# Alternatives to Firecrawl Canonical: https://theagenticweekly.com/alternatives/firecrawl · Last updated: 2026-10-25 · Author: Agentic Weekly (operated independently from Texas, US) · Firecrawl evidence: Reported (not run by us) > 11 alternatives to Firecrawl that we cover: Browser Use, Playwright MCP, Figma MCP server, MCP reference servers, Context7, Chrome DevTools MCP, GitHub MCP Server, MCP Inspector, Supabase MCP, Sentry MCP, Notion MCP Server. Skip Firecrawl if: You need a license that avoids AGPL obligations for self-hosting. ## At a glance | Tool | Evidence | Pricing | Latest version we cover | Last verified | |---|---|---|---|---| | Firecrawl | Reported (not run by us) | Partly verified | v2.11.608 | 2026-10-25 | | Browser Use | Reported (not run by us) | Official page, dated | 0.13.13 | 2026-10-25 | | Playwright MCP | Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no language model involved) | Official page, dated | v0.0.83 | 2026-10-25 | | Figma MCP server | Reported (not run by us) | Partly verified | n/a | 2026-10-25 | | MCP reference servers | Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no LLM involved) | Official page, dated | v2.1.0 | 2026-10-25 | | Context7 | Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no language model involved) | Not verified | @upstash/context7-sdk 0.6.0 | 2026-10-25 | | Chrome DevTools MCP | Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no language model involved) | Official page, dated | v1.12.0 | 2026-10-25 | | GitHub MCP Server | Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-26, no LLM involved) | Official page, dated | 2.0.3 | 2026-10-26 | | MCP Inspector | Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no LLM involved) | Partly verified | 2.12.0 | 2026-10-25 | | Supabase MCP | Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-26, no LLM involved) | Official page, dated | n/a | 2026-10-26 | | Sentry MCP | Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-26, no LLM involved) | Official page, dated | cli 0.47.0 | 2026-10-26 | | Notion MCP Server | Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-26, no LLM involved) | Official page, dated | v2.5.2 | 2026-10-26 | ## Browser Use Evidence: Reported (not run by us). Open-source library that lets AI agents drive a browser, with a pay-as-you-go cloud browser starting at $0.02 an hour. Pick Browser Use if: Developers building browser-driving agents. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/browser-use ## Playwright MCP Evidence: Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no language model involved). Microsoft's MCP server that lets agents drive a browser with Playwright. Pick Playwright MCP if: Agents that need to test or navigate web pages. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/playwright-mcp - For MCP servers: neither Playwright MCP nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## Figma MCP server Evidence: Reported (not run by us). Figma's own MCP server that gives coding agents access to design files. Pick Figma MCP server if: Developers generating code from Figma designs. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/figma-mcp - For MCP servers: neither Figma MCP server nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## MCP reference servers Evidence: Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no LLM involved). The MCP project's collection of reference servers. Pick MCP reference servers if: Learning MCP server patterns; Starting points for custom servers. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/mcp-servers - For MCP servers: neither MCP reference servers nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## Context7 Evidence: Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no language model involved). Up-to-date, version-specific library docs served to coding agents. Pick Context7 if: Agents that hallucinate outdated library APIs. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/context7 - Comparison: https://theagenticweekly.com/compare/firecrawl-vs-context7 - For MCP servers: neither Context7 nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## Chrome DevTools MCP Evidence: Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no language model involved). Chrome DevTools for coding agents. Pick Chrome DevTools MCP if: Debugging and performance work in a real Chrome. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/chrome-devtools-mcp - For MCP servers: neither Chrome DevTools MCP nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## GitHub MCP Server Evidence: Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-26, no LLM involved). GitHub's official MCP server for repos, issues and pull requests. Pick GitHub MCP Server if: Agents that need to read and act on GitHub repositories. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/github-mcp-server - For MCP servers: neither GitHub MCP Server nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## MCP Inspector Evidence: Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-25, no LLM involved). The quickest way to check what an MCP server exposes; run it on a current Node or npm may quietly install version 0.15.0. Pick MCP Inspector if: Anyone building or evaluating an MCP server. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/mcp-inspector - For MCP servers: neither MCP Inspector nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## Supabase MCP Evidence: Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-26, no LLM involved). Connect Supabase projects to AI assistants. Pick Supabase MCP if: Agents managing Supabase projects and databases. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/supabase-mcp - For MCP servers: neither Supabase MCP nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## Sentry MCP Evidence: Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-26, no LLM involved). Sentry's agentic tooling and MCP server for errors and traces. Pick Sentry MCP if: Agents that debug production errors with Sentry data. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/sentry-mcp - For MCP servers: neither Sentry MCP nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## Notion MCP Server Evidence: Tested (smoke test, 2026-10-26, no LLM involved). Official Notion MCP server for reading and editing workspace content. Pick Notion MCP Server if: Agents that need Notion pages and databases. - Write-up: https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/notion-mcp - For MCP servers: neither Notion MCP Server nor Firecrawl has an editorial rank in this category. (editorial ranks) ## How to cite Agentic Weekly, "Alternatives to Firecrawl", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/alternatives/firecrawl