RenderKit vs CaptureKit
CaptureKit is a low-cost screenshot-and-PDF API. RenderKit competes on the same budget footing while adding LLM-ready markdown extraction, a built-in MCP server, and JSX-to-PDF for component-native documents.
| RenderKit | CaptureKit | |
|---|---|---|
| Screenshot API | ||
| PDF API | ||
| Markdown extraction | ||
| MCP server for agents | ||
| JSX-to-PDF | ||
| Entry price | $9/mo | $5/mo |
Why teams switch from CaptureKit
Three primitives on one meter — screenshot, PDF, and markdown — not just capture
MCP server included: screenshot/pdf/extract as native tools in Claude and Cursor
Token-aware markdown chunking for RAG, ready for pgvector or Pinecone
Content-addressed caching: identical renders return free in ~80ms
Common questions
Comparable at the entry tier — and the $9 Hobby plan includes all three primitives plus the MCP server, so you don't add a second vendor when you need markdown or agent tooling.
Yes — both are JSON APIs. Swap the base URL and the x-api-key header, map a handful of parameter names, and you're rendering. The full parameter reference is in the docs.
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