Chromatic
Chromatic is a cloud service that scans user-interface states across browsers to help catch visual and functional bugs and support reviewer sign-off.
What Chromatic is
Chromatic is a cloud service that scans user-interface states across browsers to help catch visual and functional bugs and support reviewer sign-off. It provides visual, interaction, and accessibility tests, and integrates with Storybook, Vitest, Playwright, and Cypress. Browser testing covers Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. TurboSnap identifies changed tests and can reduce test-run usage costs by up to 80%. Chromatic connects with CI and Git tools, syncs status back to CI, and adds a pull-request badge. Build status notifications can also go to a designated Slack channel through a webhook. Chromatic reports SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, annual third-party penetration testing, and 99.9% uptime. It says connections are encrypted in transit, data is held in databases encrypted with 256-bit AES at rest, and it does not store or access source code. Builds and snapshots have a guaranteed minimum 12 months of retention on all plans. The Free plan includes 5,000 billed snapshots per month, after which review and testing pause. Starter costs $179 a month; Pro costs $399 a month.
Good
- Tests visual, interaction, and accessibility behavior.
- Supports Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
- Integrates with Storybook, Vitest, Playwright, and Cypress.
- TurboSnap can reduce test-run usage costs by up to 80%.
- At least 12 months of build and snapshot retention.
Watch out
- Free-plan testing pauses after 5,000 monthly snapshots.
- Starter costs $179 a month.
- Pro costs $399 a month.
Who it suits
Chromatic suits teams that need to review interface changes and run visual, interaction, or accessibility checks across browsers. It may fit teams already using supported testing tools and CI or Git workflows.
Verdict
Chromatic combines UI checks with CI and review workflows across four browsers. The Free plan's monthly snapshot ceiling and paid-plan costs are important to weigh before choosing it.
Plans and prices
From Chromatic's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $179 a month | 35,000 billed snapshots · Equivalent to 175k turbosnaps · Extra billed snapshots $0.008 · Test on Safari, Firefox, Edge · $179/ month |
| Pro | $399 a month | 85,000 billed snapshots · Equivalent to 425k turbosnaps · Custom domain · $399/ month |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Unlimited snapshots · Unlimited turbosnaps · Unlimited accessibility usage · SSO & custom Git integrations · Priority support & SLA · Data retention · Custom |
| Free | — | 5,000 billed snapshots · Test on Chrome · Unlimited projects & users · Unlimited collaborators · Git and CI integrations · UI version tracking · $0/ month |
The facts
Each one read from Chromatic's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser testing
- Chromatic supports Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge testing.checked 30 Sep 2026
What it does
- CI and Git
- Chromatic integrates with CI and Git tools, syncs status back to CI, and adds a pull-request badge.checked 30 Sep 2026
- CLI
- The Chromatic CLI builds and uploads Storybook to Chromatic cloud infrastructure and can run with Vitest, Playwright, or Cypress.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Data protection
- Chromatic says connections are encrypted in transit, data is stored in 256-bit AES-encrypted databases at rest, and it does not store or access source code.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Enterprise access
- Enterprise customers can use SSO via SAML 2.0 and SCIM provisioning for user management.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Retention
- Chromatic guarantees a minimum of 12 months of data retention for builds and snapshots on all plans.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Security compliance
- Chromatic reports SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, annual third-party penetration testing, and 99.9% uptime.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Slack integration
- Chromatic can post build status notifications to a designated Slack channel through a webhook.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The Enterprise plan includes priority support and an SLA, while the pricing comparison lists chat and email support options.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Supported tools
- Chromatic integrates with Storybook, Vitest, Playwright, and Cypress.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Testing coverage
- Chromatic provides visual, interaction, and accessibility tests for user interfaces.checked 30 Sep 2026
- TurboSnap
- TurboSnap identifies changed tests and can reduce test-run usage costs by up to 80%.checked 30 Sep 2026
- What it does
- Chromatic is a cloud service that scans UI states across browsers to catch visual and functional bugs and supports reviewer sign-off.checked 30 Sep 2026
Money
- Free-plan limit
- Review and testing pause when the Free plan uses all 5,000 included billed snapshots in a month.checked 30 Sep 2026
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