The HTML/CSS to Image alternative that captures live websites for less
Screenshotting live websites with HTML/CSS to Image means public pages only, with no Cloudflare or bot-protection handling. ScreenshotRender is a website screenshot API that renders any URL, strips cookie banners and ads automatically, and starts at $14 for 2,000 screenshots instead of 1,000.
100 free renders · No credit card · Cloudflare-ready
01/ 02 · Why switch
Why teams switch from HTML/CSS to Image to ScreenshotRender
Lower on every screenshot tier. ScreenshotRender undercuts HTML/CSS to Image on each screenshot plan, hands you twice the renders at the entry price, and only charges for captures that return an image. The full breakdown is in the table below.
Cloudflare-ready by default. Cloudflare-protected and bot-guarded pages render in a real browser with no extra setup, and cookie banners plus ad overlays are stripped before every capture, so what comes back is production ready.
One request, any stack. The whole API is a single GET URL with your key and a target page. No SDK to install and no POST body to assemble, so it drops into any language or cURL.
No-code ready. Native connections to Zapier, Make, and n8n let non-developers wire screenshots into their workflows without touching the API directly.
Built to run at volume. Renders are served from an edge CDN with caching, so repeat captures come back instantly and your throughput holds up as traffic grows.
Switch without the risk. Start free with no credit card and run ScreenshotRender next to HTML/CSS to Image on real URLs. When you are ready, pointing your screenshot calls at the new endpoint takes minutes.
02/ 02 · Side by side
ScreenshotRender vs. HTML/CSS to Image
Thinking of switching from HTML/CSS to Image? If you use it to screenshot live websites, ScreenshotRender captures the same pages from a single API call for less at every tier, and it renders Cloudflare-protected and bot-guarded sites that HTML/CSS to Image leaves out. Here is exactly how the two screenshot APIs compare.
Billed annually, ScreenshotRender costs $240 less a year for the same 10,000 screenshots, and HTML/CSS to Image publishes no annual discount.
Pricing verified June 25, 2026.
FAQ
Common questions
Everything about switching from HTML/CSS to Image to ScreenshotRender.
Common questions
ScreenshotRender is the best HTML/CSS to Image alternative for capturing live websites. It renders any URL into a clean image from one API call, handles Cloudflare and bot-protected pages, and starts at $14 for 2,000 screenshots against 1,000, with 100 free and no credit card.
Yes, ScreenshotRender. It is cheaper for website screenshots on every tier: the same $14 gets you 2,000 renders instead of 1,000, 10,000 screenshots cost $59 versus $69, and overage is $0.007 versus $0.010. Billed annually, 10,000 a month is $588 a year against $828.
For screenshotting live websites, yes. ScreenshotRender captures any URL, including Cloudflare-protected and bot-guarded pages that need a real browser, removes cookie banners and ads automatically, and costs less at every tier.
ScreenshotRender is a website screenshot API built to capture live URLs, including Cloudflare-protected pages, from a single GET request. It focuses on clean, production-ready screenshots of real pages for less, rather than rendering raw HTML and CSS templates.
HTML/CSS to Image requires the page to be publicly accessible, so Cloudflare-protected and bot-guarded sites are out of scope. ScreenshotRender renders those pages in a real browser with stealth handling and no extra configuration.
Point your request at https://screenshotrender.com/api/v1/screenshot with your apiKey and a url parameter. For a website screenshot that is the whole call, so most teams migrate in minutes.
Yes. The ScreenshotRender free plan includes 100 screenshots a month with no credit card, double HTML/CSS to Image's 50, so you can test it on your own URLs before you switch.
Yes. Add fullPage=true to the request and ScreenshotRender captures the entire scrollable page instead of just the viewport.
No. ScreenshotRender only charges for renders that successfully return an image, so failed requests never use a credit.
Transparent
Flexible pricing
Explore transparent pricing built for real-world scraping.
Start for free, then scale as you grow.
Free Plan
The essentials to start rendering screenshots today.
- 100 screenshots
- 40 requests per minute
- Pay only for successful requests
- Block ads and cookie banners
- Full page screenshots
- Caching?Cached screenshots are served instantly from edge CDN
- Zapier, Make, and similar?Connect via Zapier, Make, n8n and other no-code tools
Hobby
Great for side projects and small tools. Fast, simple, no overshoot.
- 2,000 screenshots
- 60 requests per minute
- $0.007 per extra?Extra is charged if enabled only.
- Pay only for successful requests
- Block ads and cookie banners
- Full page screenshots
- Caching?Cached screenshots are served instantly from edge CDN
- Zapier, Make, and similar?Connect via Zapier, Make, n8n and other no-code tools
- Signed links?Protect your screenshots with signed, expiring URLs
- Stealth mode?Bypass bot-detection and anti-scraping measures
Standard
A plan that scales with your rapidly growing business.
- 10,000 screenshots
- 80 requests per minute
- $0.005 per extra?Extra is charged if enabled only.
- Pay only for successful requests
- Block ads and cookie banners
- Full page screenshots
- Caching?Cached screenshots are served instantly from edge CDN
- Zapier, Make, and similar?Connect via Zapier, Make, n8n and other no-code tools
- Signed links?Protect your screenshots with signed, expiring URLs
- Stealth mode?Bypass bot-detection and anti-scraping measures
Growth
Prioritized infrastructure built for your company.
- 50,000 screenshots
- 150 requests per minute
- $0.004 per extra?Extra is charged if enabled only.
- Pay only for successful requests
- Block ads and cookie banners
- Full page screenshots
- Caching?Cached screenshots are served instantly from edge CDN
- Zapier, Make, and similar?Connect via Zapier, Make, n8n and other no-code tools
- Signed links?Protect your screenshots with signed, expiring URLs
- Stealth mode?Bypass bot-detection and anti-scraping measures
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