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A Page Vault alternative for developers: capture web pages from code.

Page Vault sells web capture software and capture services for legal professionals. ^[1] PageVerified is a capture API: it renders a public page as a PNG, a PDF or rendered HTML and returns the SHA-256 hash of the file, the UTC time of the capture and, by default, a public receipt page. Every statement on this page about Page Vault was read from its maker's own public pages and last checked on 11 November 2026.

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When to choose which

Choose Page Vault when

You need an affidavit, or a witness who can explain how a capture was made. Page Vault says affidavits are available for captures made with Browser or through On Demand, and that it has served as an expert witness to explain its technology. ^[4] PageVerified: No affidavits and no witnesses. A capture is not a legal certification.
You need social media profiles, comments or video captured. Browser automates social media captures: it scrolls a whole profile, opens comments and replies and downloads videos. ^[3] PageVerified: One public URL per call. It does not crawl a site, open comments or download video.
You want someone else to make the captures for you. It is sold two ways: Page Vault Browser, software for making captures in-house, and Page Vault On Demand, where Page Vault's own team makes the captures for you. ^[2] Page Vault says On Demand jobs are completed within 7 business days of an approved quote, and that it can take expedited projects. ^[4]
You work on legal matters and want a product made for that work. Page Vault sells web capture software and capture services for legal professionals. ^[1]

Choose PageVerified when

You are building software and want to make captures from code or from an agent.
You need the SHA-256 hash of the file and the UTC capture time in the same response as the capture, with a public receipt page by default.
You want to try it with no account: a free key needs no email and no card.
You would rather buy a one-time pack of credits than start a plan that renews.
Your agent has to buy its own access. It can pay over HTTP 402 with no person involved.
Your agent speaks MCP and you want a hosted endpoint with nothing to install.

This page lists only what we could confirm on the other product's own pages. A feature that is not listed here may still exist, so check with its maker.

Facts checked 11 November 2026

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PageVerified and Page Vault compared
Topic	PageVerified	Page Vault
What it is	A paid API that captures one public web page each time you call it.	Page Vault sells web capture software and capture services for legal professionals. ^[1]
How it is sold	Credit packs are one-time payments by card checkout, and a pack does not renew. Plans that renew each month are sold too. An agent can buy credits over HTTP 402 with no person involved.	It is sold two ways: Page Vault Browser, software for making captures in-house, and Page Vault On Demand, where Page Vault's own team makes the captures for you. ^[2] Browser comes in Solo, Team, Professional and Enterprise packages, sold with annual pricing and contracts. The page invites you to request pricing. ^[2]
Price	One-time credit packs: $19 for 3,000 credits, $49 for 12,000 credits, $149 for 60,000 credits. A PNG or HTML capture costs 1 credit and a PDF costs 2 credits.	On Demand website captures start at $199, social media profiles at $349, video projects at $299 and document projects at $199. Quotes are free. ^[2]
Who makes the capture	You, your code or your agent, with one API call. The file link, the hash and the time come back in the same response, with a receipt link by default.	Page Vault describes Browser as a tool launched from your desktop that installs on PC and Mac. ^[4] Page Vault says On Demand jobs are completed within 7 business days of an approved quote, and that it can take expedited projects. ^[4]
What is recorded	Every capture returns the SHA-256 hash of the exact file and the UTC capture time from PageVerified's own server clock. By default it also gets a public receipt page that shows both.	Page Vault says every Browser capture includes a timestamp, the URL, the capturing account and SHA256 hashing. ^[3]
Affidavits	No affidavits and no witnesses. A capture is not a legal certification.	Page Vault says affidavits are available for captures made with Browser or through On Demand, and that it has served as an expert witness to explain its technology. ^[4]
Social media and video	One public URL per call. It does not crawl a site, open comments or download video.	Browser automates social media captures: it scrolls a whole profile, opens comments and replies and downloads videos. ^[3]

The PageVerified column is read from the configuration this server runs. The numbers in square brackets point to the sources below.

One POST

A real PageVerified capture

A request like this one:

curl -s -X POST https://pageverified.com/api/v1/capture \
  -H "authorization: Bearer $PAGEVERIFIED_API_KEY" \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"url":"https://pageverified.com/pricing","format":"png","viewport":{"width":720,"height":400}}'

returns HTTP 201 with this body. The hash, time and receipt are from a real capture made by the production service. Only the download link is shortened.

{
  "id": "6c5dbd00-8f1c-4b3a-9456-6d585e615e51",
  "artifact_url": "https://... signed download link, valid for 24 hours ...",
  "sha256": "748c89348b38d4e14e731d5071e409262a2f644c03461034d8c30e3353c5469c",
  "captured_at": "2026-11-10T15:46:35.948Z",
  "evidence_url": "https://pageverified.com/e/6c5dbd00-8f1c-4b3a-9456-6d585e615e51"
}

The receipt for that capture is public: /e/6c5dbd00-8f1c-4b3a-9456-6d585e615e51. It shows the same hash and time and lets anyone download the 42,580-byte PNG. How to check a file against its hash.

No key yet? This issues one with 25 credits. The key is shown once, so save it.

curl -s -X POST https://pageverified.com/api/v1/keys \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -d '{"label":"my agent"}'

POST /api/v1/capture/record takes the same body and also returns a signed Capture Record, for the capture cost plus 4 credits. Anyone can check its signature against the public keys at /.well-known/pageverified-keys.json.

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What a PageVerified capture is, and is not

The hash ties one file to one capture. If a file's SHA-256 equals the value on the receipt, it is byte for byte the file that receipt describes.
The capture time is UTC from PageVerified's own server clock. For a signed Capture Record, outside time-stamp authorities later sign the record's hash with their own time, usually within 15 minutes; the record check at /verify shows it.
A capture records what PageVerified's renderer saw at the recorded time. It is not a forensic chain of custody, proof of who wrote a page, or a legal certification.
It captures public pages only. It cannot log in, send cookies or set request headers, and a site can show the renderer something different from what you see in your own browser.
No uptime guarantee and no security or compliance certifications.
Nothing on this page is legal advice.

From the live price list

PageVerified prices

Free key. A free key holds 25 credits, with no email and no card. The credits are given once.
Packs. One-time credit packs: $19 for 3,000 credits, $49 for 12,000 credits, $149 for 60,000 credits. A PNG or HTML capture costs 1 credit and a PDF costs 2 credits.
Paying. Credit packs are one-time payments by card checkout, and a pack does not renew. Plans that renew each month are sold too. An agent can buy credits over HTTP 402 with no person involved.
Limit. One key can run up to 120 captures an hour, free or paid. Each key also has a daily share of the shared browser pool. A key capturing at that rate reaches it in under an hour.

These numbers are read from the price list this server runs. The full list, with the cost of every tool, is on the pricing page.

Last checked 11 November 2026

Sources and dates

Page Vault home page. Checked on 11 November 2026 from https://www.page-vault.com/
Page Vault pricing page. Checked on 11 November 2026 from https://www.page-vault.com/pricing/
Page Vault Browser software page. Checked on 11 November 2026 from https://www.page-vault.com/webpage-capture-software/
Page Vault questions page. Checked on 11 November 2026 from https://www.page-vault.com/frequently-asked-questions/

Prices and features change. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will check it again. After 120 days without a fresh check this page takes the comparison down by itself.

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Next steps

Get a free key: no signup.
Pricing: packs and the cost of every call.
Documentation: quickstart, MCP setup and every tool's reference page.
Capture a web page as evidence: how to capture a web page as evidence, and what a capture does and does not show.
Verify a capture: how to check a capture against its SHA-256 hash and public receipt, with exact commands.

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