ScreenshotOne vs Urlbox: pricing and features compared
Compare ScreenshotOne and Urlbox pricing, quotas, request limits, features, and billing rules to choose a screenshot API for your workload.
Short answer: ScreenshotOne publishes a lower entry price and a free monthly allowance: 100 screenshots per month, then $17/month for 2,000. Urlbox starts at $19/month for 2,000 renders and offers additional tiers through Enterprise. Neither vendor’s published pages establish a controlled winner for screenshot quality or render speed. Choose by required capture features, throughput, support, storage, privacy, and how successful, failed, or cached requests affect your bill.
For a third option to evaluate first, ScreenshotNeo combines consent cleanup with billing only for clean screenshots, and its paid plans start at $5 for 3,000 shots. Details and code are below.
Pricing and plan limits below reflect vendor-published pages checked October 3, 2026. Prices and limits can change; confirm each vendor’s pricing page before purchasing. VAT may apply or be excluded as noted by the vendors. This is a comparison of published claims, not an independent service test.
At a glance
| Question | ScreenshotOne | Urlbox |
|---|---|---|
| Free or trial option | 100 screenshots per month | Seven-day trial without a credit card on several self-service tiers; Business and Enterprise arrangements are subject to application or contact |
| Lowest listed paid tier | Basic: $17/month for 2,000 screenshots | Lo-Fi: $19/month for 2,000 renders |
| Published request limits | 40, 80, and 150 requests per minute on Basic, Growth, and Scale | 30, 60, 250, and 1,000 requests per minute on Lo-Fi through Business; Enterprise has no stated limit |
| Capture/output examples | Image formats, PDF, HTML, full-page capture, caching, S3 upload, webhooks, signed links, and stealth mode are listed across paid plans; feature availability can vary by tier | URL and HTML rendering, image/PDF/video output, structured data extraction, responsive, full-page, and element screenshots are described; check the plan matrix for tier restrictions |
| Failed requests | HTTP, browser, or network errors do not count under the pricing page’s stated rule; visual issues may still count | Pricing FAQ calls a successful render one that returns an image. Check the vendor’s definition and current terms for your failure cases |
Request-per-minute figures are throughput caps. They do not measure render latency, output quality, or reliability.
Published pricing compared
| Vendor and tier | Monthly price | Included volume | Published request rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ScreenshotOne Free | $0 | 100/month | Not stated in the cited pricing summary |
| ScreenshotOne Basic | $17 | 2,000/month | 40/minute |
| ScreenshotOne Growth | $79 | 10,000/month | 80/minute |
| ScreenshotOne Scale | $259 | 50,000/month | 150/minute |
| Urlbox Lo-Fi | $19 | 2,000/month | 30/minute |
| Urlbox Hi-Fi | $49 | 5,000/month | 60/minute |
| Urlbox Ultra | $99 | 15,000/month | 250/minute |
| Urlbox Business | $498/month ($495 base, then $3 per 1,000 renders) | Usage-priced as described by Urlbox | 1,000/minute |
| Urlbox Enterprise | From $3,000/month | Plan terms | No stated limit |
ScreenshotOne lists overage rates of $0.009, $0.006, and $0.004 per screenshot for Basic, Growth, and Scale, respectively. It says prices exclude VAT and offers annual billing with two months free. Urlbox’s listed prices also exclude VAT. Verify the current quota, overage formula, renewal period, and tax treatment on the ScreenshotOne pricing page and Urlbox pricing page before estimating spend.
At the same listed 2,000 monthly volume, ScreenshotOne Basic is $2 less per month than Urlbox Lo-Fi. That narrow price comparison does not mean the tiers include identical features or operational controls. ScreenshotOne’s published higher tiers are $79 for 10,000 and $259 for 50,000; Urlbox lists $49 for 5,000, $99 for 15,000, a usage-priced Business option, and Enterprise from $3,000.
Features: compare what your application needs
Capture and output types
Both services advertise URL screenshots and full-page capture. ScreenshotOne’s pricing page lists PDF rendering, multiple image formats, HTML rendering, full-page screenshots, caching, S3 upload, automation integrations, webhooks, signed links, and stealth mode across the displayed paid plans. Growth adds location selection, scrolling screenshots, and video; Scale adds GPU rendering and priority support.
Urlbox describes URL and HTML rendering plus image, PDF, and video output, structured data extraction, responsive, full-page, and element screenshots, and more than 100 browser rendering options on its product page. Its pricing matrix assigns features by tier, so do not assume every option is included at Lo-Fi or any other particular level.
Operational and business requirements
Urlbox’s plan matrix describes differences by tier in third-party-site capture, privacy and stealth, request timeout and file-size limits, storage integrations, support, and business capabilities such as SLA and dedicated support. ScreenshotOne lists priority support on Scale. If a screenshot pipeline is business-critical, compare the exact documented SLA, support terms, privacy controls, file limits, storage destinations, and allowed target sites for the tier you would actually buy.
Make a feature checklist from your real requests before choosing:
- Output: PNG/JPEG/WebP or PDF, and whether you need video or structured data.
- Page behavior: full-page, scrolling, responsive viewport, or a specific element.
- Rendering controls: browser options, location, stealth, or custom timing.
- Delivery: direct response, cache, object storage, webhook, or signed link.
- Operations: request rate, timeout and file-size limits, support response, and SLA.
- Economics: included quota, overage, failures, cache hits, annual billing, and VAT.
