Comparison

Backlight vs Storybook

On the evidence we track, Backlight leads this comparison with a composite score of 57/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Backlight full profile →Storybook full profile →

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★Backlight57

Storybook44

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	BacklightLeader	Storybook
Vioscale score	57 / 100low · 37%updating	44 / 100low · 8%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$149	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	3
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://backlight.dev/legal/privacy-policy	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ FR	-

Score

Vioscale score

Backlight57 / 100low · 37%updating

Storybook44 / 100low · 8%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Backlight✓

Storybook✓

Model

Backlightfreemium

Storybookopen_source

Price level

Backlighthigh

Storybookfree

Starting price

Backlight$149

Storybook–

Transparent

Backlight✓

Storybook✓

Integrations

Count

Backlight3

Storybook3

Security

Gdpr

Backlight✓

Storybook–

Trust center

Backlighthttps://backlight.dev/legal/privacy-policy

Storybook–

Market

Availability

BacklightAvailable worldwide · HQ FR

Storybook–

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for design systems. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Design Systems
Capability	Backlight	Storybook
Capabilities
Architecture model	Managed cloud saas	Open source framework
Design token variable translation engine figma to code	✓	-
Interactive storybook react component embedding	-	-
Continuous integration ci github gitlab token sync	-	-
Visual regression testing and component history	✓	-
Markdown and mdx custom documentation authoring	✓	-
Brand asset management hub for logos and fonts	-	-
Version control and releaseing for brand guidelines	-	-
W3c design token format specification support	✓	-
Multi tenant theme support for white labeling	-	-
SOC2 type ii	-	-
Mit or apache permissive oss license	-	✓
Pricing model	-	Free open source

Capabilities

Architecture model

BacklightManaged cloud saas

StorybookOpen source framework

Design token variable translation engine figma to code

Backlight✓

Storybook-

Interactive storybook react component embedding

Backlight-

Storybook-

Continuous integration ci github gitlab token sync

Backlight-

Storybook-

Visual regression testing and component history

Backlight✓

Storybook-

Markdown and mdx custom documentation authoring

Backlight✓

Storybook-

Brand asset management hub for logos and fonts

Backlight-

Storybook-

Version control and releaseing for brand guidelines

Backlight-

Storybook-

W3c design token format specification support

Backlight✓

Storybook-

Multi tenant theme support for white labeling

Backlight-

Storybook-

SOC2 type ii

Backlight-

Storybook-

Mit or apache permissive oss license

Backlight-

Storybook✓

Pricing model

Backlight-

StorybookFree open source

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Backlight

Leader

A code-centric platform for designing, collaborating on, and publishing design systems with integrated visual review and Figma plugin support.

Independently observed

Storybook

An open-source workshop tool that enables teams to develop and showcase UI components independently without requiring the full application to run. It supports multiple frameworks and provides integrated features for testing, documentation, and component state management.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Backlight

Leader

from $149/moHybridFree tier

Free starter plan. Pro from $149/mo (billed annually) or $186/mo (monthly). Enterprise custom pricing.

StarterFree
- Unlimited users
- Up to 2 design systems
- Online IDE and Command-line
- Instant share
- GitHub & GitLab integrations
- +7 more
Pro$149/mo (billed annually) or $186/mo (monthly)
- All Starter features
- Up to 5 design systems
- 1000 Visual regression reports
- Publish to any registry
- Publish to any scope
- +3 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Pro features
- Unlimited design systems
- Unlimited Visual regression reports
- Email support with SLA
- story.to.design (automatically generate and maintain Figma UI Kits)

as of 2026-09-01verify ↗

Storybook

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-09-01verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Backlight	Storybook
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Backlight✓

Storybook✓

iOS

Backlight✗

Storybook✓

Android

Backlight✗

Storybook✓

CLI

Backlight✓

Storybook✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Backlight✓

Storybook✗

Self-hosted

Backlight✗

Storybook✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)

Figma

Backlight

Leader

3 total - 2 not shared

GitHub
GitLab

Independently observed

Storybook

3 total - 2 not shared

GraphQL
Google Analytics

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.