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Plans side by side
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| Criterion | screenshotbase | ScreenshotOne | Urlbox | ApiFlash | ScreenshotAPI.net | URL2PNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free plan or trial | 300 screenshots a month, 10 requests a minute, no credit card1 | 100 screenshots a month, all features, no credit card2 | 7-day free trial, no credit card3 | 100 screenshots a month, no credit card4 | 7-day trial with 100 screenshots5 | No free accounts6 |
| Monthly plans | Basic: $15 a month for 3,000 screenshots Premium: $59 a month for 20,000 screenshots Enterprise: $210 a month for 75,000 screenshots1 | Basic: $17 a month for 2,000 screenshots Growth: $79 a month for 10,000 screenshots Scale: $259 a month for 50,000 screenshots2 | Lo-Fi: $19 a month for 2,000 renders (screenshots of websites you own; thumbnails only of third-party sites) Hi-Fi: $49 a month for 5,000 renders Ultra: $99 a month for 15,000 renders Business: $498 a month for 1,000 renders ($495 base, then $3 per 1,000 renders) Enterprise: from $3,000 a month (custom limits)3 | Lite: $7 a month for 1,000 screenshots Medium: $35 a month for 10,000 screenshots Large: $180 a month for 100,000 screenshots4 | Essential: $9 a month for 1,000 screenshots (shown reduced from $20) Startup: $29 a month for 10,000 screenshots (shown reduced from $35) Business: $175 a month for 100,000 screenshots (shown reduced from $200)5 | Bootstrapped: $29 a month for 5,000 screenshots Traction: $99 a month for 20,000 screenshots Killinit: $199 a month for 50,000 screenshots6 |
| Rate limit | Free: 10 requests a minute; paid plans: no per-minute limit1 | 40, 80 and 150 requests a minute (Basic, Growth, Scale)2 | 30, 60, 250 and 1,000 requests a minute (Lo-Fi, Hi-Fi, Ultra, Business)3 | 20 requests a second, bursts up to 4007 | 20, 40 and 80 requests a minute (Essential, Startup, Business)5 | – |
| Screenshots from other countries | 117 countries (ip_country_code), every paid plan1 | 18 countries listed (ip_country_code), IP location on Growth and Scale; own proxy (proxy)8,2 | Own proxy (proxy); Geolocation API emulation9 | ip_location on custom Enterprise plans; own proxy (proxy)7 | Proxy support on Startup and Business5 | – |
– means we list no fact from that provider's own pages for this row.
- screenshotbase.com/pricing, checked October 9, 2026
- screenshotone.com/pricing, checked October 9, 2026
- urlbox.com/pricing, checked October 9, 2026
- apiflash.com, checked October 9, 2026
- screenshotapi.net/pricing, checked October 9, 2026
- url2png.com/plans, checked October 9, 2026
- apiflash.com/documentation, checked October 9, 2026
- screenshotone.com/docs/options, checked October 9, 2026
- urlbox.com/docs/options, checked October 9, 2026
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