Who is Firecrawl for?

Firecrawl is an open-source project built for developers building web data and AI applications.

The core is open source (Open Source), with commercial offerings on top.

What platforms does Firecrawl run on?

Firecrawl runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Firecrawl still active?

Unverified. Firecrawl has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

What projects are similar to Firecrawl?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Firecrawl, firecrawl, and firecrawlrb.

Who develops Firecrawl?

Firecrawl is developed by Firecrawl.

Is Firecrawl open source?

Yes — Firecrawl is open source under the Open Source license.

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Firecrawl

Name: Firecrawl
Author: Firecrawl

github.comInfrastructure

Firecrawl is an open-source context API and developer toolkit for crawling, scraping, searching, and interacting with websites. It converts web content into formats suitable for retrieval-augmented generation and other AI applications, with hosted and self-hosted deployment options.

Commercial OSSOpen SourceWebCLIAPISelf-hostedCloud-managed

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Overview

8 features

In the RAG, search & retrieval space, Firecrawl takes a focused approach. It focuses on turning websites into searchable, structured context for applications and AI systems. Firecrawl is an open-source project aimed at developers building web data and AI applications. It follows a commercial open-source model under the Open Source license. Firecrawl is available on the web, the command line, and API, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Firecrawl is Firecrawl. Among its 8 catalogued features are Web Scraping, Web Crawling, and Web Search. It exposes integrations via an MCP server and a public API.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Web Scraping
Web Crawling
Web Search
Content Extraction
Structured Output
Site Mapping
Page Interaction
MCP Server

Built with & integrations

Connectors

MCPAPI

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-onlySelf-hostedCloud-managed

Trust & compliance

License

Open Source

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen Source

Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed26 Aug · 19:08 UTC
firecrawl-sdk verified against its public source
Source: PulseGate · Open

Frequently asked questions about Firecrawl

What does Firecrawl do?: Firecrawl focuses on turning websites into searchable, structured context for applications and AI systems. It is catalogued under RAG, search & retrieval on PulseGate.
Who is Firecrawl for?: Firecrawl is an open-source project built for developers building web data and AI applications.
Is Firecrawl free?: The core is open source (Open Source), with commercial offerings on top.
What platforms does Firecrawl run on?: Firecrawl runs on the web, the command line, and API. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Firecrawl still active?: Unverified. Firecrawl has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What projects are similar to Firecrawl?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Firecrawl, firecrawl, and firecrawlrb.Firecrawl firecrawl firecrawlrb
Who develops Firecrawl?: Firecrawl is developed by Firecrawl.
Is Firecrawl open source?: Yes — Firecrawl is open source under the Open Source license.

At a glance

Pricing: Commercial OSS · pricing page detected
Platforms: CLI · Web
Languages: English
License: Open Source
First seen: 26 Aug 2026
Built for: developers building web data and AI applications
Model: Open source
Solves: Turning websites into searchable, structured context for applications and AI systems.

Index record

Indexed: 26 Aug 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
First seen: Aug 2026
Last seen: 26 Aug 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: firecrawl-sdk-github-com
Lifecycle state recorded: 26 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 26 Aug 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology (no inferred launch/funding milestones).
Name from: Written by a language model from the project's public pages.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Last updated: 26 Aug 2026
Canonical URL: https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl

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