Best Free Firecrawl Alternatives
18 alternatives to Firecrawl with a free plan or free tier, ranked by how closely they match. The percentage is a match score, not a popularity score.
Replacing: Firecrawl — Firecrawl is a web data API that gives AI agents and applications clean content from the lInput: text, web pages · Output: text, data
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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
97%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Firecrawl
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity17/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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Olostep is a web data API for AI agents and developers.
Input: text, web pages · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $9/moAPI
96%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Firecrawl
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity16/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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Jina Reader converts a web page into clean, LLM-friendly Markdown.
Input: images, documents, web pages · Output: text
Free planAPI
100%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Firecrawl
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity20/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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99%Near drop-in replacement · same core category as Firecrawl
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity19/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
API IntegrationResearch
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
87%Strong alternative · same core category as Firecrawl
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity7/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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84%Strong alternative · same core category as Firecrawl
00
How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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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
84%Strong alternative · same core category as Firecrawl
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity4/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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Thunderbit is an AI web scraper that turns any webpage into a spreadsheet without code.
Input: web pages · Output: data
Free planBrowser extension
88%Strong alternative · same core category as Firecrawl
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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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
88%Strong alternative · same core category as Firecrawl
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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83%Strong alternative · same core category as Firecrawl
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How the score adds up
- Same core category55/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals25/25
- Feature description similarity3/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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57%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity12/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
API IntegrationSearchResearch
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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53%Limited overlap
00
How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
API IntegrationSearchResearchChatbots
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
53%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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Tavily is a real-time search and web access API for AI agents.
Input: text, web pages · Output: text
Free planAPI
59%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity14/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl 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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HARPA AI is a Chrome Extension and NoCode RPA platform that automates web tasks to save time and money. It uses a hybrid AI engine built on ChatGPT and Machine Learning to perform tasks such as provid
Input: text, web pages · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $14.3/mo
50%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity5/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
SummarizingVideo SummariesAI AgentsEmail WritingChatbots
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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You get 50,000 daily credits on the free plan
Input: text, images, documents, web pages · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $10/moAPI
52%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity6/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
SummarizingAI Agents
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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Parallel Web Systems builds web infrastructure for AI agents.
Input: text, data, web pages · Output: text, data
Free planAPI
53%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity8/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Software DevelopmentMonitoringResearch
Goal tags are curated and capped, not a full feature audit — a missing tag is not a missing feature.
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You tell this browser automation tool what to do in plain English, and it handles the grunt work across social platforms
Input: text, web pages · Output: text, data
Free planFrom $20/moAPI
48%Limited overlap
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How the score adds up
- One lists the other's core category30/55
- Covers Firecrawl's goals15/25
- Feature description similarity3/20
Shared goals 1 of the 1 we tag Firecrawl for
Web Scraping
Also tagged for
Web BrowsingAI Agents
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 Firecrawl alternatives
| Tool | Match | Input | Output | Pricing | Free plan | Rating | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SearchCans | 97% | text, documents, web pages | text, data | From $18/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| Olostep | 96% | text, web pages | text, data | From $9/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| Jina Reader | 100% | images, documents, web pages | text | Free | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| Context.dev | 99% | — | — | From $19/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| BrowserAct | 87% | text, web pages | data | From $16/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
| Browse AI | 84% | web pages | data | From $19/mo | Yes | — | AI Web Scraping |
Frequently asked
What is the best free Firecrawl alternative?
SearchCans (97% match) is the closest free alternative to Firecrawl: SearchCans is a search and content-extraction API service for AI workflows. Olostep (96% match) and Jina Reader (100% match) come next.
How is the match percentage calculated?
It measures how much of Firecrawl'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 Firecrawl'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.