Why You Should Stop Self-Hosting Puppeteer for Screenshots

Self-hosting Puppeteer in production is painful: memory leaks, 400MB Docker images, Chromium crashes.

In 2026, screenshot APIs cost less than the server time debugging Puppeteer.

Comparison

API	Free	Price	PDF
CaptureAPI	200/mo	$9/mo	Yes
ScreenshotOne	100/mo	$9/mo	No
Urlbox	Trial	$49/mo	Yes

CaptureAPI does screenshots + PDFs + OG images in one endpoint. 200 free/month.

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Also: AccessiScan, CompliPilot