Stop Overpaying for Web Scraping.
BlazeCrawl turns any website into LLM-ready markdown. Pay-per-use. Credits never expire. Zero data retention by default. Not just for enterprise.
Why Developers Are Switching
A direct, honest comparison. No spin. Just facts.
| Feature | BlazeCrawl | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
| API endpoints | 8 (incl. Agent) | 7 |
| SDKs | Python, Node.js, CLI, MCP | Python, Node.js |
| Free tier | 500 credits, 2 concurrent | 500 credits, 2 concurrent |
| AI Agent | Included in Growth+ | Preview only |
| Browser rendering | Included | Included |
| Batch scraping | Included | Included |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Framework integrations | LangChain + LlamaIndex | LangChain + LlamaIndex |
| Zero data retention | Default for all | Enterprise only ($$$) |
Everything You Need to Scrape the Web
Eight APIs. One key. Zero nonsense.
Scrape
Single URL to clean markdown, HTML, or text. JS rendering, anti-bot bypass, screenshots, and PDF export included.
Crawl
BFS crawl with configurable depth and page limits. Fully async with job polling and real-time progress.
Map
Discover every URL on a site via sitemap parsing and deep link extraction. Build your crawl plan first.
Extract
AI-powered structured data extraction with JSON schema. Powered by Claude. Define your shape, get perfect data.
Search
Web search plus full page content in a single call. Get search results with scraped markdown, not just links.
Interact
Click, type, scroll, and wait on pages before scraping. Handle auth flows, cookie banners, and dynamic content.
Batch
Scrape up to 100 URLs in one request. Webhook callbacks on completion. Parallelized for maximum throughput.
Agent
Autonomous AI web research agent. Give it a prompt and a schema, get structured data back. Handles multi-step browsing.
Integrate in Minutes
SDKs for every major language. Or just use cURL.
from blazecrawl import BlazeCrawl
client = BlazeCrawl(api_key="bc_live_xxx")
# Scrape a page
result = client.scrape("https://example.com")
print(result["data"]["markdown"])
# AI-powered extraction
data = client.extract("https://example.com", schema={"title": "string", "price": "number"})
print(data["data"]["extracted"])import { BlazeCrawl } from 'blazecrawl';
const client = new BlazeCrawl({ apiKey: 'bc_live_xxx' });
// Scrape a page
const result = await client.scrape('https://example.com');
console.log(result.data.markdown);
// AI-powered extraction
const data = await client.extract('https://example.com', {
schema: { title: 'string', price: 'number' }
});
console.log(data.data.extracted);curl -X POST https://api.blazecrawl.dev/v1/scrape \
-H "Authorization: Bearer bc_live_xxx" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://example.com",
"format": "markdown"
}'
# Response:
# {
# "success": true,
# "data": {
# "markdown": "# Example Domain\n\n...",
# "metadata": { "title": "Example Domain", "statusCode": 200 }
# }
# }Simple, Honest Pricing
All tiers: credits roll over, zero data retention, full API access.
Free
- 500 credits/mo
- 2 concurrent
- Scrape, Crawl, Map
- Credits never expire
- Zero data retention
Standard
- 100,000 credits/mo
- 50 concurrent
- + Batch, Interact
- Credits never expire
- Zero data retention
Growth
- 500,000 credits/mo
- 100 concurrent
- + Agent
- Credits never expire
- Zero data retention
Enterprise
- Unlimited credits
- 500 concurrent
- + SSO, SLA, Zero-retention
- Credits never expire
- Zero data retention
Firecrawl charges $83/mo for 100K credits with expiring credits. We match that at $83/mo for 100K credits with credits that never expire and more APIs included. Same price. More value.
Built Different
100% Open Source
MIT License. Read every line. Fork it. Own it.
Zero Data Retention
Your scrapes, your data, deleted after delivery.
99.9% Uptime SLA
Even on the free tier. We put it in writing.
SOC 2 Compliant
Enterprise-ready from day one. No upgrade required.
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