# Backlight vs Zeroheight

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Zeroheight

| Attribute | Backlight | Zeroheight |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 56.5 (37% (low)) | 65.3 (37% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A code-centric platform for designing, collaborating on, and publishing design systems with integrated visual review and Figma plugin support. | Zeroheight provides a single repository for design system documentation, components, and tokens that stays in sync across design and development tools. It enables teams to collaborate on design standards and allows AI agents to build within the documented system through integrations and APIs. |
| 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":"per_editor_seat_monthly","architecture_model":"managed_cloud_saas","multi_tenant_theme_support_for_white_labeling":true,"brand_asset_management_hub_for_logos_and_fonts":true,"interactive_storybook_react_component_embedding":true,"markdown_and_mdx_custom_documentation_authoring":true,"visual_regression_testing_and_component_history":true,"continuous_integration_ci_github_gitlab_token_sync":true,"version_control_and_releaseing_for_brand_guidelines":true,"design_token_variable_translation_engine_figma_to_code":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 18 |
| 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":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Figma Make","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Storybook","native":true,"category":"design","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"developer","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"developer","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Bitbucket","native":true,"category":"developer","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Azure DevOps","native":true,"category":"developer","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Claude Code","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitHub Copilot","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Claude","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ChatGPT","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Codex","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"v0","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"VS Code","native":true,"category":"developer","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Hotjar","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Analytics","native":true,"category":"analytics","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Zapier","native":true,"category":"automation","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"FR","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":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":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free","features":["1 editor","1 styleguide","1 token set","Connect design tools","Connect developer tools","AI assistant for editors","AI documentation creation & maintenance","Use your logo","Custom brand colors","MCP server with Standard Search (500 calls/month)"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$49/editor/month (or $588/year)","features":["Up to 5 editors","2 styleguides","3 token sets","Custom appearance","Custom domain","Commenting","Shared password","Hidden pages","Basic governance features"],"minSeats":1,"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["5+ editors and reviewers","5+ styleguides","10 token sets","SSO & trusted IP range","Styleguide releases","AI assistant for editors & viewers","Adoption tracking","API","MCP server with Fast Search","AI integrations & workflows","Advanced user roles","Styleguide permissions","Multi-theme support","Synced pages","Custom templates","Analytics","Google Analytics & Hotjar integrations","Dedicated CSM & Onboarding","Advanced user management","Priority support"],"minSeats":5,"contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free plan available. Starter from $49/editor/month. Advanced custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://zeroheight.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-01T14:40:41.502Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":49,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":149,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":49,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://backlight.dev/legal/privacy-policy | - |

## Capabilities (Design Systems)

| Capability | Backlight | Zeroheight |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Architecture model | Managed cloud saas | Managed cloud saas |
| 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 | - | Per editor seat monthly |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:46:06.474Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*