# Crawl4AI vs Whiteboard

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Crawl4AI | Whiteboard |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 ✓ | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 16 in Web Scraping | #5 of 10 in Code Review |
| GitHub stars | 86 520 ✓ | 3 381 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 300 ✓ | +4 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v0.9.5 · 14 Oct 2026 | diffr/0.1.22 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Crawl4AI scores 86/100 against 56/100 for Whiteboard, so it is the safer default.

Crawl4AI ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Whiteboard.

If you want the quickest setup, Whiteboard is easier to run; Crawl4AI needs more configuration.

Crawl4AI is growing faster right now (+2 300 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Crawl4AI](https://selfhost.directory/project/crawl4ai) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/crawl4ai.md)
- [Whiteboard](https://selfhost.directory/project/whiteboard-2) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/whiteboard-2.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/crawl4ai-vs-whiteboard-2