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Alternatives to Crawlbase
Crawlbase: Web data infrastructure for developers and AI: crawling API, smart AI proxy, enterprise crawler, cloud storage, and a Web MCP Server. 8 products similar to Crawlbase, compared on pricing, free tier, API, MCP server, SDK and open source. 7 of 8 have a free tier, 8 of 8 have an API, 6 of 8 offer an MCP server, 1 of 8 is open source.
- ScrapingBee
Web scraping API that handles proxies, headless browsers, and anti-bot defenses
- Browse AI
No-code web scraping and website monitoring platform
- WebScraping.AI
Web scraping API that returns rendered HTML, clean text, or AI-extracted structured JSON from any URL
- ScrapingAnt
Web Scraping API with headless Chrome, rotating proxies, and AI extraction
- Firecrawl
Web data API for AI agents
- WebscrapingHQ
Managed web data operations — custom scraping and AI extraction pipelines delivered on a recurring schedule.
- Apify
Marketplace of ready-to-run tools for AI
- Zenrows
Web data infrastructure for AI agents, applications, and data teams
Side by side
| Product | Pricing | Free tier | API | MCP server | SDK | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawlbase | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| ScrapingBee | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | — | no |
| Browse AI | Freemium | yes | yes | no | yes | no |
| WebScraping.AI | Freemium · from $29/month (Personal plan, 250,000 credits); pay-as-you-go $0.0002/credit with $20 minimum top-up | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| ScrapingAnt | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Firecrawl | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| WebscrapingHQ | Usage-based · from USD 500/month | no | yes | no | no | no |
| Apify | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
| Zenrows | Freemium | yes | yes | yes | yes | no |
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