Scrappey vs
Firecrawl
Comparison
A Firecrawl alternative that keeps LLM-ready output and adds residential proxies and full browser control.
Objective feature and pricing comparison — all figures cited to the vendor's own public documentation.
What is Scrappey?
Scrappey is an all-in-one web scraping API designed to simplify data extraction from modern websites. It bundles JavaScript rendering, residential/datacenter proxies, and browser verification workflow support into a single per-request price — no subscription, no minimum spend.
Built for developers, data engineers, and AI/RAG builders, Scrappey runs authorized browser sessions with challenge handling, renders JavaScript, and returns content in HTML, JSON, or LLM-ready Markdown. You only pay for successful requests.
What is Firecrawl?
Firecrawl is a scraping API focused on LLM-ready Markdown and JSON output. Plans run from Hobby (~$19/mo monthly, 5,000 credits) to Scale (~$749/mo, 1M credits), with a free tier of 1,000 credits per month. A scraped page costs 1 credit; JSON/query formats add 4. Proxies come in basic and enhanced types (enhanced at no extra credit cost) rather than an advertised residential network, and monthly credits don't roll over below the Scale plan. Where Firecrawl is ahead: it is the category leader for LLM tooling, with an official MCP server and first-class LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI and Dify integrations.
Source: Firecrawl pricing (public), Firecrawl billing docs, Firecrawl proxy docs, Scrapeway: Firecrawl benchmark.
Estimate your per-request spend
Based on public rates — figures are indicative and should be verified on each vendor's pricing page.
List-price rate per 1,000 pages on Hobby ($19/mo monthly, 5,000 credits); about $3.20/1K on annual billing. JSON extraction adds 4 credits per page. Verify on the Firecrawl pricing page.
Scrappey vs Firecrawl: feature-by-feature
Every claim is verifiable from the vendor's public documentation.
| Feature | Scrappey | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
LLM-ready output (Markdown / JSON schema) Feature parity for LLM use cases | Yes | Yes — category leader |
Entry commitment ★ | None (PAYG) | Monthly plan (~$19/mo Hobby) |
Rendered page, per 1K ★ | €1.00 (down to ~€0.67 with top-up bonus) | ~$3.80 (Hobby) |
Residential proxies | Included in base price | Basic / enhanced proxies; residential not advertised |
Unused balance | Never expires | No rollover on Hobby–Growth; 1 month on Scale |
Browser automation | 20 actions incl. if/while control flow | Scrape / crawl / extract primitives with page actions |
MCP / LangChain / LlamaIndex | Supported | First-class (plus CrewAI, Dify, n8n, Zapier) |
Free tier | 150 trial credits, no card | 1,000 credits/month |
★ = Notable difference · Figures cited to each vendor's public documentation
Last reviewed: 2026-10-20
Firecrawl in independent testing
These figures are measured by Scrapeway, an independent web-scraping API benchmark, in its Sep 11 – Sep 25, 2026 run. Scrappey is not part of Scrapeway's test panel — the measured values below describe Firecrawl only.
Scrappey, for reference(self-reported — not a Scrapeway measurement): flat €1.00 / 1,000 browser requests with residential proxies included · only successful requests are billed.
Source: Scrapeway — Firecrawl benchmark. In the Sep 11 – Sep 25, 2026 run, Firecrawl ranked #2 of 7 web-scraping APIs tested across real-world target sites. Scrapeway updates these figures roughly twice a month; see the live results or how Scrapeway tests. Figures verified 2026-10-20. scrapeway.com
What Scrappey brings to the table
One API, one rate, all features included
Browser verification workflow support
Scrappey supports JavaScript rendering, session handling, retry logic, and verification workflows for authorized browser sessions using real browser engines and consistent browser session configuration. No premium add-ons, no per-feature credits.
Browser automation built in
20 browser actions — click, type, scroll, wait, execute JS, dropdowns, iframes — plus if/while control flow for multi-step flows. No Selenium or Playwright infrastructure required.
Sessions & persistent profiles
Keep cookies and local storage across requests with sessions, or save a persistent browser profile and reuse it indefinitely — no re-initializing the browser between calls.
Zero infrastructure
No servers, no proxy pools, no browser farm. Built-in scheduling runs jobs on our infrastructure and delivers via webhook.
High concurrency included
200 concurrent requests per account by default, auto-scaling to 1,000, with country targeting across 120+ countries. Parallel requests at no extra cost.
Developer & LLM workflow capabilities
Simple REST API with SDKs across Python, Node, PHP, Go, Ruby, C#, plus an MCP server, LangChain, LlamaIndex, and a Claude Code Skill for AI agents. LLM-ready Markdown/JSON output, AI extraction to your own JSON structure, clear docs, active Discord, GDPR-compliant EU infrastructure.
What developers say about Scrappey
Real reviews from verified users (4.5/5 on Trustpilot)
"Best scrapping site so far, really recommend. Best thing is I got to try it out for free first and really liked the performance and speed. Also the paid plans are worth every penny👍"
"Have been using this site for last one month and has a fantastic experience. All the services were upto date just a slight downtime but it wasnt an issue"
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Comparative claims: figures are sourced from each vendor's own public documentation, pricing page, or public 2026 industry comparison reports as of the date this page was last updated. Firecrawl pricing (public), Firecrawl billing docs, Firecrawl proxy docs, Scrapeway: Firecrawl benchmark. Scrappey makes no claim beyond the cited figures and invites readers to verify independently.
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