Browshot vs Screenshot Machine
Browshot
browshot.comScreenshot Machine
screenshotmachine.comSide by side
| Figure | Browshot | Screenshot Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 12 | 5 |
| Spec score · Screenshot APIs | 9.3 (#1) | 6.9 (#37) |
| Spec score · Screenshot Software | 9.4 (#1) | 6.9 (#38) |
| Spec score · Website Screenshot Software | 9.4 (#1) | 6.8 (#6) |
| Spec score · Screenshot tools | 8.9 (#4) | 6.8 (#37) |
| Export formats | PNG,JPEG | JPG,PNG,GIF; PDF conversion also available |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud, browser extension |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Campbell, California, USA | Zilina, Slovakia |
| Key features | Real-time screenshots of web pages · Screen and full-page capture modes · Desktop and mobile virtual browsers · Custom browser viewport dimensions · Thumbnails with cropping, scaling, and PNG or JPEG output · REST API and open-source client libraries · JavaScript execution and browser automation steps · Batch, multiple-URL, and domain-crawl screenshot requests | Captures full-page website screenshots · Renders pages using desktop, phone, or tablet device settings · Exports screenshots as JPG, PNG, or GIF · Configurable screenshot dimensions, zoom, and capture delay · Hides page elements or clicks an element before capture · Captures the first DOM element matching a CSS selector · Captures a specified crop rectangle · Converts web pages to PDF |
| Shareable links | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | web,windows,macos,linux,api | web,api |
| Scrolling capture | Yes | Yes |
| Support | email, docs | email, docs |
Plans
Browshot
- 10 credits$1 a month
- 60 credits$2 a month
- 300 credits$5 a month
- 1,000 credits$10 a month
- 3,000 credits$25 a month
- 8,000 credits$50 a month
- 20,000 credits$100 a month
- 45,000 credits$200 a month
- 125,000 credits$500 a month
- FreeFree
Screenshot Machine
- StarterPrice not published
- StarterPriced on request
- Basic€9 a month
- Pro€59 a month
- Enterprise€99 a month
In their own words
Browshot
Browshot is a web service for taking real-time screenshots of live websites through a dashboard or API. It supports more than 30 virtual browsers, including mobile and desktop choices, and can capture screen or full-page views as well as thumbnails. Requested output can be PNG or JPEG, with specified viewport dimensions and thumbnail size and aspect ratio. Browshot uses real desktop and mobile browsers that support HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, image loading, and redirects. Its REST API uses an API key; open-source libraries are available for Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, and C#, with Swagger specifications for generating other clients. Premium and private browsers can perform actions such as navigation, clicking, typing, JavaScript execution, and screenshots. Trackers can extract page values, and screenshots can be sent to Amazon S3 or hosted by Browshot over HTTPS. The free plan provides 100 screenshots per month with reduced browser and resolution choices and shared browsers. Paid plans start at $1 a month. Average screenshot completion, including page load, is about 15 seconds; pages taking over two minutes are aborted without charge for failed screenshots.
Screenshot Machine
Screenshot Machine has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.