Oxylabs Web Scraper API vs Firecrawl on price
Across 16 workloads (10,000 to 1,000,000 successful pages a month, four kinds of page), Oxylabs Web Scraper API is cheaper in 12, Firecrawl in 4. Oxylabs Web Scraper API is cheaper at most volumes for every kind of page.
What one page costs in credits
| Page kind | Oxylabs Web Scraper API | 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 | Oxylabs Web Scraper API | Firecrawl | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $49 Micro | $99 Standard | $4.90 vs $9.90 |
| 50,000 | $57.50 Micro | $99 Standard | $1.15 vs $1.98 |
| 250,000 | $249 Advanced | $399 Growth | $1.00 vs $1.60 |
| 1,000,000 | $850 Venture | $749 Scale | $0.85 vs $0.75 |
JavaScript rendering
| Pages a month | Oxylabs Web Scraper API | Firecrawl | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $49 Micro | $99 Standard | $4.90 vs $9.90 |
| 50,000 | $67.50 Micro | $99 Standard | $1.35 vs $1.98 |
| 250,000 | $312.50 Advanced | $399 Growth | $1.25 vs $1.60 |
| 1,000,000 | $1,000 Business | $749 Scale | $1 vs $0.75 |
Premium proxies
| Pages a month | Oxylabs Web Scraper API | Firecrawl | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $49 Micro | $99 Standard | $4.90 vs $9.90 |
| 50,000 | $57.50 Micro | $99 Standard | $1.15 vs $1.98 |
| 250,000 | $249 Advanced | $399 Growth | $1.00 vs $1.60 |
| 1,000,000 | $850 Venture | $749 Scale | $0.85 vs $0.75 |
JavaScript + premium proxies
| Pages a month | Oxylabs Web Scraper API | Firecrawl | Per 1,000 pages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | $49 Micro | $99 Standard | $4.90 vs $9.90 |
| 50,000 | $67.50 Micro | $99 Standard | $1.35 vs $1.98 |
| 250,000 | $312.50 Advanced | $399 Growth | $1.25 vs $1.60 |
| 1,000,000 | $1,000 Business | $749 Scale | $1 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 1.2 times a plain page on Oxylabs Web Scraper API; on Firecrawl it costs the same as a plain page. A protected page (JavaScript and premium proxies) costs 1.2 times a plain page on Oxylabs Web Scraper API; on Firecrawl it costs the same as a plain page.
- The gap is widest at 1,000,000 JavaScript-rendered pages a month: Firecrawl costs $749, 25% less than Oxylabs Web Scraper API at $1,000.
- Per 1,000 plain pages, the price falls with volume: Oxylabs Web Scraper API from $4.90 at 10,000 pages to $0.85 at 1,000,000; Firecrawl from $9.90 at 10,000 pages to $0.75 at 1,000,000.
- The cheapest way in is $49 a month (Micro) on Oxylabs Web Scraper API and $19 a month (Hobby) on Firecrawl.
- Billed yearly, at 250,000 plain pages a month: Oxylabs Web Scraper API lists no yearly price; Firecrawl drops from $399 to $333 a month (17% off).
Worth knowing
- Oxylabs Web Scraper API: Prices for general ("Other") sites; premium proxies included. Amazon and Google pages are cheaper.
- Firecrawl: 1 credit per page; Firecrawl lists no JavaScript or proxy surcharge.
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