PDF.co vs ScreenshotBee
PDF.co
pdf.coScreenshotBee
screenshotbee.comSide by side
| Figure | PDF.co | ScreenshotBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $8.99/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 8 |
| Spec score · Screenshot APIs | 8.7 (#4) | 7.8 (#22) |
| Key features | PDF compression with low, medium, high, and aggressive presets · Advanced image, font, resolution, and quality controls for compression · Asynchronous processing with job-status checking for long-running documents · PDF conversion to and from formats including HTML, Excel, CSV, XML, JSON, and images · Document and PDF data extraction, including OCR and structured parsing · PDF editing, encryption, decryption, and form filling · PDF merging and splitting · Workflow integrations through Zapier, Make, n8n, and other platforms | URL-to-screenshot rendering in real browsers · Raw HTML rendering · Full-page capture · PNG, JPEG and PDF output · Device emulation and custom viewports · CSS-selector element screenshots · Wait conditions for single-page apps · Scheduled screenshots |
| Security | PDF.co says it uses SSL/TLS and encryption at rest, and offers user-controlled AES encryption and decryption. | ScreenshotBee says traffic uses HTTPS, API access is scoped to a rotatable API key, passwords are hashed, and production data access is restricted. |
| Support | The company says customers can contact engineers who built the product and describes its customer service as developer-friendly. | The maker says product questions are answered by the people who build ScreenshotBee and support requests can be sent through the dashboard. |
Plans
PDF.co
- Basic$8.99 a month
- Personal$22.49 a month
- Business 1$44.99 a month
- Business 2$89.99 a month
- Business 3$270 a month
- Basic$8.99 a month
- Personal$22.49 a month
- Business 1$44.99 a month
- Business 2$89.99 a month
- Business 3$270 a month
ScreenshotBee
- 1,000 screenshots$9, paid once
- 2,500 screenshots$20, paid once
- 5,000 screenshots$35, paid once
- 10,000 screenshots$60, paid once
- 25,000 screenshots$125, paid once
- 50,000 screenshots$225, paid once
- 100,000 screenshots$400, paid once
- 250,000 screenshots$875, paid once
In their own words
ScreenshotBee
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