ScreenshotOne vs Screenshotlayer
ScreenshotOne and Screenshotlayer are both screenshot APIs, but they're built on very different technology stacks. ScreenshotOne uses modern Chromium; Screenshotlayer uses an older rendering engine. Here's what that means in practice.
Our Verdict
ScreenshotOne is the clear winner between the two — modern engine, better reliability, more features. But both lack element capture, dark mode, and overage billing that GoScreenAPI provides.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | ScreenshotOne | Screenshotlayer | GoScreenAPI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 100/month | 100/month | 250/month |
| Rendering engine | Chromium | Legacy | Chromium |
| Full-page capture | |||
| PDF rendering | |||
| Element screenshot | |||
| Dark mode rendering | |||
| Webhooks | |||
| Async mode | |||
| Stealth mode | |||
| Overage billing |
Based on publicly available documentation. Last updated May 2026.
When to Use Each
You need a modern Chromium-based API with good reliability and a free tier.
You have legacy integrations built on Screenshotlayer's URL-based API and can't migrate.
You want everything ScreenshotOne offers plus element capture, dark mode, custom CSS, and 250 free screenshots/month.
GoScreenAPI: One endpoint, clean JSON
No SDK, no browser binary, no infrastructure. Works with any HTTP client.
curl -X POST 'https://goscreenapi.com/api/v1/screenshot' \
-H 'X-API-Key: gsc_your_api_key' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"url": "https://example.com",
"format": "png",
"full_page": true,
"selector": "#pricing",
"theme": "dark",
"block_ads": true
}'
// Response
{
"status": "completed",
"image_url": "https://cdn.goscreenapi.com/...",
"duration_ms": 1240
}Try GoScreenAPI free
250 free screenshots per month. No credit card required. Takes 2 minutes to integrate.