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PrintSocket vs XCrap

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PrintSocket compared with XCrap
DetailPrintSocket logo PrintSocketXCrap logo XCrap
What it doesCloud print API for sending jobs to any printer from your application Free API to read X posts, threads and profiles as Markdown or JSON without login or API key
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given 2023
Based inUS FR
Pricing modelFreemium Free
PricingFree: $0/mo with 2 devices and 500 jobs per month. Pro: $19/mo with 20 devices and 10,000 jobs per month. Scale: $79/mo with 100 devices and 100,000 jobs per month. Enterprise: Custom limits and direct invoicing. Virtual test printer is unlimited and free on all plans. No charge. Funded by donations. Rate limits are applied per IP address and per endpoint: 45 requests per minute for single posts and profiles, 15 per minute for threads and timelines, 20 per minute for media, 4 history exports and 6 bulk requests every five minutes, 10 searches every fifteen minutes
Key features
  • Virtual test printer with unlimited jobs in test mode
  • Support for PDF, ZPL label, and ESC/POS receipt formats
  • Idempotent API requests to prevent duplicate prints
  • Signed webhooks with automatic retries
  • Document upload and reuse across multiple jobs
  • USB shipping scale integration
  • Role-based printer access control
  • SDKs for Node, Python, and PHP
  • Job status tracking and event history
  • MCP server integration for AI agents
  • Single posts with full metrics: likes, reposts, replies, quotes, bookmarks and views
  • Thread unrolling by stitching timeline with conversation ID
  • Direct media downloads at every bitrate X encoded
  • Bulk processing: up to fifty posts in one request
  • Five output formats: JSON, Markdown, YAML, CSV, HTML
  • MCP server integration for Claude and Cursor
  • Full-text search with X search operators
  • Markdown token counting via x-markdown-tokens header
  • No authentication required: works with bare post IDs or x.com and twitter.com links
  • Multiple integrations: SDK, OpenAPI spec, skill file, MCP server
What makes it different
  • Lightweight agent on customer's machine connects outbound, no network configuration needed
  • No duplicate prints with idempotent design
  • Free test printer on all plans, never counts toward usage limits
  • Supports any printer on CUPS or Windows queues plus raw ZPL and ESC/POS
  • Completely free with no sign-up, API key generation or credit card required
  • Works with any AI agent without needing credentials to store or rotate
  • No data storage: posts cached five days only, media streamed through disk
  • Works even when X's official API is unavailable via four fallback sources behind each endpoint
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)13 no change since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)90
Citation Flow (Majestic)2114
Referring domains (Majestic)144

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