Cypress's screenshot diffing is flaky, single-viewport, and pass/fail only. UIProof adds cloud-based visual captures, 3-viewport responsive testing, and AI-explained diffs — triggered directly from your Cypress CI pipeline.
Great E2E framework. Visual regression wasn't designed to be its strongest feature.
Side-by-side, no spin. They work together.
| Feature | UIProof | Cypress Snapshots |
|---|---|---|
| Visual testing approach | URL-based, cloud-captured | DOM screenshot + local diff |
| AI triage | Minor / Review / Regression | No — pass/fail only |
| Responsive viewports | 3 viewports per URL (auto) | One viewport per test |
| Historical diff dashboard | Per-URL timeline | HTML test report only |
| Snapshot brittleness | Cloud baseline — no drift | High — env-sensitive PNGs |
| Persona / UX review | AI UX + conversion layer | Not available |
| CI trigger | GitHub Actions + REST API | Cypress test runner |
| Setup time | < 5 minutes | Plugin install + test authoring |
| Non-dev stakeholder access | Yes — shareable dashboard | No — developer-only |
Works alongside your existing tests — no rewriting required.
Paste any public or staging URL — the same pages your Cypress tests cover. UIProof captures full-page screenshots at mobile, tablet, and desktop without writing a single line of test code.
Run your first capture to establish a visual baseline. Every future run diffs against it automatically — no snapshot files in your repo, no environment-sensitive PNG drift.
Add a UIProof API call at the end of your Cypress test run. After your E2E tests pass, UIProof fires visual captures against the deployed URL and checks for regressions.
Changed pixels are scored minor, review, or regression. UIProof explains what changed and whether a user would notice — so your team stops manually reviewing every font-rendering difference.
Only regressions block your team. Minor and review-level changes flow through automatically. Slack, webhooks, or email alerts keep the right people informed — without noise.
One step in your GitHub Actions workflow. Visual regression runs on every deploy — no plugin installs, no test authoring.
- name: Run Cypress tests
run: npx cypress run
- name: UIProof visual regression (post-deploy)
if: success()
uses: uiproof/action@v1
with:
api-key: ${{ secrets.UIPROOF_API_KEY }}
base-url: https://staging.yourapp.comCypress handles functional tests. UIProof handles visual regression. Both signals, one pipeline.
UIProof is a complement for post-deploy visual regression, not a drop-in replacement for Cypress plugins like cypress-image-snapshot. Those tools work well for test-time assertions. UIProof adds a second layer: cloud-based, URL-level captures with AI triage and a shareable dashboard. Many teams run both.
Yes. After your Cypress tests complete, call the UIProof REST API to trigger a capture run against your deployed URL. You get visual regression results alongside your functional test results — two different signals, one pipeline.
Three main differences: (1) UIProof captures are cloud-based so there's no env-sensitive PNG drift. (2) Every diff is AI-triaged — you see minor/review/regression, not just pass/fail. (3) UIProof runs at 3 viewports automatically, so mobile and tablet regressions don't hide from single-viewport tests.
No. UIProof is URL-based. You don't modify your existing Cypress tests or install any Cypress plugins. You add a UIProof capture step to your CI workflow that runs against the deployed URL after your test suite passes.
UIProof's AI layer distinguishes between expected dynamic content changes and visual regressions. Elements that change on every render — like timestamps or animated components — don't generate false regression alerts. The AI focuses on layout, styling, and content changes that affect user experience.
Yes. UIProof has a shareable dashboard and shareable diff links. Designers, QA, and PMs can review visual changes without digging into CI logs or Cypress HTML reports. This is especially useful for design reviews and stakeholder sign-off.
No flaky snapshots. No single-viewport blind spots. No manual diff reviews. Free to start.