Lost Pixel helps you to catch the visual bugs before your users do. Say goodbye to broken layouts, incorrectly rendered components, and other visually unappealing artifacts of your frontend.
Open-source visual regression testing platform that catches UI bugs via GitHub-integrated screenshots.
- for
- Frontend developers and teams that need reliable visual regression testing.
- pricing
- freemium
works withGitHubStorybookNext.jsPlaywrightCypress
Key features
6 features of Lost Pixel Platform
- First-class GitHub integration — Automatic GitHub status checks and actions for CI/CD visual tests.
- Composition with Storybook & Playwright — Run Storybook component tests and Playwright page screenshots together.
- Mask & threshold controls — Mask elements and set per-screenshot absolute or relative thresholds.
- Multi-browser & breakpoint support — Execute tests across browsers and device widths for comprehensive coverage.
- Parallel execution — Run tests in parallel to speed up the test suite.
- Approval flow & flakiness handling — Approve, reject, comment on screenshots and retry flaky tests with custom waits.
Use cases
- Validate design system components in Storybook without visual regressions.
- Catch layout bugs on marketing pages before release.
- Ensure application UI remains consistent across browsers in CI pipelines.
Lost Pixel Platform pricing
- Free$07,000 screenshots per month · Unlimited collaborators · Monorepo support · Anti-flakiness measures
- Startup$100/month40,000 screenshots · $0.006 per extra screenshot
- Business$250/month100,000 screenshots · $0.005 per extra screenshot
- Scale$670/month300,000 screenshots · $0.004 per extra screenshot
Lost Pixel Platform vs alternatives
 Lost Pixel Platform |  Argos | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Open-source visual regression testing | Hosted visual testing for developers |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| DevHunt upvotes | 5 | 17 |
| Launched | Jan 2023 | Jan 2023 |
- Lost Pixel Platform vs Argos: Argos is a hosted visual testing service, whereas Lost Pixel is open source and self-hosted with GitHub-only integration.
Lost Pixel Platform FAQ
How is Lost Pixel different from Percy or Chromatic?+
Lost Pixel core is open source, allowing you to build your own workflow or use it completely for free.
Do you offer integrations with other Git providers?+
No, Lost Pixel currently focuses on GitHub and provides a seamless GitHub Action experience.
What are common use-cases for visual regression tests?+
Design systems (Storybook, Ladle), marketing pages, and application UI that users interact with.
How can Lost Pixel be used holistically on large projects?+
Compose tests by running Storybook component tests, page mode tests, and piping screenshots from Cypress/Playwright runs.
Why does Lost Pixel request GitHub permissions?+
Read permissions are needed to create a GitHub App and check runs; no repository data is stored.
Summarized by DevHunt from lost-pixel.com · Sep 28, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
