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Snapvisor vs Lost Pixel

Lost Pixel's team announced on 2026-04-22 that they are sunsetting the product and joining Figma, and its GitHub repository is archived. Snapvisor is an actively hosted alternative: 7,000 free screenshots a month, Pro from $9/month, and baselines stored server-side instead of in your repository.

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Snapvisor vs Lost Pixel

Both compare screenshots against a baseline and flag visual changes. The main differences today are project status and where baselines live. This page states only what Lost Pixel's own repository, announcement, site and documentation say, as of the date below.

Comparison data checked 2026-09-25. Every value is sourced below.

SnapvisorLost Pixel
Project statusHosted service with Free, Pro and Enterprise plansSunset announced 2026-04-22; the team is joining Figma
Source codeBuilt on the open-source Argos engine; self-hosting on requestMIT-licensed; GitHub repository archived (read-only), last pushed 2026-04-22
Hosted platformManaged Snapvisor service, nothing to run yourselfThe announcement gives no wind-down timeline for the hosted platform
Free tier$0/mo · 7,000 screenshotsHobby — $0/mo · 7,000 shots, listed on lost-pixel.com alongside the sunset notice
Baseline storageServer-side, per reference branch; approve in review to updateImage files on disk, in .lostpixel/baseline/ by default (open-source mode)
Capture sourcesPlaywright, Cypress, Puppeteer, Storybook or any image filesStorybook, Ladle, page screenshots or a custom image folder

Staying on Lost Pixel can make sense when:

  • Your suite already works and you are comfortable maintaining it yourself: the MIT-licensed code remains available to read and fork.
  • You use Ladle, which Lost Pixel's documentation lists as a supported shot type.
  • You prefer baselines as image files inside your own repository or storage.

Snapvisor tends to fit better when:

  • You want a product that is still being developed and hosted, rather than an archived repository.
  • You want baselines kept server-side per branch, with approvals in a review UI and PR status checks.
  • You want a free tier of 7,000 screenshots/month and a monthly Pro plan from $9.

FAQ

Snapvisor vs Lost Pixel, answered.

Lost Pixel's team announced on 2026-04-22 that they are sunsetting the product and joining Figma, and its GitHub repository is archived, which makes it read-only. The announcement gives no wind-down timeline for the hosted platform, so check lost-pixel.com for its current status.

Largely, yes. You keep your test runner, add the @snapvisor capture and upload steps, and create new baselines. The docs migration guide maps Lost Pixel config options such as shots, masks, breakpoints and thresholds to Snapvisor.

In Lost Pixel's open-source mode baselines are image files on disk, in .lostpixel/baseline/ by default, so something has to persist that folder between runs. Snapvisor stores baselines server-side per reference branch and updates them when you approve a change in review.

Yes. Snapvisor Free includes 7,000 screenshots per month. Lost Pixel's site lists a Hobby plan with 7,000 shots per month alongside its sunset notice. Pro starts at $9/month with 15,000 included, then usage charges.

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