Chromatic vs Argos
Chromatic and Argos are two leading visual testing tools. This guide will help you understand their key features, pricing, and unique strengths, making it easier for you to choose the right tool for your needs.
Chromatic | Argos | |
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| Description | Chromatic is a comprehensive visual testing platform that integrates seamlessly with Storybook. It provides powerful visual diffs, interaction testing, and supports multiple browsers. While it offers robust features, its dependency on Storybook and relatively higher costs might not suit every team. | Argos is an open-source visual testing tool that offers a plug-and-play approach to catch visual regressions. Argos' strengths are its well-crafted UI/UX and fast-growing product, driven by first-hand usage and community feedback. Its transparent pricing and seamless integrations make it a reliable choice for UI testing. |
| Customers | GitHub, Adobe, Toyota, The Guardian, Lego | Meta, MUI, GitBook, Yotpo, Le Monde, Business Insider |
| Pricing | Contact for pricing, typically higher costs due to feature set | Starting at $30/month (all platforms) |
| Pro | Integrates with Storybook, Playwright, and Cypress, Responsive viewport testing, TurboSnap for efficient snapshotting
| Affordable, Plug-and-play, Open-source & community-driven, Well-crafted UI/UX
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| Cons | Higher costs, Depends on Storybook for full feature set, Complex setup for non-Storybook users
| No AI capabilities, No multi-baseline comparison, Fewer integrations
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| Deployment | Cloud & On-premise | Cloud & On-premise |
| Device | Website & Mobile app | Website & Mobile app |
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Argos key features
Well-crafted UI
Crafted to satisfy exigent developers. Inspired by Figma, Linear, and Stripe.
Community driven
We are close to our users, that the roadmap is driven by their feedback.
Open source
We #buildInPublic to improve state of the art and support impactful projects.
Integrate with your stack
Argos integrate with your testing tool to capture stable screenshots.
Fine-grain access control
Control team members access and permissions for each project.
Dedicated support
Get help from experimented developers to improve your tests.
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Finding the right visual testing tool can be challenging. We hope this guide makes the choice clearer. Argos is easy to try—set up your project in less than 10 minutes. No credit card required.