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Argus

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Agentic visual UI testing agent that explores your app like a real user and reports what breaks.

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Describe a test in plain English and Argus drives a Playwright browser through it, capturing timelines, screenshots, and pass/fail reasoning. The local-first build keeps data on your machine, while a hosted option removes setup. Good for teams whose coding agents are producing UI faster than manual QA can keep up.

Strengths

  • Turns a plain-English test description into a Playwright browser run with screenshots and reasoning.
  • Local-first build keeps runs, screenshots, and reports on your machine.
  • Hosted option removes setup for teams that do not want to self-host.

Known limitations

  • Requires a Gemini API key for real runs in the local build.
  • Source-available license, not OSI open source; enterprise use is paid.
  • Multi-agent pipeline can be slower than a scripted test for simple, repetitive flows.

Use it when

  • Teams whose coding agents ship UI faster than manual QA can review.
  • Smoke-testing a web app without writing and maintaining selectors.

Skip it when

  • You need an OSI open-source license today; the source-available license is not OSI.
  • Simple, repetitive flows where a scripted test would be faster than the agent pipeline.
  • You do not have a Gemini, OpenAI, or Kimi API key for real local runs.

Buy-check

  • ·Price — freemium, source-available; free for individuals and small teams; enterprise license required for 100+ members as of 2026-08-19. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
  • ·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
  • ·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
  • ·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
  • ·Who skips it — Also skipped when: You need an OSI open-source license today; the source-available license is not OSI.; Simple, repetitive flows where a scripted test would be faster than the agent pipeline..

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pricing
freemium1
price note
source-available; free for individuals and small teams; enterprise license required for 100+ members
free tier
yes
open source
no
api
yes
self-host
yes
category
automation
evidence
source-verified
Models
BYOK

Data: trains on inputs unknown · local processing yes

Sources

  1. 1github.com/argus-testing/argus[snapshot]
  2. 2github.com/argus-testing/argus/blob/main/LICENSE[snapshot]

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