Comparison

firecrawl vs Sensible

No clear leader: firecrawl (61.3) and Sensible (60.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

firecrawl full profile →Sensible full profile →

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

firecrawl61

Sensible61

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	firecrawl	Sensible
vioscaleAI score	61 / 100medium · 62%	61 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	high
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$1	$449
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	4	6
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
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	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	191,380	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	15	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	AGPL-3.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

firecrawl61 / 100medium · 62%

Sensible61 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

firecrawl✓

Sensible✓

Model

firecrawlfreemium

Sensiblefreemium

Price level

firecrawllow

Sensiblehigh

Starting price

firecrawl$1

Sensible$449

Transparent

firecrawl✓

Sensible✓

Integrations

Count

firecrawl4

Sensible6

Security

Certifications

firecrawl–

SensibleSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

firecrawl–

Sensible✓

Gdpr

firecrawl–

Sensible✓

Hipaa

firecrawl–

Sensible✓

Soc2

firecrawl✓

Sensible✓

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

Sensible–

Adoption

Dependent repos

firecrawl0

Sensible–

Github stars

firecrawl191,380

Sensible–

Activity

Commits last 30d

firecrawl100

Sensible–

Release

Cadence days

firecrawl15

Sensible–

History

firecrawl20 items

Sensible–

License

Spdx

firecrawlAGPL-3.0

Sensible–

Language

Primary

firecrawlTypeScript

Sensible–

Market

Availability

firecrawlAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

SensibleAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

firecrawl8 items

Sensible7 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	Sensible
Capabilities
Architecture model	Managed cloud API	Managed cloud API
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	Flat monthly saas

Capabilities

Architecture model

firecrawlManaged cloud API

SensibleManaged cloud API

PDF and multimodal image OCR parsing

firecrawl✓

Sensible✓

Web scraping to markdown or json

firecrawl✓

Sensible✗

Tabular layout preservation for complex tables

firecrawl✓

Sensible✓

Strict json schema forcing and validation

firecrawl✓

Sensible✓

Fine tuned document layout analysis models

firecrawl-

Sensible✓

Native chunking and vectorization for rag

firecrawl-

Sensible✗

Javascript rendering for spa web scraping

firecrawl✓

Sensible✗

Human in the loop hitl confidence review queue

firecrawl-

Sensible✓

Zero data retention privacy guarantees

firecrawl✓

Sensible✗

SOC2 type ii

firecrawl-

Sensible✓

Mit or apache permissive oss license

firecrawl✓

Sensible✓

Pricing model

firecrawlPay per page API

SensibleFlat monthly saas

What each one is

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

firecrawl

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

Sensible

A cloud-based document extraction platform combining AI models with deterministic rule-based patterns to reliably extract data into structured formats. Provides REST APIs, hundreds of prebuilt document templates, and supports both developer-led and managed extraction workflows.

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

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 ↗

Sensible

from $449/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $449/month. 14-day free trial. Pay-per-document overage pricing ($0.57 and $0.53 per document depending on plan). Free tier: 150 documents/month.

Growth$449/month (or $449 billed annually with 10% discount)
- Unlimited document layouts
- Automatic & selective OCR
- Computer-vision table detection
- Onboarding support
- SOC 2 Type II
- +3 more
Scale$1,349/month (or $1,349 billed annually with 10% discount)
- Everything in Growth, plus:
- Higher API throughput
- Priority technical support
- Human review queue
EnterpriseContact sales
- Everything in Scale, plus:
- Dedicated customer success manager
- Custom SLA
- Security reviews
- HIPAA compliance
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-21verify ↗

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	Sensible
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

firecrawl✓

Sensible✓

CLI

firecrawl✓

Sensible✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

firecrawl✓

Sensible✓

Self-hosted

firecrawl✓

Sensible✗

Integrations

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

firecrawl

7 total

MCP
Claude
Cursor
Windsurf
Claude Code
Codex
OpenCode

Independently observed

Sensible

6 total

Airtable
Zapier
QuickBooks
Google Sheets
Slack
Salesforce

Independently observed

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