Switch from Firecrawl to AlterLab
Up to 95% cheaper, 5 intelligent tiers, full API compatibility.
Pricing Comparison
Same features. Dramatically different pricing.
Complete Feature Comparison
See exactly how AlterLab compares to Firecrawl across all key features
Pricing & Value
| Feature | AlterLab Winner | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
Price per request Flat rate per scrape | $0.0002 - $0.004 | $0.004 |
Tier flexibility Multiple pricing tiers | 5 tiers | 1 tier |
Credits expire Do unused credits expire | Never | Monthly |
Free tier Free credits to start | 5,000 requests | 500 requests |
Anti-Bot & Protection
| Feature | AlterLab Winner | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
Cloudflare bypass Bypass Cloudflare challenges | Yes | Yes |
CAPTCHA solving Automatic CAPTCHA resolution | Built-in | Not available |
Tier escalation Automatic fallback to stronger methods | Yes | No |
Content Extraction
| Feature | AlterLab Winner | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
Markdown output Clean markdown from HTML | Coming soon | Yes |
PDF extraction Extract text from PDFs | Yes | No |
OCR Extract text from images | Yes | No |
Screenshot Page screenshots | Yes | Yes |
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Switch from Firecrawl in 10 minutes
Simple easy migration process. No downtime, no complex setup.
Migration Steps
Review our migration guide
Check our detailed Firecrawl migration guide at /docs/migrations/firecrawl for API compatibility notes.
Create AlterLab account
Sign up and get 5,000 free requests (10x Firecrawl free tier).
Update API endpoint
Change Firecrawl endpoint to AlterLab endpoint.
Test and deploy
Run test requests to verify compatibility, then deploy.
Code Migration Example
// Firecrawl
const response = await fetch('https://api.firecrawl.dev/v0/scrape', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_FIRECRAWL_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
url: 'https://example.com',
formats: ['markdown', 'html']
})
})// AlterLab
const response = await fetch('https://api.alterlab.io/v1/scrape', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'X-API-Key': 'YOUR_ALTERLAB_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json'
},
body: JSON.stringify({
url: 'https://example.com',
render_js: true
})
})Compatibility Notes
- •AlterLab returns HTML by default; markdown support coming soon
- •Screenshot and metadata fields map directly
- •Firecrawl "formats" parameter not needed - AlterLab returns all by default
- •Use render_js: true for JavaScript-heavy sites
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Frequently Asked Questions
Your first scrape.
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Just a POST request.
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