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Argos CI Pricing

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At a glance

Freemium visual regression testing and screenshot comparison platform with an open-source core on GitHub. Argos Cloud offers a Free Hobby plan ($0/mo, no credit card required) with 5,000 screenshots/month and 30-day retention. Pro plan starts at $30-$100/mo (with 15,000-35,000 included screenshots, 1-year retention, Slack/Teams alerts, and ~$0.004/screenshot overage). Enterprise offers custom volume, SAML SSO, fine-grained RBAC, and a 99.99% uptime SLA. Open-source core available for self-hosting.

Self-hosting cost

Argos CI is open source. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

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FAQ

How much does Argos CI cost?

Freemium visual regression testing and screenshot comparison platform with an open-source core on GitHub. Argos Cloud offers a Free Hobby plan ($0/mo, no credit card required) with 5,000 screenshots/month and 30-day retention. Pro plan starts at $30-$100/mo (with 15,000-35,000 included screenshots, 1-year retention, Slack/Teams alerts, and ~$0.004/screenshot overage). Enterprise offers custom volume, SAML SSO, fine-grained RBAC, and a 99.99% uptime SLA. Open-source core available for self-hosting. Paid pricing starts at $30/mo.

Does Argos CI have a free plan?

Yes — Argos CI has a free plan alongside its paid tiers.

Can you self-host Argos CI for free?

Argos CI is open source. Self-hosting does not add a software license fee, but you still pay for infrastructure, operations, and any external model or API usage. Any hosted, managed, or API plans remain separately priced.

What are free or cheaper Argos CI alternatives?

Cilium, MCP Inspector, OrbStack are in the same category with a free plan or open-source license.

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