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Head-to-head · Screenshot APIs

ScrapingBee vs ScreenshotCore

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 8 checks side by side
Higher score ScrapingBee #2 in Screenshot APIs 8.0/10 From $19/mo ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit ScrapingBee
ScreenshotCore #4 in Screenshot APIs 7.9/10 From $8/mo · 7-day trial ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit ScreenshotCore

ScrapingBee leads on 0 checks, ScreenshotCore on 7, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 8 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 priceScreenshotCore · $8/mo
  • Most featuresScreenshotCore · 6 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 #4.

ScreenshotCore is cheaper to start at $8/mo against $19/mo. ScreenshotCore offers html input; ScrapingBee doesn't publish it. ScreenshotCore offers pdf output; ScrapingBee doesn't publish it. ScreenshotCore offers full-page capture; ScrapingBee doesn't publish it. ScreenshotCore offers custom viewport; ScrapingBee doesn't publish it.

ScrapingBee is the better fit for teams needing screenshots plus scraping automation. ScreenshotCore is the better fit for developers needing advanced capture controls and formats.

  • ScrapingBee fits best

    Teams needing screenshots plus scraping automation

  • ScreenshotCore fits best

    Developers needing advanced capture controls and formats

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Side by side

Feature ScrapingBee 8.0/10 Visit ↗ ScreenshotCore 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.0 7.9
Ranking #2 in Screenshot APIs #4 in Screenshot APIs
Best for Teams needing screenshots plus scraping automation Developers needing advanced capture controls and formats
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $19/mo $8/mo (best)
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Live chat, Docs Email, Live chat, Docs
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR GDPR
Integrations 8 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ScrapingBee 0/6 · ScreenshotCore 6/6
HTML input Not published ✓ (best)
PDF output Not published ✓ (best)
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.
  • Captures URLs, HTML, or Markdown as image, PDF, or video formats
  • Supports full-page capture, wait conditions, and browser interactions
  • Provides asynchronous jobs with signed webhooks and CDN caching
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.
  • There is no ongoing free plan; the free offering lasts 7 days
  • Starter limits usage to 5,000 screenshots and 150 videos monthly
  • Annual billing is mentioned, but its prices are not displayed
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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ScreenshotCore is a hosted REST API for developers who need to render public URLs, supplied HTML, or Markdown without operating browsers. It returns captures as PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF, MP4, WebM, or GIF, with controls for full-page…

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  1. ScrapingBeeScreenshot APIs 8.0From $19/mo
  2. ScreenshotCoreScreenshot APIs 7.9From $8/mo · 7-day trial

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.

  • ScreenshotCore — where it wins

    • Captures URLs, HTML, or Markdown as image, PDF, or video formats
    • Supports full-page capture, wait conditions, and browser interactions
    • Provides asynchronous jobs with signed webhooks and CDN caching

    Where it doesn't

    • There is no ongoing free plan; the free offering lasts 7 days
    • Starter limits usage to 5,000 screenshots and 150 videos monthly
    • Annual billing is mentioned, but its prices are not displayed

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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