# firecrawl vs TRAWL

> Two self-hosted [Web Scraping projects](https://selfhost.directory/web-scraping), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | firecrawl | TRAWL |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 91/100 ✓ | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 16 in Web Scraping | #11 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 196 274 ✓ | 1 079 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +12 381 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | apps/go-sdk/v1.15.0 · 8 Sept 2026 | v1.9.3 · 24 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

firecrawl scores 91/100 against 56/100 for TRAWL, so it is the safer default.

TRAWL ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for firecrawl.

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

firecrawl is growing faster right now (+12 381 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [firecrawl](https://selfhost.directory/project/firecrawl) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/firecrawl.md)
- [TRAWL](https://selfhost.directory/project/trawl) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/trawl.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/firecrawl-vs-trawl