firecrawlvsOrca
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| firecrawl | Orca | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 91/100 | 91/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 16 in Web Scraping | #1 of 209 in AI Agents |
| GitHub stars | 196 350 | 108 898 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +12 457 | +8 991 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 15 |
| Latest release | apps/go-sdk/v1.15.0 · 8 Sept 2026 | v1.4.243 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
firecrawl and Orca score the same (91/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.
Orca ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for firecrawl.
If you want the quickest setup, Orca is easier to run; firecrawl needs more configuration.
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