vioscaleAI
Comparison

firecrawl vs Zerox

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 →Zerox full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★firecrawl61
Zerox41
Score
vioscaleAI score
firecrawl61 / 100medium · 62%
Zerox41 / 100low · 10%
Pricing
Free tier
firecrawl✓
Zerox–
Model
firecrawlfreemium
Zerox–
Price level
firecrawllow
Zerox–
Starting price
firecrawl$1
Zerox–
Transparent
firecrawl✓
Zerox–
Integrations
Count
firecrawl4
Zerox1
Security
Soc2
firecrawl✓
Zerox–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
firecrawl0
Zerox–
Github stars
firecrawl191,380
Zerox–
Activity
Commits last 30d
firecrawl100
Zerox–
Release
Cadence days
firecrawl15
Zerox–
History
firecrawl20 items
Zerox–
License
Spdx
firecrawlAGPL-3.0
Zerox–
Language
Primary
firecrawlTypeScript
Zerox–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
firecrawl8 items
Zerox3 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Architecture model
firecrawlManaged cloud API
ZeroxManaged cloud API
PDF and multimodal image OCR parsing
firecrawl✓
Zerox-
Web scraping to markdown or json
firecrawl✓
Zerox-
Tabular layout preservation for complex tables
firecrawl✓
Zerox-
Strict json schema forcing and validation
firecrawl✓
Zerox-
Fine tuned document layout analysis models
firecrawl-
Zerox-
Native chunking and vectorization for rag
firecrawl-
Zerox-
Javascript rendering for spa web scraping
firecrawl✓
Zerox-
Human in the loop hitl confidence review queue
firecrawl-
Zerox✓
Zero data retention privacy guarantees
firecrawl✓
Zerox-
SOC2 type ii
firecrawl-
Zerox-
Mit or apache permissive oss license
firecrawl✓
Zerox-
Pricing model
firecrawlPay per page API
Zerox-

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

Zerox

A platform enabling AI agents to automate borrower interactions and document collection for financial institutions. Agents integrate with core banking systems, CRMs, and loan platforms to handle workflows end-to-end while maintaining compliance and audit trails.

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 ↗

Zerox

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
firecrawl✓
Zerox✓
CLI
firecrawl✓
Zerox✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
firecrawl✓
Zerox✓
Self-hosted
firecrawl✓
Zerox✗

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

Zerox

1 total
  • WhatsApp
Independently observed
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