Embedfinder vs Microlink
Microlink is a developer API that turns any URL into data using real browsers: metadata, screenshots, PDF, markdown and more. Embedfinder has a narrower goal: get a video's entry and its ranked players, from a page or a whole listing, and hand it to you as CSV, through the API or as a draft in WordPress. This is what each one does better.
What Microlink is
An API that opens the URL in a real browser and returns what you ask for: metadata, a screenshot, a PDF, the text as markdown, the embed or the HTML. It is built for apps and AI agents, charges per request in US dollars and has a small free plan.
What Microlink does better
- Screenshots and PDF of any page: Embedfinder does neither.
- It uses real browsers, so it reads pages that build their content with JavaScript; Embedfinder reads the HTML the site serves.
- Outputs designed for AI, like the page's text as markdown.
- Volume: its Pro plan includes 46,000 requests per month.
How Embedfinder is different
- It walks listings: give it a category or a playlist and it follows the pagination on its own.
- Player ranking: it finds every player on a page and ranks them from most reliable to expiring.
- WordPress drafts with the connector, no code needed.
- You use it from the web, downloading CSV or JSON, without writing code.
- Payment in pesos with Mercado Pago, besides US dollars.
Side by side, with data from each site
| Microlink | Embedfinder | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 100 requests per month | 5 per day with an account, 2 without one |
| First paid plan | Pro: US$ 49/month, 46,000 requests | US$ 7/month, 1,000 extractions (Basic) |
| API | From the free plan | US$ 19/month, 10,000 extractions, with API (Premium) |
| Screenshots and PDF | Yes | No |
| Real browser (JavaScript) | Yes | No: reads the page's HTML |
| Listings with pagination | Not described on its site | Yes: follows pagination up to 20 pages per request and gives you the next one (Basic) |
| Several players per page, ranked | Not described on its site | Yes: nearly 70 known players, ranked from most reliable to expiring, up to 6 per entry |
| WordPress | Not mentioned | Connector: each entry arrives as a draft (Premium; 20 test sends on any plan) |
| Payment in pesos | No: prices in US dollars | Yes, with Mercado Pago, besides card or PayPal in US dollars |
When Microlink is the better fit
- You need screenshots, PDFs or page text for an AI agent.
- The pages you read build everything with JavaScript.
- You are a developer and want a general API for any kind of URL.
When Embedfinder is the better fit
- Your thing is video and you want the entry built, with players already ranked.
- You start from whole listings or categories.
- You want to load WordPress or download a CSV without coding.
Try it without writing code
No account, no card: paste a page or a listing and see what comes out.
Try it freeFrequently asked questions
- Does Embedfinder take screenshots?
- No. If you need screenshots or PDFs of a page, Microlink does that and Embedfinder does not.
- Which one has the better free plan?
- For the API, Microlink: 100 requests per month for free, while Embedfinder's API is on the Premium plan. To try it from the web without coding, Embedfinder gives 5 entries per day with a free account.
- Can Microlink load a video site?
- It gives you the data for each URL you send; building the entries, walking listings and publishing them is up to you. Embedfinder does that part for you.
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Microlink data taken from its official site on October 24, 2026; prices may change. Microlink is a trademark of its owners and is not affiliated with Embedfinder.