Urlbox is a well-established screenshot API. SnapAPI ships the same visual capture features plus web scraping, content extraction for LLMs, and transparent pricing at a lower entry point.
SnapAPI
Every capability that matters for a screenshot, scraping, and data-extraction workflow compared side by side.
| Feature | SnapAPI Recommended | Urlbox |
|---|---|---|
| Free tierPermanent, no credit card required | ✓ 200 req/mo, no card | ✗ Trial only |
| Entry plan pricing | ✓ $19/mo — 5,000 requests | $29/mo — 5,000 requests |
| PNG screenshots | ✓ | ✓ |
| JPEG & WebP output | ✓ | ✓ |
| AVIF outputNext-gen image format | ✓ | ✗ |
| Full-page capture | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web scraping (structured JSON)/v1/scrape endpoint | ✓ | ✗ |
| Content extraction (Markdown)/v1/extract — clean text for LLMs | ✓ | ✗ |
| OG image generationHTML template to image rendering | ✓ | ✗ |
| Video recording | ✓ | ~ MP4 scroll capture |
| Official SDKs | ✓ JS, Python, Go, PHP, Swift, Kotlin | JS, Python, Ruby, PHP |
| Mobile SDK languagesSwift and Kotlin | ✓ | ✗ |
| Custom viewport & user agent | ✓ | ✓ |
| JavaScript rendering & wait | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cookie / auth header injection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Webhook delivery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud storage / S3 upload | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fully public pricingNo contact-sales for any tier | ✓ | ~ Enterprise requires contact |
| No per-feature add-on pricing | ✓ | ~ Some features add-on only |
SnapAPI is $10/month cheaper at identical volume, with no premium feature gates and a permanent free tier.
Prices as of March 2026. Visit each vendor for current rates.
Urlbox is a capable screenshot API. Here is where SnapAPI pulls ahead for modern development workflows.
$19 vs $29/month for the same 5,000 requests. At Pro scale the annual savings exceed $200. SnapAPI's free tier means you can start with zero budget commitment.
Urlbox renders pages to pixels. SnapAPI also gives you structured JSON from /v1/scrape and clean Markdown from /v1/extract. One API key replaces Urlbox plus a separate scraping tool.
Urlbox has no iOS or Android SDK. SnapAPI ships official Swift and Kotlin packages, making it the only screenshot API with genuine mobile-first SDK support.
SnapAPI publishes all three plan prices publicly. Urlbox requires you to contact sales for high-volume tiers. With SnapAPI, you know your costs before you commit a single line of code.
The /v1/extract endpoint strips boilerplate and returns clean Markdown that feeds directly into GPT-4o, Claude, or any embedding pipeline. No preprocessing code needed.
AVIF delivers 50% smaller file sizes than WebP at equivalent quality. SnapAPI supports it natively. Urlbox does not. Critical if you are generating thousands of thumbnails daily.
One API key replaces Urlbox and your scraping tool. Works with any language.
# Screenshot (same as Urlbox, simpler params)
curl -G "https://api.snapapi.pics/v1/screenshot" \
--data-urlencode "url=https://example.com" \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
--output screenshot.png
# Scrape structured data (Urlbox cannot do this)
curl -G "https://api.snapapi.pics/v1/scrape" \
--data-urlencode "url=https://example.com" \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY"
# Extract Markdown for your LLM (Urlbox cannot do this)
curl -G "https://api.snapapi.pics/v1/extract" \
--data-urlencode "url=https://example.com" \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_KEY"200 requests/month free, forever. Upgrade when you need more. Cancel any time.
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