Crawl4AIvsTraceRoot
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Crawl4AI | TraceRoot | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 58/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 16 in Web Scraping | #11 of 51 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 86 520 | 1 145 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 300 | +33 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 10 |
| Latest release | v0.9.5 · 14 Oct 2026 | v1.3.3 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Crawl4AI scores 86/100 against 58/100 for TraceRoot, so it is the safer default.
TraceRoot ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Crawl4AI.
If you want the quickest setup, Crawl4AI is easier to run; TraceRoot needs more configuration.
Crawl4AI is growing faster right now (+2 300 stars in 30 days).
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