Firecrawl vs WebScrapingAPI

Here's an in-depth comparison of Firecrawl and WebScrapingAPI web scraping services in web scraping speed, cost, success rate and feature set using the latest web scraping benchmark data for Nov 22 - Nov 28.

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We'll start taking a look at the pros and cons summary of both Firecrawl and WebScrapingAPI web scraping services. Then we'll move on to the benchmark comparison table for the most popular web scraping targets covered by Scrapeway benchmarks. Finally, we'll compare the feature set and pricing of both services.

Pros

Firecrawl

WebScrapingAPI

Cons

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WebScrapingAPI

Benchmark Comparison

Next, it's the comparison table for the latest benchmarks of Firecrawl and WebScrapingAPI web scraping services for the most popular web scraping targets covered by Scrapeway benchmarks.

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WebScrapingAPI

Feature Comparison

Firecrawl and WebScrapingAPI feature comparison table and overview.

Feature Firecrawl WebScrapingAPI
Browser control
Yes
Yes, predefined actions like scroll, click, input
Custom JS evaluation
Yes
No
Geolocation
26 countries
12+ countries
Integrations
Python, Javascript
Python, Scrapy, NodeJS, Java, PHP, Rust
Javascreipt rendering
Yes, enabled by default
Yes, at extra cost
Proxy support
Datacenter default, Residential (stealth) optional
Datacenter default, Residential optional
Screenshots
Yes, with a fullpage option and customizable viewport
Yes, full page and individual elements
Sessions
No
Yes, persistent IP for 5min
Webhook support
No
No

Pricing Comparison

Firecrawl and WebScrapingAPI pricing comparison table and overview.

Firecrawl

WebScrapingAPI

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