vioscaleAI
Comparison

firecrawl vs Restfox

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 →Restfox full profile →
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★firecrawl61
Restfox53
Score
vioscaleAI score
firecrawl61 / 100medium · 62%
Restfox53 / 100low · 37%
Pricing
Free tier
firecrawl✓
Restfox✓
Model
firecrawlfreemium
Restfoxopen_source
Price level
firecrawllow
Restfoxfree
Starting price
firecrawl$1
Restfox–
Transparent
firecrawl✓
Restfox–
Integrations
Count
firecrawl4
Restfox2
Security
Soc2
firecrawl✓
Restfox–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
firecrawl0
Restfox–
Github stars
firecrawl191,380
Restfox2,767
Activity
Commits last 30d
firecrawl100
Restfox19
Release
Cadence days
firecrawl15
Restfox8
History
firecrawl20 items
Restfox20 items
License
Spdx
firecrawlAGPL-3.0
RestfoxMIT
Language
Primary
firecrawlTypeScript
RestfoxVue
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
firecrawl8 items
Restfox5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for api development tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
REST client
firecrawl✓
Restfox✓
GraphQL support
firecrawl-
Restfox✓
gRPC support
firecrawl-
Restfox-
Design
Mock servers
firecrawl-
Restfox-
Testing
Automated / contract testing
firecrawl✓
Restfox✓
Collaboration
Team collaboration & sharing
firecrawl✓
Restfox-
Docs
Doc generation
firecrawl✓
Restfox-
Standards
OpenAPI / spec import
firecrawl-
Restfox-
Ops
CI integration / CLI
firecrawl✓
Restfox✓

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

Restfox

A compact API testing client for HTTP and WebSocket requests that prioritizes offline functionality. Runs as a web application or as desktop software across multiple platforms, including macOS, Windows, and Linux.

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 verify ↗

Restfox

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
firecrawl✓
Restfox✓
macOS
firecrawl✗
Restfox✓
Windows
firecrawl✗
Restfox✓
Linux
firecrawl✗
Restfox✓
CLI
firecrawl✓
Restfox✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
firecrawl✓
Restfox✗
Self-hosted
firecrawl✓
Restfox✓

Integrations

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

firecrawl

Leader
7 total
  • MCP
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • OpenCode
Independently observed

Restfox

2 total
  • Postman
  • Insomnia
Independently observed
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