#2 in Testing & QAUpdated 2026-08

Lost Pixel

by LostPixel · Open-source visual regression testing wired into GitHub checks

42.9 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Lost Pixel is a visual regression testing service with an open-source core, positioned as an alternative to Percy and Chromatic. It captures screenshots from Storybook stories, application pages, and output piped from Cypress or Playwright runs, compares them, and reports results as GitHub check runs via a GitHub action. Diffs are approved, rejected or commented on in its UI.

Best for: Frontend teams on GitHub wanting visual regression tests for Storybook, Next.js and Playwright UIs
Pricing: Free tier with 7,000 screenshots a month, then $100/month for 40,000, $250/month for 100,000 and $670/month for 300,000, with overage charged at $0.006 to $0.004 per screenshot.
Runs on: Web

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Core is open source; can be used free to build your own flow
GitHub action with automatic status checks, set up in minutes
Composes Storybook, page and piped Playwright/Cypress screenshots
Masking, per-screenshot thresholds, multiple browsers and widths

Trade-offs

Being sunset — the team is joining Figma and building something else
GitHub only; no GitLab, Bitbucket or other Git provider integrations
Screenshots above the monthly quota cost $0.004–$0.006 each
Free plan is capped at 5 repos and projects

Pricing

Published plans from Lost Pixel’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Lost Pixel pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Free	Freeper month	7,000 screenshots per month 5 repos and projects (homepage table) Unlimited collaborators, monorepo support No credit card required
Startup	$100per month	40,000 screenshots per month $0.006 per screenshot above quota Unlimited repos, projects and members
Business	$250per month	100,000 screenshots per month $0.005 per screenshot above quota Unlimited repos, projects and members
Scale	$670per month	300,000 screenshots per month $0.004 per screenshot above quota Unlimited repos, projects and members
Enterprise	Contact sales	Listed on the homepage as "Chat with us" Shown alongside "Free for Open Source"

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
API quality: 10 out of 100
Documentation: 70 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 60 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 25 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 80 out of 100
Operational trust: 25 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 60 out of 100
Maintenance: 5 out of 100

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