Crawl4AIvstootik
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Crawl4AI | tootik | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 16 in Web Scraping | #53 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums |
| GitHub stars | 86 529 | 211 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 309 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 18 |
| Latest release | v0.9.5 · 14 Oct 2026 | v0.25.5 · 3 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Crawl4AI scores 86/100 against 47/100 for tootik, so it is the safer default.
tootik ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Crawl4AI.
Crawl4AI is growing faster right now (+2 309 stars in 30 days).
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