# Composal vs Argos

Argos CI focuses on screenshot snapshots and visual-diff approval in a development workflow.

## Composal

Composal sends AI browser agents to use your running web app and check the outcomes you care about. Define journeys as plain-English Scenarios, map existing flows with Discovery, or explore for bugs with Deep Scan. Runs keep recordings and reproduction steps so your team or coding agent can investigate a Finding.

[Verify documentation](https://composal.com/docs/verify)

## Argos

Visual regression checks for frontend CI

Argos CI is a visual regression testing service that captures screenshots from test runs and presents image differences for review. Its developer workflow is centered on CI and pull requests, where teams can inspect changes and approve updated references.

## What each tool does

| Workflow | Composal | Argos |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Run browser journeys](https://composal.com/product/scenarios) | ✓ Yes: Run saved browser Scenarios and return recordings and reproducible Findings. | – With setup: Captures or compares rendered pages through a configured test or visual workflow; confirm the supported runner. |
| [Map application workflows](https://composal.com/product/discovery) | ✓ Yes: Discovery maps key application areas and user journeys. | – Not confirmed: Check whether this product includes this workflow in your intended plan and setup. |
| [Explore for unexpected issues](https://composal.com/product/deep-scan) | ✓ Yes: Deep Scan explores the running application and reports reproducible issues. | – Not confirmed: Check whether this product includes this workflow in your intended plan and setup. |
| [Describe checks in plain English](https://composal.com/product/scenarios) | ✓ Yes: Author Scenarios around the intended user outcome, then review the steps and expected results. | – Not confirmed: Check whether this product includes this workflow in your intended plan and setup. |
| [Run or inspect from a terminal](https://composal.com/product/cli) | ✓ Yes: Use the CLI to start and inspect verification runs and their Findings. | – Not confirmed: Check whether this product includes this workflow in your intended plan and setup. |
| Visual regression baselines | × No: Use a dedicated tool for this specialist workflow alongside Composal’s browser verification. | ✓ Yes: Argos CI is a visual regression testing service that captures screenshots from test runs and presents image differences for review. Its developer workflow is centered on CI and pull requests, where teams can inspect changes and approve updated references. |

With setup means you supply code or configuration. Not confirmed means support for this workflow needs checking with the vendor.

## Where each fits

Choose Argos when a simple visual regression gate for frontend changes is the requirement and your team can provide stable screenshots.

## Try this evaluation

Take a pull request that changes a shared page style and a separate validation rule.

### Coverage

Which user outcomes must this release prove, and which specialist checks must stay in your existing stack?

### Setup

Who prepares accounts, test data, permissions and access to the deployment being tested?

### Evidence

Can the engineer reproduce a reported failure from the recording and steps, without asking the tester to investigate again?

### Ownership

Who updates the checks when the product changes, and can the team review what a passing result actually proves?

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- [Composal vs BackstopJS](https://composal.com/compare/composal-vs-backstopjs.md)
- [Composal vs reg-suit](https://composal.com/compare/composal-vs-reg-suit.md)
- [Composal vs Applitools](https://composal.com/compare/composal-vs-applitools.md)

[All comparisons](https://composal.com/compare.md)