Bright Data Web Unlocker vs Firecrawl on price
Across 16 workloads (10,000 to 1,000,000 successful pages a month, four kinds of page), Bright Data Web Unlocker is cheaper in 12, Firecrawl in 4. Bright Data Web Unlocker is cheaper at most volumes for every kind of page.
What one page costs in credits
| Page kind | Bright Data Web Unlocker | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
| Plain HTML | Flat price | 1 credit |
| JavaScript rendering | Flat price | 1 credit |
| Premium proxies | Flat price | 1 credit |
| JavaScript + premium proxies | Flat price | 1 credit |
Plain HTML
| Pages a month | Bright Data Web Unlocker | Firecrawl | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $15 Pay as you go | $99 Standard | $1.50 vs $9.90 |
| 50,000 | $75 Pay as you go | $99 Standard | $1.50 vs $1.98 |
| 250,000 | $375 Pay as you go | $399 Growth | $1.50 vs $1.60 |
| 1,000,000 | $1,100 Scale $999 | $749 Scale | $1.10 vs $0.75 |
JavaScript rendering
| Pages a month | Bright Data Web Unlocker | Firecrawl | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $15 Pay as you go | $99 Standard | $1.50 vs $9.90 |
| 50,000 | $75 Pay as you go | $99 Standard | $1.50 vs $1.98 |
| 250,000 | $375 Pay as you go | $399 Growth | $1.50 vs $1.60 |
| 1,000,000 | $1,100 Scale $999 | $749 Scale | $1.10 vs $0.75 |
Premium proxies
| Pages a month | Bright Data Web Unlocker | Firecrawl | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $15 Pay as you go | $99 Standard | $1.50 vs $9.90 |
| 50,000 | $75 Pay as you go | $99 Standard | $1.50 vs $1.98 |
| 250,000 | $375 Pay as you go | $399 Growth | $1.50 vs $1.60 |
| 1,000,000 | $1,100 Scale $999 | $749 Scale | $1.10 vs $0.75 |
JavaScript + premium proxies
| Pages a month | Bright Data Web Unlocker | Firecrawl | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $15 Pay as you go | $99 Standard | $1.50 vs $9.90 |
| 50,000 | $75 Pay as you go | $99 Standard | $1.50 vs $1.98 |
| 250,000 | $375 Pay as you go | $399 Growth | $1.50 vs $1.60 |
| 1,000,000 | $1,100 Scale $999 | $749 Scale | $1.10 vs $0.75 |
Cheapest published plan a month with monthly billing; bold marks the cheaper. "Custom" means the volume needs more than the largest published plan.
What the numbers say
- A page that needs JavaScript rendering costs the same as a plain page on both. A protected page (JavaScript and premium proxies) costs the same as a plain page on both.
- The gap is widest at 1,000,000 plain HTML pages a month: Firecrawl costs $749, 32% less than Bright Data Web Unlocker at $1,100.
- Per 1,000 plain pages, the price falls with volume: Bright Data Web Unlocker from $1.50 at 10,000 pages to $1.10 at 1,000,000; Firecrawl from $9.90 at 10,000 pages to $0.75 at 1,000,000.
- The cheapest way in is pay as you go with no monthly minimum on Bright Data Web Unlocker and $19 a month (Hobby) on Firecrawl.
- Billed yearly, at 250,000 plain pages a month: Bright Data Web Unlocker lists no yearly price; Firecrawl drops from $399 to $333 a month (17% off).
Worth knowing
- Bright Data Web Unlocker: One price per successful request, with JavaScript, proxies and CAPTCHAs included.
- Firecrawl: 1 credit per page; Firecrawl lists no JavaScript or proxy surcharge.
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