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Abstract Screenshot vs Scrapfly

If you need a Development API that's easy to integrate, go with Abstract Screenshot.

Abstract Screenshot

Take programmatic screenshots of web pages from any website

Scrapfly

Scrapfly is an enterprise-grade solution providing Web Scraping API that aims to simplify the scraping process by managing everything: real browser rendering, rotating proxies, and fingerprints (TLS, HTTP, browser) to bypass all major anti-bots.

Abstract Screenshot

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use

Scrapfly

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
  • No CORS support
FeatureAbstract ScreenshotScrapfly
AuthenticationapiKeyapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSYesNo

When to use which?

Abstract Screenshot works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.