The best screenshot API, compared

An honest, factual look at ScreenshotInk vs ScreenshotOne, ApiFlash & Urlbox — real pricing, what's included, and which fits your stack. Competitor figures are from each provider's public pricing page in June 2026.

ScreenshotInk at a glance

All-in-one

$9

2,000 captures/mo

$29

10,000 captures/mo

  • Tools, monitoring & MCP server included on every plan
  • Full-page (20,000px), PDF, ad & cookie-banner blocking
  • EU-hosted in Frankfurt · 100 free captures/mo, no card

Undercuts ScreenshotOne, ApiFlash & Urlbox at both 2k and 10k captures/mo.

Side by side

Pricing and features compared

The same volumes and capabilities across all four, with the smallest plan that covers each tier.

  ScreenshotInk ScreenshotOne ApiFlash Urlbox
Price at 2,000 captures/mo$9$17$351$492
Price at 10,000 captures/mo$29$79$35$99
Permanent free tier100/mo, no card100/mo100/mo, no card7-day trial
Full-page capture✓ up to 20,000px
PDF rendering— PNG/JPEG/WebP(Hi-Fi+)
Ad & cookie-banner blocking(Hi-Fi+)
Bulk / responsive / sitemap tools✓ Included— API only— API only— API only
Visual change monitoring✓ Included
MCP server for AI agents✓ Included
EU hosting✓ FrankfurtBusiness+ regions

Source: each provider's public pricing page, June 2026 — the smallest plan that covers the stated volume. 1 ApiFlash's tiers jump from 1,000 (Lite, $7) to 10,000 (Medium, $35), so 2,000/mo needs the $35 plan. 2 Urlbox's $19 tier covers ~1,000 screenshots, so 2,000/mo needs Hi-Fi ($49, up to 5,000); 10,000/mo needs Ultra ($99, up to 15,000). "—" = not listed as an included plan feature on that provider's page. Verify current details with each vendor.

The options

How each one fits

All four run real browsers in the cloud and capture well — the difference is what's bundled, and how the tiers line up with your volume.

ScreenshotInk

All-in-one

$9 / 2,000 · $29 / 10,000 · 100 free

The screenshot API plus bulk capture, a responsive tester, Lighthouse audits, sitemap capture and visual-change monitoring on every plan — and a hosted MCP server so agents capture, compare and audit with the image returned inline. EU-hosted in Frankfurt, full pages to 20,000px, PNG/JPEG/PDF. One key across API, tools, monitoring and agents.

ScreenshotOne

API-first

$17 / 2,000 · $79 / 10,000 · 100 free

A mature, API-first service with a deep parameter set, PDF and full-page support, ad/cookie blocking, and video generation on higher tiers. Volume pricing runs higher at the same counts, and tools, monitoring and an MCP server aren't part of the plans — it's the capture endpoint you wire into your own product.

ApiFlash

Budget

$35 / 10,000 · 100 free

The cheapest at 10,000/mo and easy to drop in for straightforward capture, with full-page screenshots, ad/cookie blocking and S3 export. Output is PNG/JPEG/WebP (no PDF listed), tiers jump from 1,000 to 10,000 so low volumes round up, and it doesn't bundle tools, monitoring or an MCP server.

Urlbox

Premium

$49 / 2,000 · $99 / 15,000 · trial

Focused on render quality and reliability, with PDF and ad/cookie blocking from the Hi-Fi tier up and regional clusters on Business plans. Priced toward the premium end, with a 7-day trial rather than a permanent free tier. A fit when render fidelity and enterprise controls matter more than the lowest price.

The verdict

Which should you choose?

If you only need a raw capture endpoint, compare on price-per-capture and the exact parameters you need — ApiFlash is cheapest at volume, Urlbox leans premium, ScreenshotOne sits in between. If you want screenshots plus browser tools, visual monitoring and first-class support for AI agents under one plan and one quota, ScreenshotInk is built for that — and undercuts the others at both 2,000 and 10,000 captures a month. Either way: try the free tier, run your real URLs, and re-check current pricing before committing.

Screenshot API FAQ

It depends on what you need. ScreenshotInk is a strong all-in-one choice: a fast screenshot API with bulk capture, a responsive tester, Lighthouse audits, visual-change monitoring and an MCP server for AI agents all included on every plan, EU-hosted, from $9/mo with a free tier of 100 captures a month. ScreenshotOne and ApiFlash are capable API-first options — compare each provider's current pricing and the features you actually need.

ScreenshotInk includes the screenshot API plus the tools, monitoring and an MCP server on every plan and starts at $9/mo with 100 free captures a month, so for many teams it works out cheaper at the same volume. Always verify both providers' current pricing for your usage before switching.

ScreenshotInk ships a hosted MCP server at https://mcp.screenshotink.com/mcp with five tools, so Claude, Cursor and ChatGPT can capture, compare and audit pages directly — and the captured image comes back inline for same-turn reasoning. Add it as a custom connector, or run it locally with npx @screenshotink/mcp.

ScreenshotInk's free tier gives 100 captures a month with no credit card, and the browser tools (full-page screenshot, responsive tester, Lighthouse, sitemap) are free to try without signup. Compare free-tier limits across providers for the volume you need.

More included, less spend.

API, tools, monitoring and an MCP server on every plan — from $9/mo, with 100 free captures and no card.