rasterly
a cheaper screenshot and PDF API with a live demo
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What is rasterly?
Rasterly is a web API toolkit for AI agents providing six tools—screenshot, PDF conversion, URL-to-markdown, data extraction, website crawling, and change monitoring—through a single unified API. Designed to help AI agents and developers interact with web content at scale, with SSRF protection and support for multiple output formats.
rasterly pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Free tier (100 renders/mo). Paid: Starter $9/mo (10k renders), Growth $29/mo (50k renders, most popular), Scale $99/mo (250k renders). Per-1,000 overage pricing ranges from $0.50–$1.20 depending on plan.
rasterly pros
- 89% cheaper than competitors (ScreenshotOne, Urlbox)—$0.58 per 1,000 renders vs. $5.18 for ScreenshotOne
- Six-in-one toolkit (screenshot, PDF, markdown, extraction, crawl, monitor) over a single REST API requiring no SDK
- Drop-in URL replacement for Urlbox migrations with compatible query parameters
- Free tier available (100 renders/month, no card required) plus transparent usage-based pricing
- SSRF-protected, supports full-page and retina-scale rendering in PNG, JPEG, and PDF formats
rasterly cons
- Early access stage—API keys issued manually (typically within hours); not self-serve on-demand
- Public URLs only—internal servers, localhost, and private addresses are blocked by SSRF protection
- Limited to web rendering and data extraction; does not provide full browser automation or JavaScript execution control
Frequently asked questions about rasterly
How is rasterly so much cheaper than competitors?
Rasterly reuses a single headless browser across requests, so each warm render costs only seconds of CPU (cents per render). Competitors price based on brand positioning rather than actual infrastructure cost; rasterly passes real cost savings through to users.
Is rasterly a drop-in replacement for Urlbox?
Yes. Both use the same request shape: a base URL, url= parameter, and options like full_page and format. Most codebases only need to change the hostname and API key; formats and options map one-to-one for common use cases.
How does SSRF protection work?
The API refuses requests to internal, localhost, and private addresses, preventing screenshots or data extraction of internal servers through the rasterly API.