Pick Checkly if
sRE / frontend teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (10 uptime, 1k Playwright, 10k API, 6 locations) until they need Starter at $24/month or Team at $64/month for more runs, SMS alerts, or a private location.
Read the Checkly pageCheckly vs Chromatic
Our take
Pick Checkly if sRE / frontend teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (10 uptime, 1k Playwright, 10k API, 6 locations) until they need Starter at $24/month or Team at $64/month for more runs, SMS alerts, or a private location. Pick Chromatic if frontend teams who will stay on Free at $0 (5,000 billed snapshots, Chrome-only) while they open a first PR Activity list, then buy Starter at $179 / month (35,000 snapshots) or
Best for
Checkly Playwright checks you start at $0
Chromatic Storybook snapshots you review on a PR
Free plan
Checkly $0 · /month. 10 uptime monitors, max frequency 2 min, 6 locations, 1,000 browser/Playwright runs, 10,000 API runs. Email, Slack, webhooks. No private locations
Chromatic $0 · / month. 5,000 billed snapshots / month (docs copy: equivalent to 25k TurboSnaps). Chrome. Unlimited projects and collaborators. No card
Lowest paid
Checkly Starter $24/mo yearly
Chromatic Starter $179
Next step up
Checkly
Chromatic Pro $399
Runs where
Checkly Local or hosted
Chromatic Hosted
Watch out
Checkly Hobby is 1,000 Playwright runs and 10 uptime monitors
Chromatic Free is 5,000 billed snapshots / month and Chrome-only
Last checked
Checkly 2026-10-22 · checklyhq.com/pricing
Chromatic 2026-10-23 · chromatic.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Chromatic if
frontend teams who will stay on Free at $0 (5,000 billed snapshots, Chrome-only) while they open a first PR Activity list, then buy Starter at $179 / month (35,000 snapshots) or Pro at $399 / month (85,000 snapshots) when they need extra browsers or a larger snapshot bucket.
Read the Chromatic page