# firecrawl vs Marker

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** firecrawl

| Attribute | firecrawl | Marker |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.3 (62% (medium)) | 49.4 (76% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 6 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 191,380 | 40,445 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Firecrawl extracts clean, structured web content in various formats, automatically handles JavaScript rendering and dynamic page structures, and supports use cases from research and data extraction to competitive intelligence and content monitoring. It is indexed under API Development Tools.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"What is firecrawl?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"firecrawl is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the AGPL-3.0 licence. A commercial or hosted edition starts at £445 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"Is firecrawl free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"firecrawl supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"What platforms does firecrawl support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. firecrawl can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"Can firecrawl be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 6 integrations for firecrawl, including MCP, Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, Codex and OpenCode. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"What does firecrawl integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for firecrawl. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as firecrawl not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"What security certifications does firecrawl have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. firecrawl is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl","question":"Is firecrawl open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"firecrawl is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://firecrawl.dev","question":"Where is firecrawl available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"An open-source tool that extracts text, tables, and layouts from PDF files with high accuracy. It offers multiple processing modes (fast, balanced, OCR) and optional integration with language models for enhanced formatting and content extraction. It is indexed under AI Data Extraction Agents.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What is Marker?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Marker offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Is Marker free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Marker supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Marker support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Marker can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"Can Marker be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Marker, including Gemini, Claude, OpenAI, Azure, Vertex, OpenRouter and Ollama. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://github.com/pricing","question":"What does Marker integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Marker. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Marker not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://github.com/VikParuchuri/marker","question":"What security certifications does Marker have?","confidence":0.48},{"answer":"Yes. Marker is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/VikParuchuri/marker","question":"Is Marker open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"api_docs":true,"rest_client":true,"collaboration":true,"pricing_model":"pay_per_page_api","ci_integration":true,"automated_testing":true,"architecture_model":"managed_cloud_api","web_scraping_to_markdown_or_json":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"pdf_and_multimodal_image_ocr_parsing":true,"zero_data_retention_privacy_guarantees":true,"javascript_rendering_for_spa_web_scraping":true,"strict_json_schema_forcing_and_validation":true,"tabular_layout_preservation_for_complex_tables":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"free_open_source","architecture_model":"open_source_library","web_scraping_to_markdown_or_json":true,"mit_or_apache_permissive_oss_license":true,"pdf_and_multimodal_image_ocr_parsing":true,"zero_data_retention_privacy_guarantees":true,"javascript_rendering_for_spa_web_scraping":false,"fine_tuned_document_layout_analysis_models":true,"tabular_layout_preservation_for_complex_tables":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Windsurf"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"OpenCode"}]` | `[{"name":"Gemini"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Vertex"},{"name":"OpenRouter"},{"name":"Ollama"},{"name":"Azure OpenAI","native":false,"category":"llm","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Google Vertex AI","native":false,"category":"llm","direction":"inbound"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Python |
| license.spdx | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Scale","summary":"1 credit per page","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"page"},"kind":"metered","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Enterprise plan supporting millions of pages with batch scraping, crawling, and scheduled syncs"}],"summary":"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.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://firecrawl.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T11:28:45.952Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"page","amount":1,"currency":"USD"}}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","features":["PDF to markdown/JSON conversion","Layout analysis with OCR","Table recognition","LLM integration support"],"description":"Free for research, personal use, and startups under $5M funding/revenue","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Commercial","description":"Commercial use of model weights beyond startup threshold requires licensing","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free open source (research, personal, startups <$5M). Commercial licensing available.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://github.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T22:33:59.878Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":1,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 15 | 6 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://github.com/security |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2FVikParuchuri%2Fmarker&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (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 |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-17T15:33:16.383Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*