Comparison · facts checked 11 November 2026

A Urlbox alternative, compared side by side with dated sources.

Urlbox is a website screenshot API. ^[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 Urlbox was read from its maker's own public pages and last checked on 11 November 2026.

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The short answer

When to choose which

Choose Urlbox when

You need many screenshots in a short time. Its plans allow 30 requests a minute on Lo-Fi, 60 on Hi-Fi and 250 on Ultra. ^[1] PageVerified: 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.
You already use it and a hash with a timestamp is all you need to add. Urlbox has a certify option. Its guide says the response then carries a timestamp and a cryptographic hash of the options, the rendered file and the timestamp, which you can recompute with SHA-256. ^[2]
You need other image formats, or files saved to your own storage. Its feature table lists PNG, JPEG, WebP and PDF output, saving the hydrated HTML and extracting Markdown text. ^[1] Urlbox says Hi-Fi plans and above can save screenshots to your own Amazon S3 bucket. ^[1] PageVerified: PNG, PDF or rendered HTML. One format per call.

Choose PageVerified when

You want each capture to get a public receipt page by default, which anyone with the link can open to see the hash and download the file.
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.
You want a signed record of the capture that anyone can check against published public keys.

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 Urlbox compared
Topic	PageVerified	Urlbox
Free use	A free key holds 25 credits, with no email and no card. The credits are given once.	Urlbox lists a 7-day free trial with no credit card on its Hi-Fi and Ultra plans and a Try for free button on its Lo-Fi plan, and says it does not offer a free plan. ^[1]
Paid 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.	Its Lo-Fi plan is $19 a month for up to 2,000 renders. Urlbox describes that plan as for screenshots of websites you own, with thumbnails only for third-party websites. ^[1] Its Hi-Fi plan is $49 a month for up to 5,000 renders and its Ultra plan is $99 a month for up to 15,000. ^[1]
Request rate	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.	Its plans allow 30 requests a minute on Lo-Fi, 60 on Hi-Fi and 250 on Ultra. ^[1]
Output	PNG, PDF or rendered HTML. One format per call.	Its feature table lists PNG, JPEG, WebP and PDF output, saving the hydrated HTML and extracting Markdown text. ^[1]
Hash and time	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.	Urlbox has a certify option. Its guide says the response then carries a timestamp and a cryptographic hash of the options, the rendered file and the timestamp, which you can recompute with SHA-256. ^[2]
Failed requests	A capture that fails is not charged.	Urlbox says it does not charge for requests that fail. ^[1]
Where the file goes	The file is kept in private storage until you ask for it to be deleted. Download links are signed and expire after 24 hours. By default a capture has a public receipt page, which anyone with its link can open to get a fresh download link.	Urlbox says Hi-Fi plans and above can save screenshots to your own Amazon S3 bucket. ^[1]
How you pay	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.	Plans are billed by the month or by the year. ^[1]

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.

Read this part

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

Urlbox pricing page. Checked on 11 November 2026 from https://urlbox.com/pricing
Urlbox guide to its certify option. Checked on 11 November 2026 from https://urlbox.com/guides/certify-a-screenshot

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.

PageVerified has no connection with Urlbox. The name is used only to say which product is being compared. This page has no affiliate links, and PageVerified is paid nothing if you choose the other product.

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.
Screenshot API with hash and timestamp: a screenshot API that returns a SHA-256 hash and a UTC timestamp, with a request and a real response.
Verify a capture: how to check a capture against its SHA-256 hash and public receipt, with exact commands.
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