ApiFlash vs Screenshot API
ApiFlash
apiflash.comScreenshot API
screenshot-api.netSide by side
| Figure | ApiFlash | Screenshot API |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $7/mo | $9/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 5 |
| Spec score · Screenshot APIs | 9.1 (#2) | 8.3 (#10) |
| Capture controls | The API supports full-page screenshots, mobile screenshots, viewport control, CSS-element capture, JavaScript injection, headers, cookies, and time zones. | The API supports full-page capture, custom viewports up to 3840×4320, scale up to 3×, and dark mode. |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud, browser extension |
| Headquarters | Montpellier, France | Spain |
| Integrations | Amazon S3 | The service can send comparison results to Slack and lists Forgejo/GitHub Actions, Netlify, Cloudflare Pages, and Vercel for deploy hooks. |
| Key features | Full-page website screenshots · Mobile screenshots and responsive viewport control · Chrome-based rendering · Automatic capture timing after page loading · PNG, JPEG, and WebP output · CSS and JavaScript injection · Ad blocking and cookie-banner hiding · Amazon S3 export | Capture pages as PNG, JPEG, or WebP · Capture full scrollable pages · Set custom viewport width and height · Set device scale for retina output · Set a delay before capture · Render with dark-mode preference · Compare a page with another URL or stored baseline and return a visual diff · Create scheduled snapshot sets and send summaries to Slack |
| Security | ApiFlash states that all plans use HTTPS endpoints, and its privacy policy describes encryption, firewalls, SSL, and restricted employee access. | Requests to private networks, loopback addresses, and cloud metadata are refused, with the renderer also blocked from that traffic at the network layer. |
| Support | email, chat, docs | email, docs |
Plans
ApiFlash
- Free PlanFree
- Lite Plan$7 a month
- Medium Plan$35 a month
- Large Plan$180 a month
- Custom Enterprise PlanPriced on request
- Free PlanPrice not published
Screenshot API
- FreeFree
- Starter$9 a month
- Pro$29 a month
- Team$49 a month
- Business$149 a month
In their own words
ApiFlash
ApiFlash is a cloud API for generating website screenshots, including full-page and mobile captures. Requests go through a unique HTTPS endpoint using an access key and GET or POST methods. Google Chrome instances render pages, with controls for viewport, CSS-element capture, JavaScript injection, headers, cookies and time zones. Images can be returned as PNG, JPEG or WebP, or exported to Amazon S3 and compatible storage. The API runs on AWS Lambda and applies a leaky-bucket limit of 20 requests per second, with bursts up to 400. Each capture uses a separate Chrome instance that is discarded with its temporary data. Plans include 100 screenshots free; paid plans start at $7 a month for 1,000 screenshots, with higher-volume plans available. Strict bot protections can block captures, and ApiFlash recommends supplying a proxy in that case. Custom enterprise plans include managed proxies and IP geolocation. Support is available by email and live chat.
Screenshot API
Screenshot API has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.