Side by side
Firecrawl vs ScraperAPI
Proxy Compare compares entry subscriptions. Firecrawl bills $3.80 per 1,000 credits on Hobby, $19/mo; ScraperAPI bills $0.49 per 1,000 credits on Hobby, $49/mo. Pricing read 8 Sept 2026 and 8 Sept 2026, respectively. Credits do not establish completed pages.
| Firecrawl$3.80per 1,000 credits · Hobby | ScraperAPI$0.49per 1,000 credits · Hobby | |
|---|---|---|
| Rate | $3.80 per 1,000 credits on Hobby | $0.49 per 1,000 credits on Hobby |
| Entry price | $19/mo on Hobby | $49/mo on Hobby |
| Sign-up | Unclear | Unclear |
| Pay with | paypal, card | card, wire |
| Free trial | 1,000 free credits | 1,000 free API credits |
| Concurrency at entry | 5 concurrent requests on Hobby ($19/mo) | 20 concurrent requests on Hobby ($49/mo) |
| Failed requests | Returned documents are billable even for target errors such as 403 and 404. Some scans, guards, cache modes and other endpoints can also charge without a document. | HTTP 200/404 and requests cancelled before 70 seconds are billable. |
| Won't work for | Nothing we know of | Nothing we know of |
| Warnings | None | None |
Firecrawl sources
Hobby pricing read 8 Sept 2026 · Pricing source
Quoted plan evidence
Hobby **Credits**: 5,000 per month - **Price**: $19/month or $16/month billed annually ($190/year, save $38) - **Concurrency**: 5 concurrent requests
ScraperAPI sources
Hobby pricing read 8 Sept 2026 · Pricing source
Quoted plan evidence
Hobby For small projects and personal use. $49 /month $44.10 /month billed annually Start Trial 100,000 API Credits 20 Concurrent Threads
The short answer
On their own credit rate cards, ScraperAPI is the cheaper of the two at $0.49 per 1,000 credits against Firecrawl's $3.80, a gap of about 87%. Both offer a free run: Firecrawl offers 1,000 free credits, ScraperAPI offers 1,000 free API credits.
Choose Firecrawl if
the cheapest way in is lower, $19/mo on Hobby.
Choose ScraperAPI if
the credit rate is lower, $0.49 per 1,000 credits against $3.80, and more requests run at once where you come in, 20 concurrent on Hobby against 5 on Hobby.