ScrapingBee vs Browshot

ScrapingBee8.5Visit Browshot7.7Visit

Higher score ScrapingBee #2 in Screenshot APIs 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit ScrapingBee

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Browshot #6 in Screenshot APIs 7.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Browshot

• ScrapingBee fits best

  Teams needing screenshots plus scraping automation

• Browshot fits best

  High-volume multi-device screenshot capture

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Side by side

Feature	ScrapingBee 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Browshot 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.7
Ranking	#2 in Screenshot APIs	#6 in Screenshot APIs
Best for	Teams needing screenshots plus scraping automation	High-volume multi-device screenshot capture
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$19/mo	$1/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	8 integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ScrapingBee 0/6 · Browshot 0/6
HTML input	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
PDF output	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Full-page capture	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Custom viewport	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Wait conditions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Geo-location	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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.	Captures screen or full pages in desktop and mobile virtual browsers Automates browser steps and submits batch, multi-URL or crawl requests Offers PNG or JPEG output, hosting and public sharing links
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.	Credit packs require tracking usage rather than a recurring plan Free browsers are limited to 100 screenshots per month Premium and private browser pricing differs from the credit packs
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… Read the review →	Browshot is a cloud screenshot service for developers and teams that need real-time web-page captures across desktop and mobile browser configurations. Its REST API and web dashboard support screen or full-page capture, custom viewport… Read the review →

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.

• Browshot — where it wins

  • Captures screen or full pages in desktop and mobile virtual browsers
  • Automates browser steps and submits batch, multi-URL or crawl requests
  • Offers PNG or JPEG output, hosting and public sharing links

  Where it doesn't

  • Credit packs require tracking usage rather than a recurring plan
  • Free browsers are limited to 100 screenshots per month
  • Premium and private browser pricing differs from the credit packs

• ScrapingBee8.5/10 · Paid

  A broad scraping API that adds screenshots to browser rendering and extraction tools.

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• Browshot7.7/10 · Free plan

  Flexible screenshot capture with browser automation, batch requests and pay-as-you-go credits.

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