We make screenshotbase, so we are not neutral. Every fact about Urlbox comes from Urlbox's own public pages, linked next to it with the date we read it; "Not stated" means we did not find it there. Plans change, so check urlbox.com before you decide. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.
Urlbox vs screenshotbase at a glance
| Criterion | screenshotbase | Urlbox |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan or trial | 300 screenshots a month, 10 requests a minute, no credit card1 | 7-day free trial, no credit card2 |
| 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 | 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)2 |
| Yearly billing | 20% less than monthly1 | Annual billing offered2 |
| Rate limit | Free: 10 requests a minute; paid plans: no per-minute limit1 | 30, 60, 250 and 1,000 requests a minute (Lo-Fi, Hi-Fi, Ultra, Business)2 |
| Over the monthly quota | No overage: the API answers HTTP 429 until the quota renews or you upgrade1 | Service continues; the account is upgraded to the next tier2 |
| Not counted against the quota | Requests answered with an error (HTTP 408, 422, 500, 502, 503)1,3 | Requests that fail for any reason; cached screenshots from Render Links2 |
| Output formats | PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF (single frame), PDF, markdown4 | PNG, JPEG, WebP, AVIF, SVG, PDF, HTML, MP4, WebM, markdown5 |
| HTML input | Yes (html in the request body)6 | Yes (HTML to PNG, JPEG, WebP and PDF)2 |
| Screenshots from other countries | 117 countries (ip_country_code), every paid plan1 | Own proxy (proxy); Geolocation API emulation5 |
| Ad and cookie-banner blocking | Ads, cookie banners and chat widgets (block_ads, block_cookie_banners, block_chats), every plan4 | Ads and cookie banners2 |
| Async requests and webhooks | No: every request is synchronous4 | Async render API and webhooks2 |
| Storing the result | upload=1 stores the file and returns its URL; no upload to your own bucket4 | S3 or any S3-compatible storage2 |
| MCP server for AI agents | Hosted at https://api.screenshotbase.com/mcp7 | Not stated2 |
| Refund or guarantee | – | Refund of up to $100 if you are not happy with your first 10,000 screenshots2 |
– means we list no fact from that provider's own pages for this row.
- screenshotbase.com/pricing, checked October 9, 2026
- urlbox.com/pricing, checked October 9, 2026
- screenshotbase.com/docs/status-codes, checked October 9, 2026
- screenshotbase.com/docs/take, checked October 9, 2026
- urlbox.com/docs/options, checked October 9, 2026
- screenshotbase.com/docs/html, checked October 9, 2026
- screenshotbase.com/mcp, checked October 9, 2026
Lowest listed monthly price for your volume
| Screenshots a month | screenshotbase | Urlbox |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $15 (Basic) | $49 (Hi-Fi) |
| 3,000 | $15 (Basic) | $49 (Hi-Fi) |
| 5,000 | $59 (Premium) | $49 (Hi-Fi) |
| 10,000 | $59 (Premium) | $99 (Ultra) |
| 20,000 | $59 (Premium) | – |
| 50,000 | $210 (Enterprise) | – |
| 100,000 | – | – |
The lowest monthly price on each provider's pricing page for that many screenshots a month (Urlbox counts renders): the cheapest plan that includes them; – means no listed plan covers it at a fixed price. Yearly discounts, free plans and trials are not included, nor plans limited to some sites: Urlbox Lo-Fi (screenshots of websites you own; thumbnails only of third-party sites). Plans: screenshotbase (checked October 9, 2026); Urlbox (checked October 9, 2026).
Where Urlbox is strong
- Higher request rates on the larger plans (250 a minute on Ultra, 1,000 on Business) and request timeouts up to 300 seconds. (source, Oct 9, 2026)
- Video, SVG and AVIF output, metadata and data extraction, and an async render API with webhooks. (source, Oct 9, 2026)
- Enterprise options such as dedicated clusters, on-premises and uptime SLAs. (source, Oct 9, 2026)
Where screenshotbase is different
- A free plan without a time limit (300 screenshots a month) instead of a 7-day trial. (source, Oct 9, 2026)
- Screenshots from 117 countries with one parameter (
ip_country_code); Urlbox documents aproxyoption for your own proxy server. (source, Oct 9, 2026) - No per-minute limit on paid plans; Urlbox lists 30 to 1,000 requests a minute. (source, Oct 9, 2026)
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.