Billing, failures, and cache behavior
Quota is only useful when you understand what the vendor counts. ScreenshotOne says screenshots that fail with HTTP, browser, or network errors do not count, while visual issues may still count. It also notes that cache misses can trigger a new render and count against quota. A page that renders successfully but looks wrong may therefore have a different billing outcome from a request that fails technically.
Urlbox’s pricing FAQ defines a successful render as one that returns an image: “A Successful Render is one that results in an image being returned to you.” See the Urlbox pricing FAQ for its current wording and terms. Do not assume this definition treats cache hits, malformed output, or every browser failure the same way ScreenshotOne does.
For a realistic monthly estimate, count unique successful renders, expected retries, cache misses, and peak bursts separately. Then apply each vendor’s current quota and overage rule. If failed pages are common in your URL set, ask how specific cases are classified before committing.
Throughput and reliability: what the published numbers do and do not say
The listed requests-per-minute caps help determine whether a plan can accept your request volume without throttling. They are not a speed benchmark. A higher cap does not prove that an individual page will render faster, that a queue will clear sooner, or that output quality is better.
The vendor pages reviewed do not establish a named independent head-to-head test of output fidelity, latency, or availability. Urlbox’s product page reports 800M+ screenshots rendered for over 1,700 customers; that is a vendor-published scale claim, not independently verified comparative evidence. A customer testimonial on the same page is also not a performance benchmark.
If reliability matters, check each plan’s documented SLA and support terms, then run a small evaluation against your own representative sites. Include slow pages, pages with consent prompts, long pages, and the failure modes your system must handle. Track successful outputs and billed requests using each provider’s definitions.
Which service should you choose?
| Your priority | What to evaluate |
|---|---|
| Lowest published entry price and a free allowance | ScreenshotOne lists 100 free screenshots/month and $17 for 2,000 on Basic, compared with Urlbox Lo-Fi at $19 for 2,000. |
| More self-service volume tiers | Urlbox lists Lo-Fi, Hi-Fi, Ultra, Business, and Enterprise. Compare the exact feature and support columns at the volume you expect. |
| Specific advanced capture or output | Map the needed options to each vendor’s current plan matrix; availability is tier-dependent. |
| High burst rate | Compare published request caps with your peak request pattern. Treat the cap as throughput, not speed. |
| Predictable effective cost | Model successful unique renders, cache misses, retries, and overages using the vendor’s billing definitions. |
| Contractual support or SLA | Review the actual plan terms and contact the vendor where the public page does not resolve your operational requirement. |
ScreenshotOne has the lower published entry point in this comparison and a free monthly allowance. Urlbox publishes a broader set of named volume and business tiers. Your best fit depends on tier-specific features and operating terms, not on a universal quality or speed ranking.
ScreenshotNeo: an alternative to try first
ScreenshotNeo is a website screenshot API and MCP server from Yorker Media. One GET request can return a PNG, JPEG, WebP, or PDF. It is worth evaluating first if consent overlays or unpredictable failed pages affect your workflow: it accepts cookie and consent banners as a visitor and removes more than 60 known consent platforms, newsletter popups, and chat widgets before capture. Each cleanup step can be turned off. Only clean shots are billed; bot checks and CAPTCHAs, blank pages, timeouts, failed loads, and cache hits cost nothing, and responses identify the page verdict and billing status in headers.
Its MCP server provides take_screenshot, get_page_info, and capture_pdf tools for Claude, Cursor, and other MCP clients. The listed plans are Free: 1,000 shots/month with no card; Starter: $5 for 3,000; Growth: $15 for 15,000; Pro: $39 for 60,000; Scale: $99 for 250,000; and Business: $249 for 1,000,000. Yearly billing gives two months free, and every feature is on every plan.
For a comparison, check how all three providers handle your target pages, required options, and billing cases. ScreenshotNeo’s plan and billing details are product claims; verify current terms before purchase.
One-call example
Use the documented API call below; replace the placeholder with your API key. See the ScreenshotNeo API documentation for the available parameters and response details.
curl -G "https://api.screenshotneo.com/v1/shot" -d access_key=YOUR_API_KEY --data-urlencode url=https://stripe.com -o shot.webpimport requests
r = requests.get("https://api.screenshotneo.com/v1/shot", params={"access_key": "YOUR_API_KEY", "url": "https://stripe.com"}, timeout=90)
open("shot.webp", "wb").write(r.content)const q = new URLSearchParams({ access_key: 'YOUR_API_KEY', url: 'https://stripe.com' });
const res = await fetch(`https://api.screenshotneo.com/v1/shot?${q}`);Cookie banners, popups, and chat widgets are removed before the shot. Bot checks, blank pages, and failed loads are never billed. The MCP server lets AI agents take screenshots. The free plan includes 1,000 screenshots a month with no card, and paid plans start at $5 for 3,000. Sign up for free.
FAQ
Is ScreenshotOne cheaper than Urlbox?
At the listed 2,000-per-month entry tier, ScreenshotOne Basic is $17 and Urlbox Lo-Fi is $19. Compare the plan features and terms as well as price.
Does a higher request-per-minute limit mean faster screenshots?
No. It is a request throughput limit, not a measurement of render latency.
Which service has better screenshot quality?
The cited vendor pages do not provide a controlled independent comparison. Test both against the pages and rendering requirements that matter to your application.
Do the prices include VAT?
The vendors’ published pricing pages state that listed prices exclude VAT. Confirm current tax treatment for your location and account.
Does Urlbox offer a free plan?
The cited pricing page lists a seven-day trial without a credit card for several self-service tiers; Business and Enterprise trial arrangements require application or contact. The cited page does not describe this as a recurring free monthly quota.
