Compare/Head to head

Firecrawl vs Scrap.io

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Firecrawl

$16/mo Free tier

Web scrape, crawl, search and interact API with a hosted MCP server, and now Directory: more than 240 million professional profiles your AI agent can search for free inside ChatGPT or Claude. Free plan available; Hobby is $19/mo, or $16/mo billed yearly.

Where Firecrawl fits

  • Recruiters sourcing candidates by title, company and location from inside ChatGPT or Claude
  • Builders who need markdown or JSON from URLs
  • Agents that call Firecrawl over MCP
  • Teams that will grow into Standard at $83/mo yearly

Scrap.io

$49/mo

Google Maps business data export with API and MCP access on every plan. Basic is $49/mo billed monthly, or $35/mo billed yearly.

Where Scrap.io fits

  • Agencies building local business prospect lists
  • Teams calling a maps data API from their own tools
  • People who want maps searches inside an AI assistant
  • Sellers targeting shops, clinics and trades by city

At a glance

DetailFirecrawlScrap.io
Starting price$16/mo$49/mo
Free tier✓Yes–No
MCP server✓Yes✓Yes
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underLead generation, SourcingLead generation, Sourcing

Where they pull apart

Firecrawl

Stands out: Directory searches across 240M+ professional profiles cost no credits, so a recruiter can explore and refine a candidate search in ChatGPT or Claude and spend credits only when pulling full profile and work contact details. Every account gets 1,000 free credits a month with no card, shared with the scrape, crawl and search API.

Watch out: Hobby is 5,000 credits a month. Search costs 2 credits per 10 results, Directory profile and contact lookups also draw on credits, and extra credits come in $5 increments. Directory finds and researches people; it has no outreach sequencing or ATS of its own.

Not the right fit for

  • Non-technical users who will not use an AI assistant or an API
  • Recruiters who want a point and click search screen with sequences built in
  • Crawl jobs that need millions of pages on day one

Scrap.io

Stands out: MCP and API access come on the entry Basic plan, not only on the top tiers.

Watch out: Export credits reset each month and do not roll over. Wider searches (county, state, country, radius) need higher tiers.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams that need named people and work emails
  • Buyers who want unused credits to carry over

Pros and cons

Firecrawl

  • Free Directory searches across 240M+ profiles
  • Works inside ChatGPT and Claude via the Firecrawl plugin
  • Free 1,000 credits a month, no card
  • Hosted MCP plus REST API
  • Profile and contact lookups spend credits
  • Search uses 2 credits per 10 results
  • Hobby allows 5 concurrent requests
  • Credits roll over only on Scale and up

Scrap.io

  • API and MCP access on every plan
  • Reverse search and file enrichment included
  • Clear yearly discount on all tiers
  • Credits reset monthly, no rollover
  • Radius and wide-area search need higher tiers
  • Places data, not people or work emails

What each one costs

Firecrawl

$16/mo

Free includes 1,000 credits a month. Hobby is $16/mo billed annually, or $19 monthly, for 5,000 credits. Standard is $83/mo billed annually ($99 monthly), Growth $333/mo ($399 monthly) and Scale $599/mo ($749 monthly). Enterprise is custom. Paid plans can top up credits in $5 increments. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Scrap.io

$49/mo

Basic is $49/mo billed monthly, or $35/mo billed yearly, with 10,000 export credits a month. Professional is $99/mo ($69 yearly), Agency $199/mo ($139 yearly) and Company $499/mo ($350 yearly); the Atlas enterprise contract starts at $5,000/mo. Credits reset each month and do not carry over. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 4 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Firecrawl cheaper than Scrap.io?
Firecrawl starts lower, at $16/mo against $49/mo for Scrap.io. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Firecrawl or Scrap.io for free?
Firecrawl carries a free tier on our listing.
Does Firecrawl or Scrap.io have an MCP server?
Firecrawl and Scrap.io ship a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 4 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?