Chromatic relabels snapshots as "billed," trims Pro's overage pricing bullet
What happened
Between the Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026 captures of Chromatic's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Snapshot counts on Free/Starter/Pro now labeled 'billed snapshots'; copy clarifies unaffected-test snapshots count less toward usage; Pro plan lost its $0.008 extra-snapshot overage bullet (Starter keeps it). Pulse files it as a packaging change (metric change) with a neutral direction. The current page lists Starter at $179 and Pro at $399.
It lands 7 days after Chromatic's previous change, "Chromatic swaps vague usage caps for unlimited snapshot & TurboSnap clarity" (Jul 13, 2026). Chromatic has been tracked since 2026-05-06.
In the same window Penpot, Webflow, Sketch, Adobe and Framer also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Starter, Pro · Pricing modelMetric change
Snapshot counts on Free/Starter/Pro now labeled 'billed snapshots'; copy clarifies unaffected-test snapshots count less toward usage; Pro plan lost its $0.008 extra-snapshot overage bullet (Starter keeps it).
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter, Pro | Pricing model | Snapshot counts on Free/Starter/Pro now labeled 'billed snapshots'; copy clarifies unaffected-test snapshots count less toward usage; Pro plan lost its $0.008 extra-snapshot overage bullet (Starter keeps it). | Metric change | |
Values as written on Chromatic's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Chromatic's pricing page (www.chromatic.com) from Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page.
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Chromatic, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 20, 2026packagingChromatic relabels snapshots as "billed," trims Pro's overage pricing bullet · this change
- Jul 13, 2026packagingChromatic swaps vague usage caps for unlimited snapshot & TurboSnap clarity
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- PenpotJul 13Penpot slashes Enterprise pre-order discount from 50% to 25% off
- WebflowJul 4Webflow lifts Basic to $15, renames CMS to Premium, cuts Business plan
- SketchJul 4Sketch renames Business to Professional, shifts features, lowers Enterprise f...
- AdobeJul 3Adobe Creativecloud CC: added Firefly Pro Plus + Acrobat Express, cut Stock AI Studio price + 2 more
- FramerJul 3Framer: Basic plan bandwidth increased 10GB to 50GB
Questions about this change
Did Chromatic raise prices in July 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: metric change.
What changed on Chromatic's pricing page between Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026?
Snapshot counts on Free/Starter/Pro now labeled 'billed snapshots'; copy clarifies unaffected-test snapshots count less toward usage; Pro plan lost its $0.008 extra-snapshot overage bullet (Starter keeps it). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Chromatic change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Chromatic in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Chromatic swaps vague usage caps for unlimited snapshot & TurboSnap clarity" on Jul 13, 2026; Chromatic has been tracked since 2026-05-06.