Lost Pixel
Being sunset: open-source visual regression whose team has joined Figma.
What it is
Lost Pixel runs visual comparisons against Storybook stories, Ladle, Histoire or arbitrary pages, and can operate fully self-hosted with baselines in your repository or through a hosted platform that adds a review UI and PR integration. The team announced in April 2026 that it was joining Figma and sunsetting the product; treat it as a migration source rather than a new choice.
Best for
Where it is strong
- The self-hosted runner keeps working and its baselines live in your repo, so a sunset does not strand your tests.
- Works with Storybook and with plain page URLs.
- Clean GitHub Actions integration.
Where it falls short
- Being sunset: the team joined Figma in April 2026 and no shutdown date for the hosted platform has been published.
- Fewer browser and device permutations than the incumbents.
- Less sophisticated diffing than Applitools' visual AI.
Pricing
From $100 per month (Startup; Business $250, Scale $670)
Free tierFree tier: Open-source runner is free and unlimited when self-hosted, and the hosted platform has a free tier.
What drives the bill: The hosted tiers are still listed and priced by monthly screenshots, but the site carries a sunset banner — do not start here. The MIT-licensed runner still works self-hosted, though its repository is archived.
Check current pricing on Lost Pixel’s siteFigures are indicative and were last reviewed August 2026. Vendors change pricing often; confirm before you commit.
Works with
What people who use Lost Pixel say
No reviews of Lost Pixel yet. If you have used it in anger, yours would be the first.
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