Best Free Context.dev Alternatives
29 alternatives to Context.dev with a free plan or free tier, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.
Replacing: Context.dev — Brand.dev is a web scraping API for AI agents and LLM products.
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Olostep is a web data API for AI agents and developers.
Input: text, web pages · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $9/moAPI
86%Strong alternative · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity20/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Software Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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BrowserAct is a no-code web scraping platform that builds a reusable scraper from one prompt.
Input: text, web pages · Output: data
Free planFrom $16/moAPI
82%Strong alternative · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity16/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Firecrawl is a web data API that gives AI agents and applications clean content from the live web.
Input: text, web pages · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $16/moAPI
85%Strong alternative · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity19/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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SearchCans is a search and content-extraction API service for AI workflows.
Input: text, documents, web pages · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $18/moAPI
79%Strong alternative · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity13/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Software Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
5
74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Monitoring
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Jina Reader converts a web page into clean, LLM-friendly Markdown.
Input: images, documents, web pages · Output: text
Free planAPI
80%Strong alternative · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity13/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Document Extraction
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Canopy API pulls Amazon product data through REST and GraphQL endpoints, giving developers programmatic access to information across 350 million products and 25,000 categories on Amazon
Input: text · Output: data
Free planAPI
74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Apify is a web scraping and automation platform built around a marketplace of ready-to-run programs called Actors.
Input: text, web pages · Output: data
Free planFrom $19/moAPITeams
78%Strong alternative · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Lead Generation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
9
71%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Lead Generation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
10
Thunderbit is an AI web scraper that turns any webpage into a spreadsheet without code.
Input: web pages · Output: data
Free planBrowser extension
74%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps · same core category as Context.dev
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals11/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Lead Generation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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65%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web ScrapingAPI IntegrationResearch
Also tagged for
Search
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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64%Partial replacement — covers the main need with gaps
00
How the score adds up
- Each lists the other's core category39/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals21/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 3 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web ScrapingAPI IntegrationResearch
Also tagged for
SearchChatbots
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
13
Parallel Web Systems builds web infrastructure for AI agents.
Input: text, data, web pages · Output: text, data
Free planAPI
54%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals14/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 2 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web ScrapingResearch
Also tagged for
Software DevelopmentMonitoring
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Hyperbrowser delivers cloud-based browser infrastructure designed for AI agents and automated applications
Input: code, web pages · Output: data
Free planFrom $30/moAPI
47%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity10/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Software Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Extruct AI is a company research API that finds and researches businesses from a curated index of 10 million companies or from anywhere on the live web.
Input: text · Output: data
Free planFrom $49/mo
45%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Research
Also tagged for
Lead Generation
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
16
Opening Patsnap Eureka drops you into a workspace built around domain-specific AI agents rather than a general-purpose chat interface
Input: text, documents · Output: text, documents
Free plan
43%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Research
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Nexos AI is an AI platform with two sides.
Input: text, documents, code · Output: text, images, code
Free planAPITeams
43%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Also tagged for
AI AgentsMonitoringChatbots
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Brave Search API gives developers programmatic access to Brave's independent web index, which covers 40+ billion pages and receives 100+ million page updates a day.
Input: text · Output: text, data
Free planAPI
50%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity13/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Every model, one endpoint
Input: text, images, audio, video · Output: text, images, audio, video
Free planAPI
42%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Also tagged for
Language Models
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
20
WaveSpeedAI is a media generation platform that puts more than 1,000 image, video, audio, 3D and language models behind one API key.
Input: text, images, video · Output: text, images, audio, video, 3D
Free planAPI
42%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Also tagged for
Image GenerationVideo GenerationImage to Video
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Blackbox AI is an inference platform built around privacy and speed.
Input: text, code · Output: text, code
Free planAPI
42%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Also tagged for
Coding
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
22
AI DevTool LLM Dev-Tools Chat
Input: text, images, code · Output: text, code
Free planFrom $19.9/mo
46%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity9/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Also tagged for
Language Models
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
23
Build on Claude's capabilities
Input: text, images, documents, code · Output: text, code
Free planFrom $17/mo
41%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Also tagged for
Language Models
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
24
Professional creatives finally have a way to evaluate AI image and video generators that mirrors how they actually judge creative work
Input: text · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $29/mo
41%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Research
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Run open-source AI without managing servers
Input: text, images · Output: text, images, audio, video
Free plan
41%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Also tagged for
Software DevelopmentOpen Source Models
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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EUrouter is a European AI gateway: one API gives access to more than 100 models and routes each request to the best option for price, quality or latency, while keeping every request inside the EU.
Input: text, images, audio · Output: text, code
Free planFrom $39/moAPI
43%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
27
You're building an AI app and need to run inference without spinning up your own GPU servers
Input: text, images, code · Output: text, images, video, code
Free planAPI
41%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
API Integration
Also tagged for
Open Source Models
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Conveo is a research platform where an AI moderator interviews real people and the conversations build into a searchable layer of customer understanding.
Input: text, audio, video · Output: text, video, documents, slides
Free planTeams
41%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Research
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Tavily is a real-time search and web access API for AI agents.
Input: text, web pages · Output: text
Free planAPI
48%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Context.dev's goals7/25
- Feature description similarity11/20
Shared goals 1 of the 3 we tag Context.dev for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Software Development
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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At a glance: top Context.dev alternatives
| Tool | Match | Input | Output | Pricing | Free plan | Rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olostep | 86% | text, web pages | text, data | From $9/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| BrowserAct | 82% | text, web pages | data | From $16/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| Firecrawl | 85% | text, web pages | text, data | From $16/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| SearchCans | 79% | text, documents, web pages | text, data | From $18/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| Browse AI | 74% | web pages | data | From $19/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| Jina Reader | 80% | images, documents, web pages | text | Free | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
Frequently asked
What is the best free Context.dev alternative?
Olostep (86% match) is the closest free alternative to Context.dev: Olostep is a web data API for AI agents and developers. BrowserAct (82% match) and Firecrawl (85% match) come next.
What is the best Context.dev alternative for integrating AI via API?
You.com ranks first for integrating AI via API at 84% match. See the full list of Context.dev alternatives for API Integration.
What is the best Context.dev alternative for doing research?
Extruct AI ranks first for doing research at 80% match. See the full list of Context.dev alternatives for Research.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of Context.dev's job a tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings never change the percentage; they only break ties in the order. Lists are recomputed nightly and reviewed by editors for the most-visited tools.
How this list is ranked
The match score measures how much of Context.dev's job each tool can take over: shared core category, how many of the same use cases it covers, and how similar its feature set is. Popularity and ratings do not change the score; they only break ties in the order.
Lists are recomputed nightly from the live catalog and reviewed by our editors for the most-visited tools. Sponsored placements are marked and sit outside the ranking.