Chromatic
Visual testing and review built by the Storybook team, for Storybook.
What it is
Chromatic publishes every Storybook build, runs visual and interaction tests on each story across browsers and viewports, and gives designers and PMs a hosted URL to review and approve changes. Because it is made by the Storybook maintainers, the integration is effectively seamless: writing a story is all the setup there is.
Best for
Where it is strong
- Zero-effort setup if you already have Storybook — stories are the tests.
- The hosted review UI is genuinely usable by designers and product managers.
- TurboSnap dramatically reduces snapshot cost on large libraries.
Where it falls short
- Strongly tied to Storybook; without it much of the value disappears.
- Component-level, not full-page — it will not catch a broken page layout.
- Snapshot pricing still adds up on a big design system.
Pricing
From $179 per month (Starter, 35k snapshots)
Free tierFree tier: Free tier with 5,000 billed snapshots a month (25k TurboSnaps), unlimited projects and users.
What drives the bill: Snapshot-based billing: Starter $179 for 35k snapshots, Pro $399 for 85k, then Enterprise. Overage runs about $0.008 a snapshot. TurboSnap, which only re-tests stories affected by a change, is the main cost control. Cross-browser coverage beyond Chrome starts at Starter.
Check current pricing on Chromatic’s siteFigures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026. Vendors change pricing often; confirm before you commit.
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What people who use Chromatic say
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