Chromatic vs Applitools Eyes

Chromatic9.2Visit Applitools Eyes8.9Visit

Higher score Chromatic #2 in Visual Regression Testing Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Chromatic

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Applitools Eyes #3 in Visual Regression Testing Software 8.9/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Applitools

• Chromatic fits best

  Storybook teams needing polished review workflows

• Applitools Eyes fits best

  Enterprise teams needing AI-assisted analysis

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Side by side

Feature	Chromatic 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Applitools Eyes 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Visual Regression Testing Software	#3 in Visual Regression Testing Software
Best for	Storybook teams needing polished review workflows	Enterprise teams needing AI-assisted analysis
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$179/mo (best)	$667/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, SSO/SAML
Integrations	15 integrations	60+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Chromatic 3/3 · Applitools Eyes 3/3
Cross-browser capture	✓	✓
CI/CD integrations	✓	✓
Approval workflow	✓	✓
Specs
Visual diff modes	Pixel	Ai-assisted
Project limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Browser count	4 browsers	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Pull-request checks with comments, reviewers, and approvals Storybook publishing plus Vitest, Playwright, and Cypress integrations Cross-browser testing across Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge	Visual AI covers web, mobile, desktop, component, and document interfaces Cross-browser, device, CI/CD, and automation framework integrations Root-cause analysis, accessibility checks, and baseline workflows
Cons	Paid plans start at $179 per month Free testing pauses after its monthly snapshot allowance is used Enterprise features use custom pricing	Starter begins at $667 per month with annual billing Professional and Enterprise pricing is custom Enterprise capabilities are concentrated in higher-tier plans
Our verdict	Chromatic is a cloud service for frontend teams that captures UI snapshots, compares them with approved baselines, and flags visual changes. It is especially suited to teams using Storybook that want visual checks connected to pull… Read the review →	Applitools Eyes is a cloud-based visual testing product for development and QA teams validating web, mobile, desktop, component, and document interfaces. It compares rendered interfaces against baselines using Visual AI, supports… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Chromatic — where it wins

  • Pull-request checks with comments, reviewers, and approvals
  • Storybook publishing plus Vitest, Playwright, and Cypress integrations
  • Cross-browser testing across Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid plans start at $179 per month
  • Free testing pauses after its monthly snapshot allowance is used
  • Enterprise features use custom pricing

• Applitools Eyes — where it wins

  • Visual AI covers web, mobile, desktop, component, and document interfaces
  • Cross-browser, device, CI/CD, and automation framework integrations
  • Root-cause analysis, accessibility checks, and baseline workflows

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter begins at $667 per month with annual billing
  • Professional and Enterprise pricing is custom
  • Enterprise capabilities are concentrated in higher-tier plans

• Chromatic9.2/10 · Free plan

  A strong Storybook workflow with CI checks, review tools, and four-browser testing on paid plans.

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• Applitools Eyes8.9/10 · 14-day trial

  A broad visual testing suite for teams that need AI-assisted analysis and enterprise controls.

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