Drop-in replacement • 30 second migration
Switch from Firecrawl. One line.
AlterLab is API-compatible with Firecrawl. Change your base URL — keep everything else. 97% cheaper, with anti-bot bypass Firecrawl doesn't have.
Migration takes 30 seconds
Change one line in your code or environment variables.
Before (Firecrawl)
# Python
import httpx
response = httpx.post(
"https://api.firecrawl.dev/v1/scrape",
headers={
"Authorization": "Bearer fc-your-key"
},
json={"url": "https://example.com"},
)
print(response.json()["data"]["markdown"])After (AlterLab)
# Python — only 2 lines changed
import httpx
response = httpx.post(
"https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape", # ← changed
headers={
"Authorization": "Bearer al-your-key" # ← changed
},
json={"url": "https://example.com"},
)
print(response.json()["data"]["markdown"])The request body format, response structure, and markdown output are identical. Your parsing code doesn't change.
AlterLab vs Firecrawl
| Feature | Firecrawl | AlterLab |
|---|---|---|
| Price per page | $0.019 | $0.0002 |
| Subscription required | Yes | No |
| Balance expiry | Monthly reset | Never expires |
| Cloudflare bypass | Limited | Full (Tier 3+) |
| DataDome / PerimeterX | No | Yes (Tier 4) |
| Captcha solving | No | Yes (Tier 5) |
| Markdown output | Yes | Yes |
| Structured extraction | Yes | Yes |
Migration checklist
1
Sign up at alterlab.io — get your API key (free credits included)2
Replace api.firecrawl.dev with api.alterlab.io in your base URL3
Replace your Firecrawl API key with your AlterLab API key4
Test your first scrape — response format is identical5
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