firecrawlvsWhirl
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| firecrawl | Whirl | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 91/100 | 52/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 16 in Web Scraping | #23 of 69 in AI Chat |
| GitHub stars | 196 605 | 510 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +12 262 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 0 |
| Latest release | apps/go-sdk/v1.15.0 · 8 Sept 2026 | — |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
firecrawl scores 91/100 against 52/100 for Whirl, so it is the safer default.
firecrawl ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Whirl.
firecrawl is growing faster right now (+12 262 stars in 30 days).
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