Lost Pixel vs Percy

From $30 per month (indicative, hosted platform)

From $599 per month (indicative, paid tier)

Substantially cheaper than Percy or Chromatic for comparable hosted review.

Billed per screenshot. Multiply pages x widths x browsers x commits before committing — this is where budgets are misjudged.

Open-source runner is free and unlimited when self-hosted.

Free tier with a monthly screenshot allowance suitable for a small project.

Emerging

Lost Pixel · since 2022

Widely used

BrowserStack · since 2015

• Self-host for free or pay a modest fee for the review workflow — you choose per project.
• Works with Storybook and with plain page URLs.
• Clean GitHub Actions integration.

• Plugs into an existing suite with a few lines rather than requiring new tests.
• Server-side rendering removes machine-to-machine screenshot inconsistency.
• Good PR-based approval workflow that developers actually use.

• Small vendor; assess sustainability before making it critical infrastructure.
• Fewer browser and device permutations than the incumbents.
• Less sophisticated diffing than Applitools' visual AI.

• Screenshot-based billing escalates faster than teams expect.
• Dynamic content requires careful masking or you drown in false diffs.
• Responsive widths are rendered, not truly executed in each browser, which occasionally hides real issues.

Cost-conscious teams that want a hosted visual review workflow without enterprise pricing.

Teams with an existing E2E or Storybook suite who want visual coverage without new tests.