Browserless alternative

Browserless alternative for screenshots

Browserless: hosted headless browsers for automation, scraping and testing, plus REST APIs for screenshots and PDFs. This page puts what Browserless states on its own pages next to screenshotbase, each fact with the page it comes from and the date we checked it.

Checked October 9, 2026

We make screenshotbase, so we are not neutral. Every fact about Browserless comes from Browserless's own public pages, linked next to it with the date we read it. Plans change, so check browserless.io before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.

Browserless vs screenshotbase at a glance

CriterionscreenshotbaseBrowserless
What it isA hosted screenshot API: one HTTPS request returns the image, PDF or markdown of a page rendered in a real browser1Hosted headless browsers that support Puppeteer and Playwright, plus browser tasks over HTTP APIs2
Browsers–Chrome, WebKit and Firefox2
Free plan or trial300 screenshots a month, 10 requests a minute, no credit card31,000 units a month, 2 concurrent browsers2
PlansBasic: $15 a month for 3,000 screenshots
Premium: $59 a month for 20,000 screenshots
Enterprise: $210 a month for 75,000 screenshots3		Prototyping: $25 a month for 20,000 units (billed annually)
Starter: $140 a month for 180,000 units (billed annually)
Scale: $350 a month for 500,000 units (billed annually)2
Over the monthly quotaNo overage: the API answers HTTP 429 until the quota renews or you upgrade3$0.0020, $0.0017 and $0.0015 per unit; a unit is up to 30 seconds of browser time2
Concurrent browsers–2 (Free), 10, 40 and 100 (Prototyping, Starter, Scale)2
Screenshots from other countries117 countries (ip_country_code), every paid plan3Residential (6 units per MB) and datacenter proxies (2 units per MB)2
Screenshots and PDFViewport and full-page screenshots, PDF and markdown from one endpoint (/v1/take)4REST endpoints /screenshot and /pdf, or your own Puppeteer or Playwright code5
MCP server for AI agentsHosted at https://api.screenshotbase.com/mcp6Yes (browser automation over MCP)2

– means we list no fact from that provider's own pages for this row.

  1. screenshotbase.com, checked October 9, 2026
  2. browserless.io/pricing, checked October 9, 2026
  3. screenshotbase.com/pricing, checked October 9, 2026
  4. screenshotbase.com/docs/take, checked October 9, 2026
  5. docs.browserless.io/rest-apis/screenshot-api, checked October 9, 2026
  6. screenshotbase.com/mcp, checked October 9, 2026

Where Browserless is strong

Where screenshotbase is different

Try screenshotbase

The free plan has 300 screenshots a month and needs no credit card. The /v1/take reference lists every parameter, and the website screenshot tool shows the result without code. Plans and prices are on the pricing page.

Frequently asked questions

Does Browserless have a free plan?

Browserless: 1,000 units a month, 2 concurrent browsers (browserless.io/pricing, checked October 9, 2026). screenshotbase: 300 screenshots a month, 10 requests a minute, no credit card.

Can Browserless take screenshots from other countries?

Browserless: Residential (6 units per MB) and datacenter proxies (2 units per MB) (browserless.io/pricing, checked October 9, 2026). screenshotbase: 117 countries (ip_country_code), every paid plan.

Screenshot API

Take screenshots from your code

screenshotbase renders any website in a real browser and returns the image: full page or viewport, any device size, retina, from 100+ countries, with cookie banners and ads hidden.

/v1/take documentation Screenshot API All documentation

300 free screenshots every month. No credit card required.

GET https://api.screenshotbase.com/v1/take?url=https://example.com&full_page=true

# Response: the image (PNG, JPG, WebP or GIF)
curl -G "https://api.screenshotbase.com/v1/take" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://example.com" \
  -d viewport_width=1280 -d viewport_height=800 \
  -d format=png \
  -H "apikey: YOUR-API-KEY" \
  -o screenshot.png

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