Website screenshot APIs on Apify compared: price, page text and failures
Which website screenshot tool on Apify should I use?
Use Capturewren when you want the screenshot plus the page's status, final URL, title, description and clean text in one record, cookie banners removed and failed pages free. If you only need images in bulk and many formats or device profiles, the low-cost screenshot API below is cheaper per capture; Apify's own generator has no Actor fee at all and you pay only compute.
Capturewren: See and read any web page in one call
$0.003 per screenshot, failed pages freeFull-page, element (CSS selector) or mobile PNG/JPEG screenshot with a public image URL
Runs on your own Apify account, pay per result; failed results are not charged.How we compared
- Price per capture as Apify's public pricing API reports it today
- What one record contains besides the image
- Formats and device options listed on each page
- Whether failed pages are charged
Side by side
| What buyers compare | Capturewren (CyberMax) | Apify Screenshot Generator | cheapapi Screenshot API |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price (live from Apify) | $3.00 per 1,000 (screenshot captured) | no Actor fee; you pay only Apify platform usage (compute) for each run | $0.89 per 1,000 (screenshot) on the Apify Free plan, $0.61 on the top plans; plus Apify platform usage |
| Page text, title and HTTP status in the record | Yes | Not stated on its page (stores the screenshot in a key-value store) | DOM extraction not listed; formats and devices listed |
| Formats | PNG, JPEG | Screenshot image | PNG, JPEG, WebP, PDF |
| Device options | Desktop, mobile, custom viewport | Not stated on its page | 13 device profiles, dark mode, retina |
| Cookie banners | Dismissed | Not stated on its page | Ad and cookie-banner blocking |
Sources: Capturewren (our live page) · Apify Screenshot Generator (checked 2026-10-23) · cheapapi Screenshot API (checked 2026-10-23).
The options and their published prices
| Option | Published price | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capturewren (CyberMax) | $3.00 per 1,000 (screenshot captured) | Full-page, element (CSS selector) or mobile PNG/JPEG screenshot with a public image URL; HTTP status, final URL, title, meta description and clean page text in the same record; Cookie banners dismissed before the capture | Our page |
| Website Screenshot Generator (apify/screenshot-url) | no Actor fee; you pay only Apify platform usage (compute) for each run | Pick it if you only need the image and are happy to pay Apify compute per run with no Actor fee | Their page |
| Website Screenshot API (cheapapi/website-screenshot-api) | $0.89 per 1,000 (screenshot) on the Apify Free plan, $0.61 on the top plans; plus Apify platform usage | Pick it if you need WebP or PDF output, many device profiles or dark mode at the lowest per-capture price | Their page |
Rival prices as shown on each seller's own page (Apify Actors: Apify's public pricing API), checked 2026-10-23. Prices change; check the seller's page before buying. Options whose price we could not confirm on that day are left out.
Where the alternatives are better
- Website Screenshot Generator (apify/screenshot-url): No per-screenshot Actor fee at all, maintained by Apify, and widely used for scheduled change monitoring.
- Website Screenshot API (cheapapi/website-screenshot-api): Cheaper per capture than Capturewren, with more formats (WebP, PDF) and 13 device profiles.
Which one should you pick?
Choose Capturewren if
- an AI agent or QA check needs to see and read the page in one call
- you want failed pages to cost nothing
- you want a flat price per page with compute included
Choose Apify Screenshot Generator if
- you only need the image and are happy to pay Apify compute per run with no Actor fee
Choose cheapapi Screenshot API if
- you need WebP or PDF output, many device profiles or dark mode at the lowest per-capture price
What Capturewren includes
- Full-page, element (CSS selector) or mobile PNG/JPEG screenshot with a public image URL
- HTTP status, final URL, title, meta description and clean page text in the same record
- Cookie banners dismissed before the capture
- Monitor mode for page-change alerts
- Failed pages (unreachable, timeout, selector not found) are not charged; compute included
Questions
Which website screenshot tool on Apify should I use?
Use Capturewren when you want the screenshot plus the page's status, final URL, title, description and clean text in one record, cookie banners removed and failed pages free. If you only need images in bulk and many formats or device profiles, the low-cost screenshot API below is cheaper per capture; Apify's own generator has no Actor fee at all and you pay only compute.
Can it screenshot pages behind a login?
Capturewren captures public pages. For pages that need your own login, use a tool that accepts your session cookies and make sure the site's terms allow it.
Why include page text with a screenshot?
So an AI model or a QA script can read what the page says (prices, error messages, headings) without running a second scraper.
Capturewren: See and read any web page in one call
$0.003 per screenshot, failed pages freeSee and read any web page in one call
Runs on your own Apify account, pay per result; failed results are not charged.All comparisons · Price tables for every product
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