What is Percy used for?

Percy is a visual testing and review platform from BrowserStack that catches unintended UI changes by comparing application screenshots across builds. It is a good fit for catching UI regressions before release.

Is Percy open source?

No. Percy is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Percy include Playwright and Magnitude.

What are some alternatives to Percy?

Percy competes with Chromatic, Applitools and TestMu AI (LambdaTest). For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Percy alternatives.

Percy: features, pricing and alternatives

About Percy

Percy is a commercial visual testing and review platform from BrowserStack. It helps development teams catch unintended visual changes in web interfaces by comparing screenshots of an application across builds and presenting the differences for review.

The vendor describes it as an all-in-one platform for visual testing and review, run as a hosted service with a pricing page on its site. It is aimed at front-end developers and QA engineers who want visual checks to be part of their code review and release workflows.

Key features

Screenshot-based visual regression testing
Visual diffs across builds
Review workflow for visual changes
Hosted service from BrowserStack

Good fit for

→Catching UI regressions before release

Tags: visual-testing; visual-regression; browserstack; ui-testing; qa; proprietary

Percy: questions and answers

What is Percy used for?: Percy is a visual testing and review platform from BrowserStack that catches unintended UI changes by comparing application screenshots across builds. It is a good fit for catching UI regressions before release.
Is Percy free?: Yes. Percy has a free plan.
Is Percy open source?: No. Percy is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Percy include Playwright and Magnitude.
What are some alternatives to Percy?: Percy competes with Chromatic, Applitools and TestMu AI (LambdaTest). For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Percy alternatives.