Firecrawl
Crawl and scrape sites into clean structured data.
From $19/mo Free tier MCP server API
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Bottom line
Web scrape, crawl, search and interact API with a hosted MCP server. Free plan available; Hobby is $19/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly.
Stands out for: Hosted MCP server and REST API on one credit balance, with 1,000 free credits every month and no card.
Watch out for: Hobby is 5,000 credits a month. Search costs 2 credits per 10 results, and extra credits come in $5 increments.
Overview
Firecrawl is a web data API that turns pages into clean markdown or structured data for AI agents and apps. Endpoints cover scrape, crawl, map, search, interact and monitor, all billed from one credit balance. A basic scrape costs 1 credit per page, search costs 2 credits per 10 results and browser interaction costs 2 credits per minute. A hosted MCP server lets Claude, Cursor and similar clients call it directly.
Teams pick Firecrawl for one credit meter across search and scraping. Free gives 1,000 credits a month with no card. Hobby is $19/mo, or $16/mo yearly, for 5,000 credits. Standard is $83/mo yearly for 100,000 credits, Growth is $333/mo yearly, and Scale is $599/mo yearly for 1 million credits. Paid plans can add credits in $5 increments, and a scrape that returns nothing is not charged.
Who it's for
Best for
- Builders who need markdown or JSON from URLs
- Agents that call Firecrawl over MCP
- Side projects that fit in 5,000 credits
- Teams that will grow into Standard at $83/mo yearly
Not ideal for
- Non-technical users who will not use an API
- Crawl jobs that need millions of pages on day one
Key features
Crawl API. Programmatic crawl of pages you need for sourcing or research pipelines.
Structured extract. Clean markdown/JSON out instead of brittle DIY scrapers.
MCP server
https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp
First-party MCP at mcp.firecrawl.dev. Official vendor-hosted server. Connect Claude or ChatGPT with your own login.
Setup steps and live status MCP Directory Check your stack in the MCP readiness checker
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1,000 credits a month |
| Hobby | $16/mo | Billed yearly, $19 monthly, 5,000 credits |
| Standard | $83/mo | Yearly rate |
| Growth | $333/mo | Yearly rate |
| Scale | $599/mo | Yearly rate, paid plans top up credits in $5 increments |
Free includes 1,000 credits a month. Hobby is $19/mo billed monthly or $16/mo billed yearly for 5,000 credits; Standard ($83/mo), Growth ($333/mo) and Scale ($599/mo) are shown at yearly rates. Paid plans can top up credits in $5 increments. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.
Checked 19 Sep 2026. Vendors change prices without notice.
Is Firecrawl expensive?
Firecrawl starts at $19/mo. We list 222 lead generation tools in total. 57 have a free tier, and those with a public price typically start around $50 a month.
- 34 quote-based
- 57 free tier
- 174 public price
Worked out automatically from every lead generation listing, so it updates as the directory changes.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Free 1,000 credits a month, no card
- Hobby from $19/mo or $16 yearly
- Hosted MCP plus REST API
Cons
- Search uses 2 credits per 10 results
- Hobby allows 5 concurrent requests
- Credits roll over only on Scale and up
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How Firecrawl compares
See all Firecrawl alternatives, with what each one does differently and a head to head for every pairing.
| Tool | Free tier | From | MCP | API | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | ✓ | $19/mo | ✓ | ✓ | |
| | ✓ | $19/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | ✓ | $7/1k searches | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | ✓ | $185/mo | ✓ | ✓ | Compare |
| | – | $3,000/mo | ✓ | – | Compare |
$19/mo Free tier MCP API
Actor store if you want scrapers as apps, not one scrape API.
$7/1k searches Free tier MCP API
Search-first web API if crawl-and-markdown is not the job.
$185/mo Free tier MCP API
Spreadsheet GTM if the scrape feeds enrichment columns.
$3,000/mo MCP
Account-intent platform if you need journeys, not raw HTML.
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