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ApiFlash alternative: when Cofferdock makes sense (and when it doesn't)

ApiFlash is a well-known API for taking screenshots of web pages. If you're comparing it with Cofferdock, here are the real differences. For pure screenshots, ApiFlash has things we don't, and we'll say so.

Prices as listed on each website on 14 September 2026. Check them before you decide.

Pricing

Screenshots per month	ApiFlash	Cofferdock
Free	100	50 credits
500	$7 (1,000 screenshots, Lite plan)	€9 (500 credits, Pro plan)
2,000	$35 (10,000 screenshots, Medium plan)	€29 (2,000 credits, Business plan)
10,000	$35 (Medium plan)	€79 (10,000 credits, Scale plan)
100,000	$180 (Large plan)	custom

Where ApiFlash wins

Price per screenshot. If all you do is screenshots, ApiFlash is quite a bit cheaper, especially from a few thousand a month.
Screenshot-specific features: it blocks ads, removes cookie banners, emulates mobile devices, outputs WebP and exports to S3. Cofferdock doesn't block ads or remove cookie banners.
A free plan with 100 screenshots, twice ours.

If your need is screenshots only, at volume, ApiFlash is the sensible choice.

Where Cofferdock wins

Screenshots are one of 25 tools. With the same balance you turn HTML into images or PDFs, generate QR codes and charts, edit PDFs (merge, split, watermark, number pages, fill forms), convert images, create zips and validate data. If your workflow takes the screenshot and then puts it into a PDF or compresses it to WebP, you don't need another service.
Built for n8n and Make: send the URL raw and get the image back directly, or a temporary link for Zapier and AI assistants.
Security: internal and private addresses are blocked, and nothing we capture is stored.
Servers in the European Union.

An example call on Cofferdock

curl -X POST "https://api.cofferdock.com/screenshot?full_page=true" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: text/plain" \
  --data "https://example.com" \
  -o screenshot.png

There's a recipe for n8n, and every option is in the API reference.

In short

Screenshots only, lots of them, with ads and cookie banners removed: ApiFlash.
Screenshots alongside PDFs, images, QR codes or validation, with one account: Cofferdock.

You can try Cofferdock on the free plan, no card needed.