Agencies

Snapfleet for Agencies: Self-hosted screenshot API

Self-hosted screenshot API. Unlimited renders. Pay once.

Agencies pay per-seat and per-client fees that scale with their success. Self-hosted, pay-once tools replace per-seat pricing with a flat cost that margins actually survive.

The tool this job usually means renting is Urlbox, at $19/mo — roughly $228 a year, every year. Snapfleet does the job for a one-time $99 — running on infrastructure you control.

Fit check

Why it fits how agencies work

🎯 One endpoint, every option

GET /api/v1/screenshot?url=... returns PNG, JPG or PDF — viewport, full-page, delay, wait conditions, dark-mode emulation, JPEG quality and retina scale.

For agencies, one endpoint, every option pays off across every client account, with no per-seat math — and it's covered by the same one-time $99, not metered per month.

✂️ Element clipping

Pass a CSS selector and get just that element — perfect for og-images and social cards.

For agencies, element clipping pays off across every client account, with no per-seat math — and it's covered by the same one-time $99, not metered per month.

🔑 API keys built in

Named keys with per-key token-bucket rate limits and daily quotas, usage counters, revoke/regenerate.

For agencies, API keys built in pays off across every client account, with no per-seat math — and it's covered by the same one-time $99, not metered per month.

Workflow

A typical workflow

STEP 01

Buy once on Whop

One-time $99 for the packaged 1-click Windows installer with auto-updates — no terminal, no Docker knowledge needed.

STEP 02

Run it anywhere

Desktop app, npm start on a VPS, or docker compose up (the image ships Chromium preinstalled). Create an API key in the UI.

STEP 03

Curl your first screenshot

One GET request returns the PNG. Use the playground to dial in parameters and copy the exact curl command.

What it costs, honestly

Snapfleet is $99, once. Urlbox at $19/mo — roughly $228 a year, every year. Just over 5 months of Urlbox pays for Snapfleet outright — $228/yr saved, unlimited renders forever.

FAQ

Agencies ask

Is Snapfleet worth it for agencies?

Just over 5 months of Urlbox pays for Snapfleet outright — $228/yr saved, unlimited renders forever. Snapfleet costs $99 once; Urlbox charges $19/mo — about $228 a year. For agencies, that fixed cost is the whole point: the tool is a one-time line item, not a monthly one.

Is it really free on GitHub?

Yes — MIT source at github.com/bensblueprints/snapfleet-mvp, always. $99 buys the 1-click installer and updates. From source it's npm i && npm start (heads-up: Puppeteer downloads ~170MB of Chromium on first install).

Is it as reliable as Urlbox?

Urlbox runs a global render fleet with retries and edge caching — for millions of renders a month at five nines, they earn their fee. Snapfleet is one pooled Chromium on your box with queueing, timeouts and crash recovery — for og-images, link previews, PDFs and internal tooling, that's honestly all you need.

Own Snapfleet forever — $99