Firecrawl alternatives

01Why people leave Firecrawl

02The alternatives, ranked by fit

1. Custom scraping workflows

   ApifyApify

   Apify is a hosted Actor platform for teams that want ready-made scrapers or to build custom Actors. That gives developers a platform to adapt around specific collection jobs rather than relying on one general crawl workflow. The listed starting price is $19 with a free plan; model usage and concurrency for your workload before moving production traffic.

   Trade-off: Usage costs and concurrency limits need planning; it is a hosted platform, not a self-hosted replacement.

   Apify reviewFirecrawl vs Apify
   7.7/10

   from
   $19/mofree plan
2. Managed web-data stack

   Bright DataBright Data

   Bright Data combines web-data collection with managed proxy infrastructure, making it a fit when proxy operations are part of the problem you want to move out of your application. It is a broader stack than a page-to-Markdown tool. The listed plan starts at $0 with a free plan, but budget for usage and managed infrastructure as collection grows.

   Trade-off: The broader managed stack can mean more cost and operational choices than a focused extraction API.

   Bright Data review
   7.0/10

   from
   $499/mofree plan
3. Proxies and agent data

   OxylabsOxylabs

   Oxylabs pairs a hosted API with proxy infrastructure and interfaces for web-grounded AI agents. Choose it when your migration needs managed proxies as well as collected data, rather than only Firecrawl-style page extraction. The listed starting price is $15 with a free plan. Model usage against your collection volume before treating that entry price as a production estimate.

   Trade-off: You take on hosted-service dependence and need to budget for usage.

   Oxylabs review
   6.8/10

   from
   $15/mofree plan
4. Search for AI agents

   ExaExa

   Exa offers search, content and research APIs for agents, including workflows that need citations or recurring web monitoring. It fits applications where finding relevant pages is as important as extracting them. The listed plan includes a free tier, but no starting paid price; estimate costs for your request volume before migrating a workload that depends on predictable spend.

   Trade-off: Hosted-service dependence remains, and the listed starting price does not give a paid-cost baseline.

   Exa review
   7.2/10

   from
   Freefree plan
5. Interactive browser access

   BrowserbaseBrowserbase

   Browserbase provides hosted browser infrastructure and APIs for agents that need interactive access, with Search and Fetch also part of its stated fit. It is a different layer from a crawl-and-extract API, so it suits workflows that need browser interaction. A free plan is listed, but there is no starting price to use as a cost comparison.

   Trade-off: You are adopting hosted browser infrastructure, not a direct page-to-Markdown substitute.

   Browserbase review
   7.0/10

   from
   Freefree plan
6. Search result data

   SerpApiSerpApi

   SerpApi is a hosted search-data API for search-backed applications, location-aware SERP data and multi-engine pipelines. Pick it when structured search results are the main input your application needs, rather than general-purpose page crawling. The listed starting price is $25 with a free plan. Check plan limits and legal terms, and account for dependence on its response schema.

   Trade-off: Plan limits, legal terms and response-schema lock-in need review before committing.

   SerpApi review
   7.2/10

   from
   $25/mofree plan
7. Low-cost data pulls

   OutscraperOutscraper

   Outscraper is a hosted data source for local-business collection and small pay-as-you-go pulls, with CSV-first research workflows among its stated uses. It may suit jobs where exported records matter more than a general crawling API. The listed starting price is $1 with a free plan. Check production reliability closely before making it a core dependency.

   Trade-off: Its fit is narrower, and production reliability needs closer review.

   Outscraper review
   6.8/10

   from
   $1/mofree plan

03Side by side

Tool	Score	From	Free plan	Best for
Firecrawl Firecrawl (current)	7.4	$16/mo	Yes	AI agents that need live web data
Apify Apify	7.7	$19/mo	Yes	Teams needing ready-made web scrapers
Bright Data Bright Data	7.0	$499/mo	Yes	Teams collecting public-web data at scale
Oxylabs Oxylabs	6.8	$15/mo	Yes	Teams building web-grounded AI agents
Exa Exa	7.2	Free	Yes	Agents that need web search
Browserbase Browserbase	7.0	Free	Yes	Agents that need interactive browser access
SerpApi SerpApi	7.2	$25/mo	Yes	Search-backed applications
Outscraper Outscraper	6.8	$1/mo	Yes	Local-business data collection

Prices from each vendor's pricing page, checked Nov 6, 2026.