# Backlight vs Storybook

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Backlight

| Attribute | Backlight | Storybook |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.8 (40% (low)) | 44.1 (8% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A code-centric platform for designing, collaborating on, and publishing design systems with integrated visual review and Figma plugin support. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas","w3c_design_token_format_specification_support":true,"markdown_and_mdx_custom_documentation_authoring":true,"visual_regression_testing_and_component_history":true,"design_token_variable_translation_engine_figma_to_code":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_model":"open_source_framework","mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"version_control","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"version_control","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Figma","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Figma","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GraphQL","native":true,"direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Analytics","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"outbound"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"FR","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free","features":["Unlimited users","Up to 2 design systems","Online IDE and Command-line","Instant share","GitHub & GitLab integrations","Visual review of Pull Requests","100 Visual regression reports","Publish on scope @backlight-dev","Markdown, MDJS, MDX2, MDVue, MDsveX and Nunjucks support","Real-time editing","Auto-versioning","Community support on Discord"],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$149/mo (billed annually) or $186/mo (monthly)","features":["All Starter features","Up to 5 design systems","1000 Visual regression reports","Publish to any registry","Publish to any scope","Publish private packages","Export documentation static site","Email support"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing (contact sales)","features":["All Pro features","Unlimited design systems","Unlimited Visual regression reports","Email support with SLA","story.to.design (automatically generate and maintain Figma UI Kits)"],"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free starter plan. Pro from $149/mo (billed annually) or $186/mo (monthly). Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://backlight.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-01T16:10:31.708Z","startingPrice":{"amount":149,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://storybook.js.org","retrievedAt":"2026-09-01T14:52:05.853Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | high | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":149,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://backlight.dev/legal/privacy-policy | - |

## Capabilities (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 |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:59:18.045Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*