Firecrawl vs. Gaffa Comparison


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About Firecrawl is a web data platform that enables developers and AI applications to search, scrape, and interact with websites at scale through a unified API. The platform extracts clean, structured content from web pages and delivers it in formats such as Markdown, JSON, screenshots, and other machine-readable outputs. Designed specifically for AI agents, Firecrawl allows systems to access real-time web information, navigate websites, and automate data collection workflows. It supports advanced features including JavaScript rendering, smart waiting, media parsing, and interactive page actions such as clicking, typing, and scrolling. Developers can integrate Firecrawl quickly using SDKs, APIs, MCP clients, and open-source tools. Trusted by thousands of companies, the platform helps organizations build reliable AI-powered applications that depend on accurate and accessible web data.		About Gaffa is a web scraping and browser automation API that gives developers full, real-browser control with a single API call no headless browsers, proxies, CAPTCHA handling, or scaling infrastructure to manage. JavaScript rendering is handled by default, so pages load exactly as they would for a real visitor. Gaffa supports web scraping, AI-powered structured data extraction, screenshot capture, PDF export, infinite-scroll handling, form filling, and converting any webpage into clean, LLM-ready Markdown for AI and RAG pipelines. A rotating residential proxy network ensures reliable access across geographies with automatic anti-bot bypass. Credits are charged only for actual browser execution time and bandwidth used, with no fixed infrastructure costs.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported		Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Developers, AI engineers, data teams, researchers, and organizations that need reliable web data extraction, automation, and real-time content access for AI-powered applications		Audience Developers, AI engineers, and data teams across startups, agencies, and enterprises in industries such as e-commerce, market research, finance, recruitment, real estate, and AI/ML- any organisation that needs reliable, large-scale web data without managing its own scraping infrastructure.
Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported		API Offers API Supported
Screenshots and Videos View more images or videos		Screenshots and Videos View more images or videos
Pricing $16 per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported		Pricing $20 per 5000 credits Gaffa uses a simple credit-based pricing model. Plans start at $20 for 5,000 credits, with no subscription lock-in. Credits cover both browser execution time (1 credit per 30 seconds of runtime) and residential proxy bandwidth (750 credits per GB). A typical browser session, combining short execution time with low proxy bandwidth costs, costs around 3 credits, so 5,000 credits covers roughly 1,600+ typical sessions. All new accounts also receive 500 free credits to get started, no credit card required. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews		Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Firecrawl has been an absolute game-changer for my web scraping projects. As someone who just started integrating it with n8n, I was impressed by how seamless the setup process was. The ability to scrape clean, structured data from websites in various formats like JSON, Markdown, and even screenshots has been incredibly helpful. The integration with dynamic content is one of its standout features – it handles JavaScript and SPAs effortlessly, which makes the process smoother than I expected. Additionally, the robust API and zero-config setup mean I don’t have to worry about complex configurations like rotating proxies or rate limits. Cons While the tool is extremely powerful, I did notice that some advanced features, such as crawling a large number of pages concurrently, can be a bit slow with the lower-tier plans. It would be nice to see even more flexibility in this area, but for most users, the free plan and lower-tier options are more than sufficient.		Pros from Real Users Pros Super reliable and straightforward tool. Refined set of features and clear documentation. Our setup couldn't have been much faster and we've not had any issues with the tool in over a year! Our system was using a more expensive competing product, but Gaffa made the transition simple and seamless. We are primarily using it to print PDF reports from our site, but plan to expand its use to other parts of our product and processes. Very easy to get going! Really expressive API. Saved me a lot of time and allowed me to do just what I needed in terms of interacting with sites and getting data back in the right way. Also the dashboard where you can see your previous requests is really useful when debugging!
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Firecrawl Founded: 2022 United States www.firecrawl.dev/		Company Information Gaffa.dev Founded: 2024 United Kingdom gaffa.dev/
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Categories Agentic AI Supported AI Agents Supported Firecrawl Agent is an AI-powered web data extraction platform designed to turn natural language prompts into structured datasets. It allows users to describe what data they want, and Firecrawl Agent automatically searches, scans, and extracts information from across the web. The platform eliminates the need for manually providing URLs, making data collection faster and more flexible. Firecrawl Agent supports use cases ranging from lead generation and market research to e-commerce and dataset creation. Extracted data is delivered in clean, structured JSON formats ready for analysis or integration. Firecrawl Agent can process simple queries as well as complex, large-scale data extraction tasks. With built-in limits and free daily runs, Firecrawl Agent makes web data extraction accessible to developers and researchers alike. AI Web Scrapers Supported Browser Automation Supported Web Scraping Supported Web Scraping APIs Supported Web Search APIs Supported		Categories AI Automation Supported Browser Automation Supported Web Scraping Supported Web Scraping APIs Supported

Integrations JavaScript Supported Markdown Supported AgentKey Supported Arcade Supported Claude Supported Composio Supported Composio Instant Supported ElectroNeek Supported Flowise Supported HTML Not Supported Hugging Face Supported Llama Supported Llama 3.2 Supported Metorial Supported OpenAI Supported OpenTools Supported Puppeteer Not Supported Scottie Supported Sim Supported Workers by Delos Supported Show More Integrations View All 43 Integrations		Integrations JavaScript Supported Markdown Supported AgentKey Not Supported Arcade Not Supported Claude Not Supported Composio Not Supported Composio Instant Not Supported ElectroNeek Not Supported Flowise Not Supported HTML Supported Hugging Face Not Supported Llama Not Supported Llama 3.2 Not Supported Metorial Not Supported OpenAI Not Supported OpenTools Not Supported Puppeteer Supported Scottie Not Supported Sim Not Supported Workers by Delos Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 6 Integrations
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