ScrapFly is a web scraping platform with screenshot features. cloudlayer.io is a dedicated document generation API.
| Feature | ScrapFly | cloudlayer.io |
|---|---|---|
| Rendering Engine | Chromium | Chromium |
| Screenshot Capture | ✓ | URL input supported |
| PDF Generation | ✕ | ✓ |
| Image Generation | JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF | PNG, JPEG, WebP |
| Document Generation | ✕ | ✓ |
| Template System | ✕ | Nunjucks |
| Visual Template Editor | ✕ | ✓ |
| Webhook Notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud Storage (S3/GCS) | ✕ | ✓ |
| CDN Asset Hosting | ✕ | ✓ |
| Primary Purpose | Web scraping | Document generation |
ScrapFly is a web scraping platform. Screenshots are a secondary feature. It can't generate documents from templates.
ScrapFly's screenshot API doesn't support PDF output. You get images only — JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF.
ScrapFly uses a credit system with variable costs based on page size and features used. Costs are hard to predict.
Create your cloudlayer.io account and get an API key in under a minute. No credit card required. Full API access from day one.
Bring your existing HTML templates or build new ones with the visual editor or Nunjucks. Upload fonts and assets to our CDN.
Swap the ScrapFly endpoint with cloudlayer.io. Our REST API accepts HTML, template IDs, or URLs — most migrations take minutes.
cloudlayer.io is designed specifically for generating PDFs and images from HTML templates. Every feature serves this purpose.
Generate both PDFs and images from the same template. Templates, HTML, or URLs — any input, any output format.
Simple monthly plans based on document count. $49/month for 5,000 documents. No confusing credit calculations.
Full API access, visual template editor, PDF + image generation, webhooks, and cloud delivery. No credit card required — start your 30-day free trial.
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