Crawl4AIvsxpipe-webtop
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Crawl4AI | xpipe-webtop | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 16 in Web Scraping | #5 of 23 in Remote Access |
| GitHub stars | 86 506 | 14 636 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 286 | +78 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 36 |
| Latest release | v0.9.5 · 14 Oct 2026 | 24.10 · 29 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Java |
Which one should you pick?
Crawl4AI scores 86/100 against 70/100 for xpipe-webtop, so it is the safer default.
xpipe-webtop ships more often: 36 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Crawl4AI.
If you want the quickest setup, xpipe-webtop is easier to run; Crawl4AI needs more configuration.
Crawl4AI is growing faster right now (+2 286 stars in 30 days).
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