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ScreenshotDude vs Urlbox
Urlbox is a long-standing screenshot rendering service. If you are evaluating it alongside ScreenshotDude, the main difference is scope: ScreenshotDude bundles screenshots, content extraction, AI analysis and raw crawling under one key and one credit balance.
| Capability | ScreenshotDude | Urlbox |
|---|---|---|
| Website screenshots (PNG / JPEG) | Yes | Yes |
| Full-page capture | Yes, with lazy-load scrolling | Yes |
| WebP and PDF output | Yes | Check their docs |
| Device emulation | 18 device profiles | Check their docs |
| Element (CSS selector) capture | Yes | Check their docs |
| Cookie banner & ad removal | Yes | Check their docs |
| Stealth mode & custom proxies | Yes (stealth on paid plans) | Check their docs |
| Content API (HTML, Markdown, links, metadata) | Yes | Check their docs |
| AI analysis with custom JSON fields | Yes (paid plans) | Check their docs |
| Raw website crawler (status, headers, redirects) | Yes | Check their docs |
| Edge caching | Up to 30 days | Check their docs |
| Direct S3 / R2 upload | Yes | Check their docs |
| Async jobs with signed webhooks | Yes | Check their docs |
| MCP server for AI agents | Yes | Check their docs |
| Per-API-key quotas | Total, daily, weekly, monthly | Check their docs |
| Failed requests billed | Never | Check their docs |
| Free monthly allowance | 100 credits | Check their docs |
| Pricing | See our pricing page | Check their site for current pricing |
We only describe ScreenshotDude's own capabilities here. Urlbox features and pricing change over time — verify them on urlbox.com. Urlbox is a trademark of its owner, used here for identification only.
Questions to ask when you compare
Use these to evaluate any screenshot API — including ours.
- Do you also need Markdown or metadata extraction for the same URLs?
- Would AI-generated summaries or custom JSON fields save you a separate LLM pipeline?
- How are failed renders billed?
- Is there an MCP server for AI agents?
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