# firecrawl vs Zealot

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

| | firecrawl | Zealot |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 91/100 ✓ | 55/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 16 in Web Scraping | #17 of 28 in CI/CD |
| GitHub stars | 196 605 ✓ | 1 368 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +12 262 ✓ | +1 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | apps/go-sdk/v1.15.0 · 8 Sept 2026 ✓ | 6.2.2 · 25 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Ruby |

## Which one should you pick?

firecrawl scores 91/100 against 55/100 for Zealot, so it is the safer default.

firecrawl ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Zealot.

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

firecrawl is growing faster right now (+12 262 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [firecrawl](https://selfhost.directory/project/firecrawl) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/firecrawl.md)
- [Zealot](https://selfhost.directory/project/zealot) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zealot.md)

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