Firecrawl
Web search, scraping and crawling API that returns LLM-ready data
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Pricing
Free · from $16/mo
API
Yes
Open source
Yes
Platforms
What is Firecrawl?
Firecrawl is a web data API that searches, scrapes, crawls and interacts with websites, then returns the content as clean Markdown or structured JSON for AI agents and LLM applications. It runs as a managed service, so you don't need to run a local browser, Playwright or Puppeteer.
The API has several endpoints. Search returns full page content for live queries. Scrape turns HTML or JavaScript pages into Markdown or JSON. Crawl traverses whole sites, and Map discovers a site's URLs. Parse extracts text from PDF and DOCX files. Interact automates a browser for dynamic, multi-step pages. Monitor watches pages for changes and sends alerts by webhook, email or Slack. All endpoints draw from a shared pool of credits.
Firecrawl suits developers building RAG pipelines, agents and data workflows. It has SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go and Rust, plus a CLI and an MCP server. The code is open source and can be self-hosted.
Key features
- Scrape pages into clean Markdown or structured JSON
- Web search that returns full page content
- Crawl entire sites and map their URLs
- Parse PDF and DOCX documents
- Managed browser automation for dynamic pages
- Change monitoring with webhook, email or Slack alerts
- SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go and Rust, plus a CLI
- MCP server for Claude, Cursor and VS Code
Use cases
Who it's for
RAG knowledge bases
Crawl documentation or websites and feed the clean Markdown into a retrieval pipeline.
Live web search for agents
Give AI agents search results that include full page content rather than snippets.
Structured data extraction
Scrape pages into JSON for analysis or for loading into other systems.
Website change tracking
Monitor pages or searches on a schedule and get alerts when the content changes.
Firecrawl pricing
From the vendor's site, checked Oct 26, 2026; we re-check prices monthly. Prices change — confirm on their pricing page.
Free
month
$0
- 1,000 credits
- 2 concurrent requests
- No credit card required
Hobby
month
$16/mo billed yearly ($19 monthly)
- 5,000 credits
- 5 concurrent requests
- Basic support
Standard
month
$83/mo billed yearly ($99 monthly)
- 100,000 credits
- 25 concurrent requests
- Standard support
Growth
month
$333/mo billed yearly ($399 monthly)
- 500,000 credits
- 50 concurrent requests
- Priority and Slack support
Scale
month
$599/mo billed yearly ($749 monthly)
- 1,000,000 credits
- 100 concurrent requests
- One-month credit rollover, invoiced billing
Enterprise
custom
Custom
- SLA and dedicated support
- Zero-data retention
- SSO and advanced security
What the free plan gets you
- 1,000 credits / month
- 500 searches or 1,000 pages scraped
- 2 concurrent requests
- Low rate limits
Which plan do you need?
- FirecrawlHobby$16/mo
- BrowserbaseDeveloper$20/mo
- SkyvernHobby$29/mo
The cheapest paid plan with a published price that fits. Custom and sales-quoted plans aren't included.
How Firecrawl compares
- Firecrawl has a free plan, like all 3 alternatives below.
- It is open source, as are 2 others.
| Tool | Starts at | Free plan | Free trial | API | Open source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FFirecrawl | $16/mo | — | ||||
B Browser Use | — | Firecrawl vs Browser Use | ||||
B Browserbase | $20/mo | — | — | Firecrawl vs Browserbase | ||
S Skyvern | $29/mo | — | Firecrawl vs Skyvern |
Compare 9 capabilities
| Capability | Firecrawl | Browser Use | Browserbase | Skyvern |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPTCHA solving | — | — | ||
| Built-in proxies | — | |||
| Structured JSON output | — | — | ||
| Markdown output | — | — | ||
| Full-site crawl | — | — | — | |
| Login & 2FA | — | — | ||
| Session replay | — | |||
| MCP server | — | — | ||
| No-code integrations | — | — | — |
Capabilities as stated on each vendor's own site; — means the site doesn't say. The closest alternatives in our directory by category. “Starts at” is the cheapest paid plan per month, as each vendor lists it.
Firecrawl data and privacy
Trains AI on your content
Not stated
Data retention
Kept until you request deletion in writing; no recurring deletion policy
“We will retain your personally identifiable information until you request in writing that we delete or otherwise remove your personally identifiable information”
Where data is stored
US
“Our servers are located in the United States and this is where your data and information will be stored.”
Security and compliance
From Firecrawl's own privacy and security pages , checked Oct 28, 2026. We only show what the vendor states in writing; “not stated” means the pages don't say.
Who's behind Firecrawl
- Company
- SideGuide Technologies, Inc. d/b/a Firecrawl
- Based in
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2022
- Founders
- Caleb Peffer, Eric Ciarla, Nicolas Silberstein Camara
“Firecrawl was started in 2022 as part of Y Combinator.”
“Caleb Peffer Co-Founder & CEO X LinkedIn Eric Ciarla Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer X LinkedIn Nicolas Silberstein Camara Co-Founder & CTO”
From Firecrawl's own about, terms and privacy pages, checked Oct 28, 2026.
Firecrawl release activity
30 changelog entries since Feb 2026, latest Oct 22, 2026. Changelog
Pros and cons
Strengths
- Free plan includes 1,000 credits a month with no card required
- Open-source code that can be self-hosted
- Official SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go and Rust
- Integrations with LangChain, LlamaIndex, n8n and Zapier
Limitations
- Credit costs vary by endpoint, so usage is harder to estimate
- Free plan is limited to 2 concurrent requests
- Zero-data retention and SSO are Enterprise-only
Firecrawl FAQ
Is there a free plan?
Yes. The Free plan includes 1,000 credits a month and 2 concurrent requests, and doesn't require a credit card.
How much do paid plans cost?
Hobby is $19/month, or $16/month billed annually. Paid plans go up to Scale at $749/month, and Enterprise pricing is custom.
Is Firecrawl open source?
Yes. The code is public on GitHub and can be self-hosted.
What output formats does it return?
It returns clean Markdown or structured JSON, with navigation, ads and boilerplate removed.
Which languages are supported?
There are official SDKs for Python, Node.js, Go and Rust, plus a CLI and an MCP server.
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