The annual price increase applies from August 18, 2026 and is tiered by license type:
Product | Perpetual Licenses and S&S | Term and Other License types |
AppScan | 9% | 6% |
BigFix | 9% | 6% |
Workload Automation, Secure DevOps & Mainframe products | 9% | 6% |
Commerce | 9% | 6% |
Digital Solution (Domino, Sametime, Leap, Connections, Volt MX) | 9% | 6% |
Digital Experience (DX) | 9% | 6% |
Unica | 9% | 6% |
All other product offerings | 9% | 6% |
What This Means in Practice
- Across all listed product lines, uniform rates apply: 9% for Perpetual Licenses and S&S, and 6% for Term and other license types.
- For users of HCL Domino, Sametime, Leap, Connections, and Volt MX, the increase falls under the Digital Solution category.
- The effective date is August 18, 2026.
Source
This post is based on the HCLSoftware knowledge base article KB0130941 “HCLSoftware Renewal Pricing Policy Update”.