--- title: "Agent-Reach vs scrapecraft" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/panniantong-agent-reach-vs-scrapegraphai-scrapecraft" tools: ["panniantong-agent-reach", "scrapegraphai-scrapecraft"] --- # Agent-Reach vs scrapecraft *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick Agent-Reach when tags unique to Agent-Reach: agent-infrastructure, ai-agent, ai-search, bilibili; pick scrapecraft when tags unique to scrapecraft: ai, data-extraction, docker, fastapi. [Agent-Reach](https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach) reports 55k GitHub stars, 4.5k forks, and 144 open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [scrapecraft](https://github.com/ScrapeGraphAI/scrapecraft) has 671 stars, 105 forks, and 1 open issues, last pushed Dec 26, 2025. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [Agent-Reach's repository](https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach) and [scrapecraft's repository](https://github.com/ScrapeGraphAI/scrapecraft). | | [Agent-Reach](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach.md) | [scrapecraft](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapecraft.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | AI Agent for Automated Web and Social Media Data Extraction | 🤖 AI-powered web scraping editor with visual workflow builder. Build, test & deploy web scrapers using natural language. Powered by ScrapeGraphAI & LangGraph. | | Stars | 54,715 | 671 | | Forks | 4,509 | 105 | | Open issues | 144 | 1 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | Agent-Reach facilitates hands-off web and social media scraping via command line with no API costs for retrieving varied internet content. | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | MIT | | Categories | AI Agents, Data & Retrieval | Data & Retrieval, Inference & Serving | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [Agent-Reach](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach.md) | [scrapecraft](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapecraft.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Slowing (36%) | | Days since push | 0d | 201d | | Open issues (now) | 144 | 1 | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapecraft/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: Agent-Reach - **Adopt for:** Agent-Reach facilitates hands-off web and social media scraping via command line with no API costs for retrieving varied internet content. ## Choose when ### Choose Agent-Reach if… - Tags unique to Agent-Reach: agent-infrastructure, ai-agent, ai-search, bilibili. - Also covers AI Agents. - When needing to bypass costly API fees for extensive social media platform data extraction ### Choose scrapecraft if… - Tags unique to scrapecraft: ai, data-extraction, docker, fastapi. - Also covers Inference & Serving. - Leaner open-issue backlog (1). ## When NOT to use Agent-Reach - If strict compliance with website scraping policies is critical due to its use of scraping techniques - When direct interaction through APIs for precision and reliability is preferred over scraping ## When NOT to use scrapecraft - Last GitHub push was 201 days ago (slowing maintenance, Dec 26, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on scrapecraft. - Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between Agent-Reach and scrapecraft? Agent-Reach: AI Agent for Automated Web and Social Media Data Extraction. scrapecraft: 🤖 AI-powered web scraping editor with visual workflow builder. Build, test & deploy web scrapers using natural language. Powered by ScrapeGraphAI & LangGraph.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose Agent-Reach over scrapecraft? Choose Agent-Reach over scrapecraft when Tags unique to Agent-Reach: agent-infrastructure, ai-agent, ai-search, bilibili; Also covers AI Agents; When needing to bypass costly API fees for extensive social media platform data extraction. ### When should I choose scrapecraft over Agent-Reach? Choose scrapecraft over Agent-Reach when Tags unique to scrapecraft: ai, data-extraction, docker, fastapi; Also covers Inference & Serving; Leaner open-issue backlog (1). ### When should I avoid Agent-Reach? If strict compliance with website scraping policies is critical due to its use of scraping techniques When direct interaction through APIs for precision and reliability is preferred over scraping ### When should I avoid scrapecraft? Last GitHub push was 201 days ago (slowing maintenance, Dec 26, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on scrapecraft. Data & Retrieval: Skip a heavy ingestion framework when your corpus is small and static; a script plus the embedding API is enough. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. ### Is Agent-Reach or scrapecraft more popular on GitHub? Agent-Reach has more GitHub stars (54,715 vs 671). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are Agent-Reach and scrapecraft open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (Agent-Reach: MIT, scrapecraft: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to Agent-Reach or scrapecraft? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [Agent-Reach alternatives](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/alternatives) and [scrapecraft alternatives](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapecraft/alternatives) ([Agent-Reach markdown twin](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/alternatives.md), [scrapecraft markdown twin](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapecraft/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/panniantong-agent-reach-vs-scrapegraphai-scrapecraft.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, Agent-Reach or scrapecraft? Agent-Reach: Very active. scrapecraft: Slowing. 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 Agent-Reach and scrapecraft? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [Agent-Reach trust report](/tools/panniantong-agent-reach/trust); [scrapecraft trust report](/tools/scrapegraphai-scrapecraft/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=panniantong-agent-reach`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=panniantong-agent-reach) - 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/_