# Firecrawl

Product · https://godooo.ai/en/product/firecrawl

> Firecrawl is an open-source AI app from Firecrawl, launched in 2024, made for developers and businesses.

An API that searches, crawls and scrapes websites into clean Markdown or structured data for AI.

Main jobs: Web scraping. It is open source and free to use. You can use it through an API, on your own server and in the terminal.

## At a glance

- **Type:** [Product](https://godooo.ai/en/browse#product)
- **Made by:** [Firecrawl](https://godooo.ai/en/org/firecrawl)
- **Launched:** 2024
- **Galaxy:** [Agents & Automation](https://godooo.ai/en/galaxy/agents)
- **Pricing:** Open source, free
- **Open source:** Yes · AGPL-3.0
- **Source code:** [github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl)
- **GitHub stars:** 184,095
- **How you run it:** API · Self-host · Terminal
- **Made for:** Developers · Businesses
- **Protocols:** [Model Context Protocol](https://godooo.ai/en/protocol/mcp)
- **Website:** [firecrawl.dev](https://firecrawl.dev)

## What it can do

- **[Web scraping](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/web-scraping)** — main job, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Turn any source into clean Markdown or structured data your agents can ship with.” (read on [firecrawl.dev](https://www.firecrawl.dev/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Browser automation](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/browser-automation)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Scrape a page, then interact with it using AI prompts or code.” (read on [firecrawl.dev](https://www.firecrawl.dev/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Document parsing](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/document-parsing)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Firecrawl can parse and output content from pdfs, docx, and more.” (read on [firecrawl.dev](https://www.firecrawl.dev/), 2026-09-24)
- **[Web search with answers](https://godooo.ai/en/capability/web-search)** — supported, _proposed by a machine, awaiting calibration_. “Search the web and get full page content from results” (read on [github.com](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl), 2026-09-24)

## Alternatives

- **[Crawl4AI](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/crawl4ai)** (Open source, free): Also does: Web scraping, Browser automation; runs offline
- **[Jina Reader](https://godooo.ai/en/product/jina-reader)** (Open source, free): Also does: Web scraping, Document parsing, Web search with answers
- **[Firecrawl MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/firecrawl)** (Open source, free): Also does: Web scraping, Browser automation, Document parsing
- **[Apify MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/apify)** (Open source, free): Also does: Web scraping, Browser automation
- **[Browser Use](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/browser-use)** (Open source, free): Also does: Browser automation, Web scraping; runs offline
- **[Exa MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/exa)** (Open source, free): Also does: Web search with answers, Web scraping
- **[Fetch MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/fetch)** (Open source, free): Also does: Web scraping; runs offline
- **[ScrapeGraphAI](https://godooo.ai/en/framework/scrapegraphai)** (Open source, free): Also does: Web scraping; runs offline
- **[Skyvern](https://godooo.ai/en/agent/skyvern)** (Open source, free): Also does: Browser automation, Web scraping
- **[Browserbase MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/browserbase)**: Also does: Browser automation, Web scraping
- **[Tavily MCP Server](https://godooo.ai/en/mcp/tavily)** (Open source, free): Also does: Web search with answers, Web scraping; runs offline
- **[AnythingLLM](https://godooo.ai/en/product/anythingllm)** (Open source, free): Also does: Web scraping, Web search with answers; runs offline; no code needed

## Connections

- **Integrates with:** [n8n](https://godooo.ai/en/product/n8n), [Zapier](https://godooo.ai/en/product/zapier)

## Questions

### What is Firecrawl?

Firecrawl is an open-source AI app from Firecrawl, launched in 2024, made for developers and businesses. An API that searches, crawls and scrapes websites into clean Markdown or structured data for AI.

### Is Firecrawl free?

Yes. Firecrawl is open source (AGPL-3.0) and free to use.

### Is Firecrawl open source?

Yes, under the AGPL-3.0 license. The source code is at https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl.

### Can Firecrawl run locally?

Firecrawl can be self-hosted on your own server.

### What can Firecrawl do?

Main jobs: Web scraping. It can also do: Browser automation, Document parsing, Web search with answers.

### Who makes Firecrawl?

Firecrawl is made by Firecrawl.

### What are open-source alternatives to Firecrawl?

Open-source ones: Crawl4AI, Jina Reader, Firecrawl MCP Server, Apify MCP Server, Browser Use, Exa MCP Server, Fetch MCP Server and ScrapeGraphAI. Others: Browserbase MCP Server.

## Sources

- [firecrawl.dev](https://www.firecrawl.dev/) — checked 2026-09-24
- [github.com](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl) — checked 2026-09-24
- [firecrawl.dev](https://firecrawl.dev)

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