# Alternatives to Firecrawl

> Source: https://theagentsindex.com/firecrawl/alternatives/ (re-verified)
> Updated: 24 October 2026

## At a glance

| Name | Best for | Starts at | Better than Firecrawl at | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Firecrawl](https://theagentsindex.com/firecrawl.md) | — | Free, then $19/month | — | 24 September 2026 |
| [TinyFish](https://theagentsindex.com/tinyfish.md) | Developers who need free structured web data plus paid browser automation on one key | Free, then $0.002/minute | In your pipeline | 3 September 2026 |
| [Browserbase](https://theagentsindex.com/browserbase.md) | Developers building browser agents who want one API instead of managing browser infra | Free, then $20/month | Claude, GPT | 2 September 2026 |

## What to watch for

- **TinyFish**: Binary files like images and video aren't supported by Fetch; only text, PDF, and JSON content extract cleanly.
- **Browserbase**: Overage pricing figures differ slightly between the vendor's own pricing page and third-party comparison sites (e.g., $0.12/hr vs. a $0.10-0.12/hr range), so current numbers should be confirmed on the live pricing page.

The ones people open most here come first, then the closest matches.

## Shortlist

### 1. TinyFish

Web infrastructure for AI agents: search, page fetch, cloud browsers and goal-driven web automation.

**Where it improves on Firecrawl:**
- [In your pipeline: partial — The CLI documents a headless CI/CD authentication path, but nothing acts on a pull request or reports into a build.](https://docs.tinyfish.ai/cli)

**Trade-offs against Firecrawl:**
- [Multi-agent: no — Runs execute in parallel but each works independently toward its own goal; no coordination is claimed.](https://www.tinyfish.ai/agent)
- [GPT: no — No provider model selection; the run includes TinyFish's own inference.](https://www.tinyfish.ai/pricing)
- [Open models: no — Runs on Mako, the vendor's own web-native model; no open-weight option is offered.](https://www.tinyfish.ai/mako)

[View TinyFish](https://theagentsindex.com/tinyfish)

### 2. Browserbase

Cloud headless browsers, search/fetch APIs and managed browser agents behind one API key.

**Where it improves on Firecrawl:**
- [Claude: yes — Anthropic models are reachable through Model Gateway with only a Browserbase API key.](https://docs.browserbase.com/platform/model-gateway/overview.md)
- [GPT: yes — OpenAI models are reachable through Model Gateway with only a Browserbase API key.](https://docs.browserbase.com/platform/model-gateway/overview.md)
- [Model choice: yes — You pick the model in Stagehand config, or omit it and let the gateway choose per call.](https://www.browserbase.com/models)

**Trade-offs against Firecrawl:**
- [Open models: no — The gateway's provider list is closed at OpenAI, Anthropic and Google; no open-weight model is named.](https://docs.browserbase.com/platform/model-gateway/overview.md)
- [In your editor: partial — No editor extension; the CLI and MCP server are what run inside Cursor, Claude Code and other MCP clients.](https://www.browserbase.com/browse-cli)
- [Self-hosted: no — No on-prem deployment; private cloud and VPC connectivity are the enterprise substitutes.](https://www.browserbase.com/pricing)

[View Browserbase](https://theagentsindex.com/browserbase)