Browshot vs WebsiteScreenshotAPI
Browshot
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websitescreenshotapi.netSide by side
| Figure | Browshot | WebsiteScreenshotAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1/mo | $17/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 12 | 8 |
| Spec score · Screenshot APIs | 9.3 (#1) | 8.3 (#11) |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| 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 | Render webpage URLs as PNG, JPG, WebP or PDF · Capture full scrollable pages · Configure viewport dimensions and device presets · Wait for load states, selectors or timed delays · Generate MP4, WebM and GIF scrolling animations · Block advertisements and cookie banners · Submit asynchronous bulk batches up to 500 URLs · Use HMAC-signed embeddable URLs and webhooks |
| Support | Browshot accepts questions, comments and bug reports through its contact form and [email protected]. | Priority support and custom rate-limit requests are listed for the Scale plan, while custom on-premises arrangements require contacting sales. |
| Support | email, docs | docs |
| What it does | Browshot is a web service for taking real-time screenshots of live websites through a dashboard or API. | WebsiteScreenshotAPI renders webpage URLs into image, PDF, and animated video files through HTTP API requests. |
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
WebsiteScreenshotAPI
- Basic$17 a month
- Growth$79 a month
- Scale$259 a month
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Basic$17 a month
- Growth$79 a month
- Scale$259 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.
WebsiteScreenshotAPI
WebsiteScreenshotAPI has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.