ScreenshotOne alternative: render-bolt
A screenshot and PDF API with more renders per dollar and built-in Markdown extraction.
Price for the same volume
| Service | Plan | Per 1,000 | Per month | Included |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| render-bolt Starter | Starter | $0.60 | $15 | 25,000 renders |
| render-bolt Growth | Growth | $0.39 | $39 | 100,000 renders |
| ScreenshotOne Basic | Basic | $8.50 | $17 | 2,000 screenshots |
| ScreenshotOne Growth | Growth | $7.90 | $79 | 10,000 screenshots |
From ScreenshotOne's public pages, checked October 2026: screenshotone.com, screenshotone.com.
What both do
- Screenshots of any URL, including full page
- PDF output
- Ad blocking and cookie banner removal
- GET URLs you can put in an image tag
- Caching of repeated requests
Where ScreenshotOne is stronger
- Scrolling video captures
- GPU rendering on higher plans
- Upload to any S3-compatible storage
- Caching on a CDN for up to 30 days
- No-code integrations such as Zapier, Make, n8n and Clay
Choose ScreenshotOne if you need scrolling videos, GPU rendering or ready-made no-code integrations.
Where render-bolt fits
- 25,000 renders for $15 a month, against 2,000 for $17
- Markdown, HTML or text extraction for LLMs on every plan
- Full PDF controls: custom page sizes, margins, header and footer templates with page numbers
- No overage billing: requests stop at your quota with a clear error
Choose render-bolt if you call the API from your own code and volume matters more than video features.
Switching
Send the same page with these options. Every endpoint accepts POST with JSON or GET with query parameters.
| You want | render-bolt option |
|---|---|
| Full-page screenshot | full_page: true |
| Capture one element | selector: "#pricing" |
| Retina / 2x | device_scale_factor: 2 |
| Block ads | block_ads: true |
| Hide cookie banners | block_cookie_banners: true |
| Dark mode | dark_mode: true |
| Wait for an element | wait_for_selector: ".loaded" |
| Extra delay | delay: 1500 |
| Viewport size | viewport: { width: 1440, height: 900 } |
| Return a link instead of the file | response_type: "url" |
| Page to Markdown | POST /v1/extract { url } |
Questions
Is render-bolt a drop-in replacement for ScreenshotOne?
For screenshots, PDFs and page text, yes: the same requests map to the options in the table above. If you need scrolling videos, GPU rendering or ready-made no-code integrations. ScreenshotOne is the better fit.
How much cheaper is it than ScreenshotOne?
render-bolt Starter costs $15 for 25,000 renders ($0.60 per 1,000). ScreenshotOne Basic lists $17 for 2,000 screenshots ($8.50 per 1,000), checked October 2026.
Can I try it before paying?
Yes. The free plan has 100 renders a month with every feature and needs no card.