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Firecrawl

Freemium#29 of 32 in Headless Browser APIs

Firecrawl: A web data API for crawling and extraction, with browser interaction and AI integrations. Ranked #29 of 32 in Headless Browser APIs by our editors (6.4/10); pricing: Free plan · paid from $16/mo (annual); best for teams focused on crawling and structured web extraction.

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At a glance

  • Editor score
    6.4 / 10
  • Pricing
    Free plan · paid from $16/mo (annual)
  • Best for
    Teams focused on crawling and structured web extraction
  • Free plan
    Yes
  • Paid from
    $16/mo
  • Facts checked
    28 Sep 2026
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  • Where it wins

    • Turns pages into Markdown, JSON, HTML, screenshots, or structured data
    • Crawls sites and handles JavaScript-rendered content
    • Offers API, SDKs, CLI, MCP, and AI-framework integrations

  • Where it doesn't

    • Its primary focus is scraping and crawling, not general browser sessions
    • Extraction setup requires code
    • Credit allowances vary by plan and may constrain usage

Our verdict on Firecrawl

Firecrawl is a web data API for searching, scraping, crawling, and interacting with websites. It is aimed at developers and teams collecting web content for AI applications, agents, and data pipelines. Pages can be converted into Markdown and structured data, while output formats also include JSON, HTML, and screenshots. It supports JavaScript-rendered pages and dynamic content, making it relevant when a workflow needs more than static page text. Its stated company-size fit ranges from solo users to enterprise teams.

The product’s breadth is centered on collecting and working with web content: it can search the web and return content from results, crawl through sitemap discovery and recursive link traversal, batch scrape multiple URLs, route requests through proxies, and select proxy locations. Browser interaction is also available through natural-language prompts or code. Developers can access Firecrawl through an API, SDKs, a CLI, or MCP, with integrations including Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, OpenAI, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Vercel AI SDK, n8n, Make, Dify, and Zapier. That makes it a fit for extraction pipelines and AI-connected workflows, rather than a general-purpose headless browser session service.

The Free plan provides 1,000 credits per month with no card required. Hobby includes 5,000 credits per month and basic support, priced at $16 per month with annual billing or $19 per month with monthly billing. Standard is $83 per month with annual billing for 100,000 credits and standard support; Growth is $333 for 500,000 credits and priority support; Scale is $599 for 1,000,000 credits and priority support. Enterprise has custom credits, dedicated support, and an SLA. Choose Firecrawl when crawling, extraction, and integration options matter more than a broad browser-session focus; teams that primarily need general headless browser sessions should consider a more session-oriented alternative.

Firecrawl pricing

Plans Free plan · paid from $16/mo (annual)Freemium A usable free plan; paid tiers unlock the limits above. Prices checked 28 Sep 2026.
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Firecrawl fact sheet

Free planYes
Paid from$16/mo
Browser enginesNot verified
Concurrent sessionsNot verified
Session durationNot verified
Residential proxiesNot verified
Stealth modeNot verified
Session recordingNot verified
Geo targetingNot verified
DeploymentCloud, Self-hosted
PlatformsWeb
Compliance & securitySOC 2, SSO/SAML, 2FA
SupportCommunity, Docs
Built forSolo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate)
Integrations11 integrations: Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, OpenAI … See all →
PricingFree plan · paid from $16/mo (annual) (source)
Websitefirecrawl.dev
Facts checked28 Sep 2026

Firecrawl integrations

Firecrawl lists 11 integrations on its own site.

  • Anthropic Claude
  • Google Gemini
  • LangChain
  • LangGraph
  • LlamaIndex
  • OpenAI
  • Vercel AI SDK
  • n8n
  • Make
  • Dify
  • Zapier

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