Argos
Open-source visual testing with a GitHub-native review experience.
What it is
Argos captures screenshots from Playwright, Cypress or Storybook and provides a review interface tied directly to pull requests, with an open-source codebase and a free tier for open-source projects. It focuses on doing the review workflow well rather than on breadth of features.
Best for
Where it is strong
- Clean, fast PR review experience.
- Genuinely affordable, with a workable free tier.
- Open source, so self-hosting is a real fallback.
Where it falls short
- Fewer integrations than Percy or Applitools.
- Small team behind it.
- Limited cross-browser rendering options.
Pricing
From $100 per month (Pro, usage-based, 35k screenshots included)
Free tierFree tier: Hobby plan is free forever with up to 5,000 screenshots; free for open-source projects.
What drives the bill: Pro is usage-based from $100/month including 35,000 screenshots, with extras at $0.004 each ($0.0015 for Storybook). SSO is a paid add-on: $50/month for GitHub, $200/month for SAML.
Check current pricing on Argos’s siteFigures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026. Vendors change pricing often; confirm before you commit.
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