Screenshot APIs capture existing pages. cloudlayer.io generates new documents from your HTML templates and JSON data.
| Feature | ScreenshotAPI | cloudlayer.io |
|---|---|---|
| Rendering Engine | Chrome | Chromium |
| Screenshot Capture | ✓ | URL input supported |
| PDF Generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document Generation | ✕ | ✓ |
| Template System | ✕ | Nunjucks |
| Visual Template Editor | ✕ | ✓ |
| Webhook Notifications | ✕ | ✓ |
| Cloud Storage (S3/GCS) | ✕ | ✓ |
| CDN Asset Hosting | ✕ | ✓ |
| Multiple SDKs | ✕ | 8 languages |
| Avg Response Time | ~9 seconds | <1 second |
ScreenshotAPI takes pictures of existing web pages. It can't create new documents from templates and data.
Users report average response times of ~9 seconds per request — much slower than dedicated document generation APIs.
No template system, no webhooks, no cloud storage forwarding. Basic screenshot capture only.
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Bring your existing HTML templates or build new ones with the visual editor or Nunjucks. Upload fonts and assets to our CDN.
Swap the ScreenshotAPI endpoint with cloudlayer.io. Our REST API accepts HTML, template IDs, or URLs — most migrations take minutes.
cloudlayer.io renders most documents in under a second. No waiting 9 seconds per request.
Design templates in HTML/CSS with Nunjucks. Merge JSON data to generate unique documents at scale.
PDFs + images, templates, webhooks, S3/GCS delivery, CDN hosting, and SDKs for 8 languages.
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