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Should I Use ScreenshotAPI?

screenshotapi.net·Analyzed 17 hours ago··Based on 11 sources

Capture viewport or full page screenshots of any website with one API call. PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF. Blocks ads and cookie banners. No credit card required.

Depends

Depends

Try it if you're a developer wanting a cheap, no-frills screenshot API and can tolerate a tiny vendor.

Cheap, capable URL-to-screenshot API — but tiny vendor, one G2 review, no security page. Fine to try, risky to rely on.

Confidence: Medium

0.0/5

G2 rating

1 review only

Yes

Free tier

No credit card required

$36K ARR

2023 revenue

Getlatka estimate

#10

Market rank

of 47 active competitors (Tracxn)

Value for money4

Self-styled low-cost; free start, no card

Ease of use4

Single API call per official tagline

Feature depth4

PDF, bulk, logged-in pages; scheduler quality contested

Security posture2

No security page found in crawl

Pros

  • One API call captures viewport or full-page screenshots
  • Outputs PNG, JPG, WebP and PDF; blocks ads and cookie banners
  • Bulk capture hundreds or thousands of URLs in one go
  • Captures logged-in pages for QA and monitoring11
  • Free to start; no credit card required

Cons

  • Only one G2 review, rated 0.0 stars²
  • Tiny vendor: $36K ARR in 2023³
  • No security page found during site crawl
  • Competitor comparison alleges its scheduler falls short
  • Ranks 10th among 47 active competitors

Gotchas

  • high$36K ARR vendor — continuity and support depth are real risks for production use.³
  • highNo public security page; verify data retention before capturing authenticated pages.
  • mediumReview base is one G2 review; you're beta-testing with production traffic.²
  • mediumActual tier prices not visible in sources; confirm per-request costs and overage fees before committing.

Best for

  • Indie developers adding screenshots to apps
  • One-off bulk URL captures
  • Monitoring ad-heavy or logged-in pages

Not for

  • Mission-critical pipelines needing uptime guarantees
  • Teams needing scheduled recurring captures
  • Buyers requiring security or compliance documentation
  • Anyone needing vendor viability beyond a $36K shop

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Independent user feedback is nearly nonexistent — one G2 review and comparison-site blurbs, no substantive testimonials in sources.

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Full analysis

Based on 11 public sources; independent review data is extremely thin — one G2 review, no verbatim user quotes found.

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