--- title: "firecrawl-mcp-server vs Scrapegraph-ai" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server-vs-scrapegraphai-scrapegraph-ai" tools: ["firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server", "scrapegraphai-scrapegraph-ai"] --- # firecrawl-mcp-server vs Scrapegraph-ai *GraphCanon updated Aug 16, 2026* ## Verdict Pick firecrawl-mcp-server if firecrawl MCP Server is designed to integrate powerful web scraping and content extraction functionalities for LLM clients such as Cursor and Claude under the MIT License; pick Scrapegraph-ai if scrapegraph-ai is a Python-based scraping tool leveraging AI for smarter data extraction and search tasks. [firecrawl-mcp-server](https://firecrawl.dev) reports 7.0k GitHub stars, 821 forks, and 158 open issues, last pushed Jul 26, 2026. [Scrapegraph-ai](https://scrapegraphai.com) has 30k stars, 2.9k forks, and 12 open issues, last pushed Jul 20, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [firecrawl-mcp-server's repository](https://github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl-mcp-server) and [Scrapegraph-ai's repository](https://github.com/ScrapeGraphAI/Scrapegraph-ai). | | [firecrawl-mcp-server](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server.md) | [Scrapegraph-ai](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapegraph-ai.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Adding web scraping and search capabilities to LLM clients like Cursor and Claude | Python scraper based on AI | | Stars | 7,047 | 29,618 | | Forks | 821 | 2,925 | | Open issues | 158 | 12 | | Language | JavaScript | Python | | Adopt for | Firecrawl MCP Server is designed to integrate powerful web scraping and content extraction functionalities for LLM clients such as Cursor and Claude under the MIT License. | Scrapegraph-ai is a Python-based scraping tool leveraging AI for smarter data extraction and search tasks. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | Scrapegraph-ai operates under the MIT License, offering users flexible rights for modification and distribution of the code. | | Categories | Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks | Data & Retrieval, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [firecrawl-mcp-server](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server.md) | [Scrapegraph-ai](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapegraph-ai.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 0d | 27d | | Open issues (now) | 158 | 12 | | Stars delta | Unknown | +1.2k (30d) | | Open issues delta | Unknown | +5 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapegraph-ai/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: firecrawl-mcp-server - **Adopt for:** Firecrawl MCP Server is designed to integrate powerful web scraping and content extraction functionalities for LLM clients such as Cursor and Claude under the MIT License. ## Decision facts: Scrapegraph-ai - **Pricing:** freemium - Free to use with potential charges for advanced features or premium services, as specified by its license. - **Requirements:** Developed in Python and can leverage existing libraries and frameworks related to AI and web scraping. - **Adopt for:** Scrapegraph-ai is a Python-based scraping tool leveraging AI for smarter data extraction and search tasks. - **License detail:** Scrapegraph-ai operates under the MIT License, offering users flexible rights for modification and distribution of the code. ## Choose when ### Choose firecrawl-mcp-server if… - firecrawl-mcp-server is primarily JavaScript; Scrapegraph-ai is Python. - Tags unique to firecrawl-mcp-server: batch-processing, content-extraction, data-collection, javascript-rendering. - When you need JavaScript-based rendering capabilities for more accurate content extraction from the web ### Choose Scrapegraph-ai if… - Scrapegraph-ai is primarily Python; firecrawl-mcp-server is JavaScript. - Pricing: Free to use with potential charges for advanced features or premium services, as specified by its license.. - Requirements: Developed in Python and can leverage existing libraries and frameworks related to AI and web scraping.. - Tags unique to Scrapegraph-ai: ai-crawler, crawler, data-extraction, large-language-model. - When you need advanced AI capabilities to parse and understand the context of scraped web content. ## When NOT to use firecrawl-mcp-server - If your project requires a server-side solution in languages other than JavaScript, as Firecrawl MCP Server is written in JavaScript only - When you are not looking to integrate or extend functionalities for Cursor and Claude LLM clients ## When NOT to use Scrapegraph-ai - If you have simple and straightforward data extraction needs that do not require AI-powered intelligence. - When your project aims to scrape static or relatively unchanging datasets from websites with well-defined structures, as Scrapegraph-ai is more geared towards complex and dynamic scraping tasks where ## Common questions ### What is the difference between firecrawl-mcp-server and Scrapegraph-ai? firecrawl-mcp-server: Adding web scraping and search capabilities to LLM clients like Cursor and Claude. Scrapegraph-ai: Python scraper based on AI. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose firecrawl-mcp-server over Scrapegraph-ai? Choose firecrawl-mcp-server over Scrapegraph-ai when firecrawl-mcp-server is primarily JavaScript; Scrapegraph-ai is Python; Tags unique to firecrawl-mcp-server: batch-processing, content-extraction, data-collection, javascript-rendering; When you need JavaScript-based rendering capabilities for more accurate content extraction from the web. ### When should I choose Scrapegraph-ai over firecrawl-mcp-server? Choose Scrapegraph-ai over firecrawl-mcp-server when Scrapegraph-ai is primarily Python; firecrawl-mcp-server is JavaScript; Pricing: Free to use with potential charges for advanced features or premium services, as specified by its license.; Requirements: Developed in Python and can leverage existing libraries and frameworks related to AI and web scraping.; Tags unique to Scrapegraph-ai: ai-crawler, crawler, data-extraction, large-language-model; When you need advanced AI capabilities to parse and understand the context of scraped web content. ### When should I avoid firecrawl-mcp-server? If your project requires a server-side solution in languages other than JavaScript, as Firecrawl MCP Server is written in JavaScript only When you are not looking to integrate or extend functionalities for Cursor and Claude LLM clients ### When should I avoid Scrapegraph-ai? If you have simple and straightforward data extraction needs that do not require AI-powered intelligence. When your project aims to scrape static or relatively unchanging datasets from websites with well-defined structures, as Scrapegraph-ai is more geared towards complex and dynamic scraping tasks where ### Is firecrawl-mcp-server or Scrapegraph-ai more popular on GitHub? Scrapegraph-ai has more GitHub stars (29,618 vs 7,047). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are firecrawl-mcp-server and Scrapegraph-ai open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (firecrawl-mcp-server: MIT, Scrapegraph-ai: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to firecrawl-mcp-server or Scrapegraph-ai? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [firecrawl-mcp-server alternatives](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server/alternatives) and [Scrapegraph-ai alternatives](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapegraph-ai/alternatives) ([firecrawl-mcp-server markdown twin](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server/alternatives.md), [Scrapegraph-ai markdown twin](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapegraph-ai/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/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server-vs-scrapegraphai-scrapegraph-ai.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, firecrawl-mcp-server or Scrapegraph-ai? firecrawl-mcp-server: Very active. Scrapegraph-ai: 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 firecrawl-mcp-server and Scrapegraph-ai? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [firecrawl-mcp-server trust report](/tools/firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server/trust); [Scrapegraph-ai trust report](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapegraph-ai/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=firecrawl-firecrawl-mcp-server) - 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/_