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Shot vs ScreenshotAPI.net: Free Daily Probe vs a Subscription Screenshot Platform

Both APIs turn a URL into an image. The difference is maturity and billing. Shot is a free probe — 20 renders a day per key, with paid packs not yet priced (its landing page takes intent registrations only, so no paid price is quoted here). ScreenshotAPI.net is a production subscription platform with scheduled captures, bulk processing, PDF and video output, and private cloud storage. One warning before the details: several lookalike domains exist (screenshotapi.tech, screenshotapi.site, screenshotapi.to) with different pricing. This page is about screenshotapi.net only.

By Clioos 团队 · Facts checked 2 November 2026 on screenshotapi.net/blog and screenshot pricing comparisons, and clioos.com/shot/ · Prices change; check the vendor's site before buying.

At a glance

Shot: free 20 renders a day per key, no credit card, plus a 50 renders/day cap per IP and 5 requests/minute. POST a URL, get a PNG, JPEG or WebP back. Full-page capture, element screenshots, ad blocking. Load test: 845 successful renders at p95 1.60s, with SSRF protections and a bounded queue. Paid packs: not published — intent registration only. The API returns the image directly and lists no storage feature.
ScreenshotAPI.net: a 7-day trial with 100 screenshots, no credit card — a trial, not a renewing allowance. Then Essential $9/month for 1,000 screenshots, Startup $29/month for 10,000, Business $175/month for 100,000. Formats PNG, JPG, WebP, PDF, plus MP4, GIF and WebM for scrolling captures. Full-page capture, ad and cookie banner blocking, lazy-load handling, retina output, geolocation, and 75+ parameters. Scheduled screenshots with cron expressions, bulk processing from CSV or JSON, HTML-to-image rendering, element selectors, and storage to your own S3, Google Cloud or Wasabi bucket. Cached and failed renders are not counted. A 99.9% uptime SLA is published.
The honest gap, again: Shot's paid future is unpriced, so any per-render cost comparison at paid volume cannot be computed yet. What can be compared is free access: Shot's 20 a day renews daily; ScreenshotAPI.net's 100-shot trial ends after 7 days.

Side by side

Free access: Shot gives 20 renders a day per key, renewing daily. ScreenshotAPI.net gives 100 screenshots once, for 7 days, then stops until you pay.
Paid model: Shot has no published paid price. ScreenshotAPI.net charges $9, $29 or $175 a month for 1,000, 10,000 or 100,000 screenshots.
Output formats: Shot returns PNG, JPEG or WebP. ScreenshotAPI.net adds PDF and scrolling video (MP4, GIF, WebM).
Automation: ScreenshotAPI.net schedules captures with cron expressions and runs bulk jobs from CSV or JSON. Shot has neither; you write and run your own scheduler.
Storage: ScreenshotAPI.net stores results in your own S3, Google Cloud or Wasabi bucket. Shot returns the image directly and lists no storage.
Rendering controls: ScreenshotAPI.net documents 75+ parameters, including element selectors, retina output, lazy-load handling and custom HTML input. Shot covers full-page and element capture with ad blocking, plus SSRF protections.
Reliability terms: ScreenshotAPI.net publishes a 99.9% uptime SLA. Shot publishes a load-test result (845 renders, p95 1.60s) instead of an SLA.

When Shot is the better fit

When you need a few screenshots a day, free, with no card and no trial clock — prototyping, a small side project, or checking a page by hand. The daily renewal suits steady low volume better than a 7-day trial that expires. It is also the right call when you only need PNG, JPEG or WebP and do not need scheduling, storage or video.

When ScreenshotAPI.net is the better fit

When screenshots are a pipeline, not a one-off: scheduled competitor monitoring, bulk SEO audits across thousands of URLs, compliance archives with timestamped captures in your own bucket, PDF generation from a URL or raw HTML, or scrolling video. The trial's 100 shots cover a real evaluation; the $9 entry plan covers 1,000 a month once the trial ends.

What neither API does

Neither guarantees a perfect render. JavaScript-heavy pages, cookie banners, lazy loading and authenticated pages behave differently per page, and both vendors' parameter lists exist precisely because pages differ. Neither offers a permanent free tier at volume: Shot caps free use at 20 renders a day per key, and ScreenshotAPI.net's free access ends after its 7-day trial.

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper at 1,000 screenshots a month?
ScreenshotAPI.net's Essential plan is $9/month for 1,000. Shot cannot be priced at that volume yet because its paid packs are unpublished — that is the honest answer, not a number.

Does ScreenshotAPI.net's free trial renew?
No. It is 100 screenshots for 7 days, no credit card, and it does not renew. After that you pay or stop.

Which one schedules captures and stores them?
ScreenshotAPI.net does both: cron scheduling and storage to your own S3, Google Cloud or Wasabi bucket. Shot does neither.

Is screenshotapi.net the same as screenshotapi.tech, .site or .to?
No. Those are different products with different pricing. This page covers screenshotapi.net only; check the domain before comparing prices.

Do either of these store my screenshots?
ScreenshotAPI.net can store captures in your own cloud bucket and caches renders (cached renders do not count toward quota). Shot returns the image directly and lists no storage feature on its landing page.

Shot is a Clioos product. This page compares it with ScreenshotAPI.net using only published information; ScreenshotAPI.net is an independent product by a different company, and its prices and features may have changed since this page was checked.