firecrawl
Web data extraction API for AI agents
- Vendor
- Firecrawl
- Also known as
- firecrawl
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is 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.
firecrawl pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
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.
Scale
Enterprise plan supporting millions of pages with batch scraping, crawling, and scheduled syncs
What firecrawl does
The capabilities that matter for api development tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- REST client
- ✓
- GraphQL support
- -
- gRPC support
- -
- Mock servers
- -
- Automated / contract testing
- ✓
- Team collaboration & sharing
- ✓
- Doc generation
- ✓
- OpenAPI / spec import
- -
- CI integration / CLI
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (7)
Independently observed- MCP
- Claude
- Cursor
- Windsurf
- Claude Code
- Codex
- OpenCode
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
firecrawl FAQ
Common questions about firecrawl, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is firecrawl?
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
Is firecrawl free to use?
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
What platforms does firecrawl support?
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
Can firecrawl be self-hosted?
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
What does firecrawl integrate with?
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
What security certifications does firecrawl have?
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
Is firecrawl open source?
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.
Where is firecrawl available?
firecrawl is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://firecrawl.dev
firecrawl alternatives
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- curlmedium · 51%
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- BrunoA Git-native API testing tool for developers to version-control and collaborate on API collections locallymedium · 65%
Compare firecrawl
Side by side against other api development tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for firecrawl, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 100 | 0.10 | 9.9 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.12 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 92 | 0.07 | 6.1 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 40 | 0.09 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| Stars | 100 | 0.03 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 20 | 0.05 | 1.1 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Dependent projects | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | ✓ |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 8 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Api docs: Yes · Rest client: Yes · Collaboration: Yes · Pricing model: pay_per_page_api · Ci integration: Yes · Automated testing: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 4 | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-10-14 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | AGPL-3.0 | highsource · 2026-10-14 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-10-14 · 50% |
Pricing
Release
Security
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