Crawl4AIvsWarpgate
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Crawl4AI | Warpgate | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 16 in Web Scraping | #11 of 78 in Security |
| GitHub stars | 86 464 | 8 159 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 294 | +199 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 33 |
| Latest release | v0.9.5 · 14 Oct 2026 | v0.30.2 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
Crawl4AI scores 87/100 against 75/100 for Warpgate, so it is the safer default.
Warpgate ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Crawl4AI.
If you want the quickest setup, Warpgate is easier to run; Crawl4AI needs more configuration.
Crawl4AI is growing faster right now (+2 294 stars in 30 days).
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