Comparison

firecrawl vs Marker

On the evidence we track, firecrawl leads this comparison with a composite score of 61/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

firecrawl full profile →Marker full profile →

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.

★firecrawl61

Marker49

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	firecrawlLeader	Marker
vioscaleAI score	61 / 100medium · 62%	49 / 100high · 76%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$1	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	7
Security
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://github.com/security
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ffirecrawl%2Ffirecrawl%2Fapps%2Fgo-sdk&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FVikParuchuri%2Fmarker&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	191,380	40,445
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	6
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	15	6
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	AGPL-3.0	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

firecrawl61 / 100medium · 62%

Marker49 / 100high · 76%

Pricing

Free tier

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

Model

firecrawlfreemium

Markeropen_source

Price level

firecrawllow

Markerfree

Starting price

firecrawl$1

Marker–

Transparent

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

Integrations

Count

firecrawl4

Marker7

Security

Soc2

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

Trust center

firecrawl–

Markerhttps://github.com/security

Vulnerabilities

firecrawlCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Ffirecrawl%2Ffirecrawl%2Fapps%2Fgo-sdk&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

MarkerCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FVikParuchuri%2Fmarker&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

firecrawl0

Marker0

Github stars

firecrawl191,380

Marker40,445

Activity

Commits last 30d

firecrawl100

Marker6

Release

Cadence days

firecrawl15

Marker6

History

firecrawl20 items

Marker20 items

License

Spdx

firecrawlAGPL-3.0

MarkerApache-2.0

Language

Primary

firecrawlTypeScript

MarkerPython

Market

Availability

firecrawlAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Marker–

Content

Faq

firecrawl8 items

Marker7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai data extraction agents. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for AI Data Extraction Agents
Capability	firecrawl	Marker
Capabilities
Architecture model	Managed cloud API	Open source library
PDF and multimodal image OCR parsing	✓	✓
Web scraping to markdown or json	✓	✓
Tabular layout preservation for complex tables	✓	✓
Strict json schema forcing and validation	✓	-
Fine tuned document layout analysis models	-	✓
Native chunking and vectorization for rag	-	-
Javascript rendering for spa web scraping	✓	✗
Human in the loop hitl confidence review queue	-	-
Zero data retention privacy guarantees	✓	✓
SOC2 type ii	-	-
Mit or apache permissive oss license	✓	✓
Pricing model	Pay per page API	Free open source

Capabilities

Architecture model

firecrawlManaged cloud API

MarkerOpen source library

PDF and multimodal image OCR parsing

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

Web scraping to markdown or json

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

Tabular layout preservation for complex tables

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

Strict json schema forcing and validation

firecrawl✓

Marker-

Fine tuned document layout analysis models

firecrawl-

Marker✓

Native chunking and vectorization for rag

firecrawl-

Marker-

Javascript rendering for spa web scraping

firecrawl✓

Marker✗

Human in the loop hitl confidence review queue

firecrawl-

Marker-

Zero data retention privacy guarantees

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

SOC2 type ii

firecrawl-

Marker-

Mit or apache permissive oss license

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

Pricing model

firecrawlPay per page API

MarkerFree open source

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

firecrawl

Leader

An API service that enables AI agents to search, scrape, and interact with web pages, returning clean structured data in multiple formats with automatic JavaScript rendering and complex content handling.

Independently observed

Marker

A tool that transforms PDFs into structured markdown and JSON formats using advanced machine learning models for layout analysis and optical character recognition. Supports integration with various language models including Claude, Gemini, and OpenAI-compatible APIs.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

firecrawl

Leader

from $1/pageUsage-basedFree tier

Usage-based: 1 credit per page for scraping/crawling/mapping/monitoring, 2 credits per 10 search results, 2 credits per browser minute for interact. Agent preview with 5 free daily runs. Advanced features cost additional credits.

Scale1 credit per page

as of 2026-10-14verify ↗

Marker

Open sourceFree tier

Free open source (research, personal, startups <$5M). Commercial licensing available.

Open SourceFree
- PDF to markdown/JSON conversion
- Layout analysis with OCR
- Table recognition
- LLM integration support
CommercialContact sales

as of 2026-10-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	firecrawl	Marker
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

firecrawl✓

Marker✗

CLI

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

firecrawl✓

Marker✗

Self-hosted

firecrawl✓

Marker✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)

Claude

firecrawl

Leader

7 total - 6 not shared

MCP
Cursor
Windsurf
Claude Code
Codex
OpenCode

Independently observed

Marker

9 total - 8 not shared

Gemini
OpenAI
Azure
Vertex
OpenRouter
Ollama
Azure OpenAI
Google Vertex AI

Independently observed

Still deciding?

firecrawl or Marker: which one depends on you

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