--- title: "Scrapling vs firecrawl-mcp-server" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/d4vinci-scrapling-vs-firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server" tools: ["d4vinci-scrapling", "firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server"] --- # Scrapling vs firecrawl-mcp-server *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick Scrapling when scrapling is primarily Python; firecrawl-mcp-server is JavaScript; pick firecrawl-mcp-server when firecrawl-mcp-server is primarily JavaScript; Scrapling is Python. [Scrapling](https://scrapling.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) reports 69k GitHub stars, 6.8k forks, and 3 open issues, last pushed Jul 8, 2026. [firecrawl-mcp-server](https://firecrawl.dev) has 6.9k stars, 801 forks, and 129 open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [Scrapling's repository](https://github.com/D4Vinci/Scrapling) and [firecrawl-mcp-server's repository](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server). | | [Scrapling](/tools/d4vinci-scrapling.md) | [firecrawl-mcp-server](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | 🕷️ An adaptive Web Scraping framework that handles everything from a single request to a full-scale crawl! | 🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM clients. | | Stars | 69,097 | 6,908 | | Forks | 6,836 | 801 | | Open issues | 3 | 129 | | Language | Python | JavaScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT | | Categories | Data & Retrieval, Developer Tools | LLM Frameworks, Data & Retrieval, Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [Scrapling](/tools/d4vinci-scrapling.md) | [firecrawl-mcp-server](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 2d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 3 | 129 | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/d4vinci-scrapling/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose Scrapling if… - Scrapling is primarily Python; firecrawl-mcp-server is JavaScript. - License: Scrapling is BSD-3-Clause, firecrawl-mcp-server is MIT. - Tags unique to Scrapling: ai, ai-scraping, crawler, crawling. ### Choose firecrawl-mcp-server if… - firecrawl-mcp-server is primarily JavaScript; Scrapling is Python. - License: firecrawl-mcp-server is MIT, Scrapling is BSD-3-Clause. - Tags unique to firecrawl-mcp-server: content-extraction, data-collection, batch-processing, firecrawl. - Also covers LLM Frameworks. ## When NOT to use Scrapling - Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## When NOT to use firecrawl-mcp-server - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. - Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between Scrapling and firecrawl-mcp-server? Scrapling: 🕷️ An adaptive Web Scraping framework that handles everything from a single request to a full-scale crawl!. firecrawl-mcp-server: 🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM clients.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose Scrapling over firecrawl-mcp-server? Choose Scrapling over firecrawl-mcp-server when Scrapling is primarily Python; firecrawl-mcp-server is JavaScript; License: Scrapling is BSD-3-Clause, firecrawl-mcp-server is MIT; Tags unique to Scrapling: ai, ai-scraping, crawler, crawling. ### When should I choose firecrawl-mcp-server over Scrapling? Choose firecrawl-mcp-server over Scrapling when firecrawl-mcp-server is primarily JavaScript; Scrapling is Python; License: firecrawl-mcp-server is MIT, Scrapling is BSD-3-Clause; Tags unique to firecrawl-mcp-server: content-extraction, data-collection, batch-processing, firecrawl; Also covers LLM Frameworks. ### When should I avoid Scrapling? Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### When should I avoid firecrawl-mcp-server? LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. ### Is Scrapling or firecrawl-mcp-server more popular on GitHub? Scrapling has more GitHub stars (69,097 vs 6,908). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are Scrapling and firecrawl-mcp-server open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (Scrapling: BSD-3-Clause, firecrawl-mcp-server: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to Scrapling or firecrawl-mcp-server? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [Scrapling alternatives](/tools/d4vinci-scrapling/alternatives) and [firecrawl-mcp-server alternatives](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server/alternatives) ([Scrapling markdown twin](/tools/d4vinci-scrapling/alternatives.md), [firecrawl-mcp-server markdown twin](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/d4vinci-scrapling-vs-firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, Scrapling or firecrawl-mcp-server? Scrapling: Very active. firecrawl-mcp-server: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for Scrapling and firecrawl-mcp-server? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [Scrapling trust report](/tools/d4vinci-scrapling/trust); [firecrawl-mcp-server trust report](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=d4vinci-scrapling`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=d4vinci-scrapling) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_