Chromatic vs zeroheight

Chromatic is a cloud service that scans user-interface states across browsers to find visual and functional bugs and support reviewer sign-off. It provides visual, interaction, and accessibility tests, integrating with Storybook, Vitest, Playwright, and Cypress. Browser testing covers Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. TurboSnap identifies changed tests and can reduce test-run usage costs by up to 80%. Chromatic connects with CI and Git tools, synchronizes status back to CI, and adds a pull-request badge; build notifications can go to a designated Slack channel through a webhook. The service reports SOC 2 Type 2 compliance, annual third-party penetration testing, and 99.9% uptime. It says connections are encrypted in transit, databases use 256-bit AES encryption at rest, and source code is not stored or accessed. All plans retain builds and snapshots for at least 12 months. The Free plan pauses review and testing after 5,000 billed snapshots in a month. Starter costs $179 a month; Pro costs $399 a month.

zeroheight is a web platform for documenting design systems, managing tokens, and sharing guidance with teams and AI workflows. Teams can create styleguides for components, usage guidance, and standards. It supports designs from Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD, Storybook embeds, snippets in more than 30 languages, and code blocks for frameworks such as React, Vue, and Angular. The token manager exports tokens for code and can automate pull requests when Figma changes are detected. An MCP server gives AI tools access to design system guidance; Standard Search is listed at 500 calls per month on Free and Starter, while Enterprise includes Fast Search. Listed integrations span design, code, AI, analytics, and collaboration tools. Styleguides may be public or private; Starter adds password protection and Enterprise offers SSO protection. The maker says communication uses SSL/HTTPS encryption, servers are backed up hourly, and the service runs on AWS. Free has one editor, one styleguide, and one token set. Starter is $49/user/mo (annual) after a 14-day trial.