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Why You Should Stop Self-Hosting Puppeteer for Screenshots

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Why You Should Stop Self-Hosting Puppeteer for Screenshots

via Dev.to WebdevDevToolsmith3h ago

Self-hosting Puppeteer in production is painful: memory leaks, 400MB Docker images, Chromium crashes. In 2026, screenshot APIs cost less than the server time debugging Puppeteer. Comparison API Free Price PDF CaptureAPI 200/mo $9/mo Yes ScreenshotOne 100/mo $9/mo No Urlbox Trial $49/mo Yes CaptureAPI does screenshots + PDFs + OG images in one endpoint. 200 free/month. Also: AccessiScan , CompliPilot

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