# firecrawl vs Restfox

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** firecrawl

| Attribute | firecrawl | Restfox |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 61.3 (62% (medium)) | 53.4 (37% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 19 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 191,380 | 2,767 |
| 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":"A cross-platform API client application for creating, testing, and debugging REST requests, with features including environment variables, response preview, WebSocket support, PDF rendering, and plugin-based scripting capabilities. It is indexed under API Development Tools.","source":"https://restfox.dev/","question":"What is Restfox?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Restfox is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://restfox.dev/","question":"Is Restfox free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Restfox supports Windows, macOS, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://restfox.dev/","question":"What platforms does Restfox support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Restfox can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://restfox.dev/","question":"Can Restfox be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Restfox is published under the MIT 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/flawiddsouza/Restfox","question":"Is Restfox 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 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. |
| 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}` | `{"rest_client":true,"ci_integration":true,"graphql_support":true,"automated_testing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"Windsurf"},{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Codex"},{"name":"OpenCode"}]` | `[{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Insomnia"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Vue |
| license.spdx | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":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","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://restfox.dev/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T08:38:02.965Z"}` |
| 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 | - |
| release.cadence_days | 15 | 8 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| 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}` | - |

## Capabilities (API Development Tools)

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

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:46:49.974Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*