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Head-to-head · Screenshot APIs

ScrapingBee vs AddScreenshots

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score ScrapingBee #2 in Screenshot APIs 8.0/10 From $19/mo ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit ScrapingBee
AddScreenshots #3 in Screenshot APIs 7.9/10 Free plan · paid from $3/mo Free plan✓ 4 of 6 features Visit AddScreenshots

ScrapingBee leads on 0 checks, AddScreenshots on 6, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreScrapingBee · 8.0/10
  • Lowest starting priceAddScreenshots · $3/mo
  • Free planonly AddScreenshots
  • Most featuresAddScreenshots · 4 of 6

ScrapingBee scores higher on our rubric for screenshot apis: 8.0 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #3.

AddScreenshots offers free plan; ScrapingBee doesn't. AddScreenshots is cheaper to start at $3/mo against $19/mo. AddScreenshots offers full-page capture; ScrapingBee doesn't publish it. AddScreenshots offers custom viewport; ScrapingBee doesn't publish it. AddScreenshots offers wait conditions; ScrapingBee doesn't publish it.

ScrapingBee is the better fit for teams needing screenshots plus scraping automation. AddScreenshots is the better fit for feature-rich screenshot automation on a budget.

  • ScrapingBee fits best

    Teams needing screenshots plus scraping automation

  • AddScreenshots fits best

    Feature-rich screenshot automation on a budget

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Side by side

Feature ScrapingBee 8.0/10 Visit ↗ AddScreenshots 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.0 7.9
Ranking #2 in Screenshot APIs #3 in Screenshot APIs
Best for Teams needing screenshots plus scraping automation Feature-rich screenshot automation on a budget
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $19/mo $3/mo (best)
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Docs Email, Docs
Integrations 8 integrations 7 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ScrapingBee 0/6 · AddScreenshots 4/6
HTML input Not published Not published
PDF output Not published —
Full-page capture Not published ✓ (best)
Custom viewport Not published ✓ (best)
Wait conditions Not published ✓ (best)
Geo-location Not published ✓ (best)
Our review
Pros
  • Headless Chrome renders JavaScript and supports interactive scenarios.
  • Combines screenshots, CSS/XPath extraction, and AI-assisted extraction.
  • Works through SDKs, workflow integrations, CLI, and MCP.
  • Full-page, viewport, selector, and custom-area captures
  • Browser actions, waits, scheduling, visual diffs, and webhooks
  • Delivery to S3, Azure, GCP, R2, FTP, email, or webhooks
Cons
  • No permanent free plan; monthly plans start at $19.
  • Screenshot and extraction features are highlighted on Business and above.
  • Credit-based usage costs vary with the features used.
  • Payment method required even for the Free plan
  • Cloud-only deployment
  • No PDF output
Our verdict

ScrapingBee is a hosted web-scraping API for developers and product teams that need web data in applications, workflows, pipelines, or internal tools. It combines headless Chrome rendering with proxy infrastructure, screenshots, structured…

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AddScreenshots is a hosted website screenshot API and automation platform for developers, QA teams, monitoring workflows, and organizations that need visual records. It supports web and API access, capturing single pages, full pages,…

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  1. ScrapingBeeScreenshot APIs 8.0From $19/mo
  2. AddScreenshotsScreenshot APIs 7.9Free plan · paid from $3/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • ScrapingBee — where it wins

    • Headless Chrome renders JavaScript and supports interactive scenarios.
    • Combines screenshots, CSS/XPath extraction, and AI-assisted extraction.
    • Works through SDKs, workflow integrations, CLI, and MCP.

    Where it doesn't

    • No permanent free plan; monthly plans start at $19.
    • Screenshot and extraction features are highlighted on Business and above.
    • Credit-based usage costs vary with the features used.

  • AddScreenshots — where it wins

    • Full-page, viewport, selector, and custom-area captures
    • Browser actions, waits, scheduling, visual diffs, and webhooks
    • Delivery to S3, Azure, GCP, R2, FTP, email, or webhooks

    Where it doesn't

    • Payment method required even for the Free plan
    • Cloud-only deployment
    • No PDF output

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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