# firecrawl vs WA-AKG

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

| | firecrawl | WA-AKG |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 91/100 ✓ | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 16 in Web Scraping | #30 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 196 509 ✓ | 803 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +12 166 ✓ | +1 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 7 |
| Latest release | apps/go-sdk/v1.15.0 · 8 Sept 2026 | v1.7.0 · 19 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

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

firecrawl ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for WA-AKG.

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

firecrawl is growing faster right now (+12 166 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [firecrawl](https://selfhost.directory/project/firecrawl) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/firecrawl.md)
- [WA-AKG](https://selfhost.directory/project/wa-akg) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wa-akg.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/firecrawl-vs-wa-akg