Pikwy vs Screenshot Machine

Pikwy7.4Visit Screenshot Machine6.6Visit

Higher score Pikwy #5 in Website Screenshot Software 7.4/10 From $3/mo · 7-day trial ✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Pikwy

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Screenshot Machine #8 in Website Screenshot Software 6.6/10 Free plan · paid from €9/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit site

• Pikwy fits best

  Low-cost users needing flexible API capture controls

• Screenshot Machine fits best

  Straightforward full-page captures

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Side by side

Feature	Pikwy 7.4/10 Visit ↗	Screenshot Machine 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.4	6.6
Ranking	#5 in Website Screenshot Software	#8 in Website Screenshot Software
Best for	Low-cost users needing flexible API capture controls	Straightforward full-page captures
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$3/mo	Not published
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Browser extension	Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs	Email, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Pikwy 3/5 · Screenshot Machine 0/5
Full-page capture	✓ (best)	Not published
Mobile capture	✓ (best)	Not published
Scheduled capture	—	Not published
API access	✓ (best)	Not published
Bulk URL capture	Not published	Not published
Specs
Output formats	JPG, PNG, PDF, HTML	Not published
Our review
Pros	Captures full pages and simulates desktop, tablet, and smartphone resolutions API captures can use custom headers, cookies, delays, timeouts, or geolocation Exports screenshots to FTP, S3, Azure Blob Storage, or Dropbox	Full-page captures with desktop, phone, and tablet rendering Selector, crop, click, hide-element, zoom, and delay controls Exports JPG, PNG, GIF, plus web-page-to-PDF conversion
Cons	The Free tier is a 7-day trial, not an ongoing free plan Scheduled captures are not supported The $3 monthly package does not specify its screenshot quantity	Paid tiers charge for screenshots beyond the included monthly quota Support is limited to email and documentation channels Built mainly for web and API workflows rather than broad integrations
Our verdict	Pikwy is a website screenshot service for people who need to capture public webpages in a browser or automate captures through an API. In the web tool, users can enter a URL, choose dimensions or device-like resolutions, hide page… Read the review →	Screenshot Machine is a hosted service for developers and businesses that need website captures through an online generator, browser extension, or API. It accepts a page URL and can render desktop, phone, or tablet views, making it… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Pikwy — where it wins

  • Captures full pages and simulates desktop, tablet, and smartphone resolutions
  • API captures can use custom headers, cookies, delays, timeouts, or geolocation
  • Exports screenshots to FTP, S3, Azure Blob Storage, or Dropbox

  Where it doesn't

  • The Free tier is a 7-day trial, not an ongoing free plan
  • Scheduled captures are not supported
  • The $3 monthly package does not specify its screenshot quantity

• Screenshot Machine — where it wins

  • Full-page captures with desktop, phone, and tablet rendering
  • Selector, crop, click, hide-element, zoom, and delay controls
  • Exports JPG, PNG, GIF, plus web-page-to-PDF conversion

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid tiers charge for screenshots beyond the included monthly quota
  • Support is limited to email and documentation channels
  • Built mainly for web and API workflows rather than broad integrations

• Pikwy7.4/10 · From $3/mo · 7-day trial

  Pikwy combines browser-based and API captures with configurable options from $3 per month.

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• Screenshot Machine6.6/10 · Free plan · paid from €9/mo

  A focused screenshot service for configurable captures, with quotas that scale by plan.

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