Comparison

Chromatic vs Theo

No leader: the top candidate Chromatic has only 0.06 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Chromatic full profile →Theo full profile →

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Chromatic40

Theo35

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Chromatic	Theo
Vioscale score	40 / 100low · 6%	35 / 100low · 29%
Pricing
Modelpricing.model	commercial	free
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	free
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	3.5
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://github.com/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=theo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	165
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	1,988
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	0
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	20
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	BSD-3-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	JavaScript

Score

Vioscale score

Chromatic40 / 100low · 6%

Theo35 / 100low · 29%

Pricing

Model

Chromaticcommercial

Theofree

Price level

Chromatic–

Theofree

Security

Scorecard

Chromatic–

Theo3.5

Soc2

Chromatic✓

Theo–

Trust center

Chromatic–

Theohttps://github.com/security

Vulnerabilities

Chromatic–

TheoCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=theo&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

Chromatic–

Theo165

Github stars

Chromatic–

Theo1,988

Activity

Commits last 30d

Chromatic–

Theo0

Release

Cadence days

Chromatic–

Theo20

History

Chromatic–

Theo20 items

License

Spdx

Chromatic–

TheoBSD-3-Clause

Language

Primary

Chromatic–

TheoJavaScript

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Design Systems
Capability	Chromatic	Theo
Capabilities
Architecture model	-	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

Chromatic-

TheoOpen source framework

Design token variable translation engine figma to code

Chromatic-

Theo-

Interactive storybook react component embedding

Chromatic-

Theo-

Continuous integration ci github gitlab token sync

Chromatic-

Theo-

Visual regression testing and component history

Chromatic-

Theo-

Markdown and mdx custom documentation authoring

Chromatic-

Theo-

Brand asset management hub for logos and fonts

Chromatic-

Theo-

Version control and releaseing for brand guidelines

Chromatic-

Theo-

W3c design token format specification support

Chromatic-

Theo-

Multi tenant theme support for white labeling

Chromatic-

Theo-

SOC2 type ii

Chromatic-

Theo-

Mit or apache permissive oss license

Chromatic-

Theo✓

Pricing model

Chromatic-

TheoFree open source

What each one is

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

Chromatic

Not documented yet.

Theo

Theo is an open-source design token transformation tool that enables teams to maintain design system values like colors, fonts, and spacing in a single source of truth. It automatically generates formatted output for different platforms and languages, including Sass, CSS, Android XML, and JavaScript.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Chromatic

Pricing not documented yet.

Theo

Free

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	Chromatic	Theo
CLIPlatforms	-	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

CLI

Chromatic–

Theo✓

Deployment

Self-hosted

Chromatic–

Theo✓

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