n8nvsFirecrawl

Full side-by-side comparison — features, pricing, platforms, and which one wins in 2026.

n8n

Automation Platforms

Open-source workflow automation with built-in AI capabilities

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Firecrawl

Data & ETL

Turn websites into LLM-ready markdown or structured data

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Featuren8nFirecrawl
CategoryAutomation PlatformsData & ETL
PricingFree (self-hosted), cloud from $20/moFree (open-source) + Cloud
GitHub Stars
✓ More stars
52k
20k
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, Windows, DockerLinux, macOS, Docker, Web
Key Features
  • ✓ 400+ integrations (APIs, databases, SaaS)
  • ✓ Native AI nodes (LLM, vector store, RAG chains)
  • ✓ Visual drag-and-drop workflow builder
  • ✓ Self-hostable via Docker (full data control)
  • ✓ Webhook triggers, cron schedules, event-driven
  • ✓ JavaScript/Python code nodes for custom logic
  • ✓ Credential management and encryption
  • ✓ Active community (52K+ GitHub stars)
  • ✓ Web scraping
  • ✓ Markdown conversion
  • ✓ Crawling
  • ✓ JavaScript rendering
  • ✓ API
Pros
  • + Self-hostable (full data control)
  • + 400+ integrations
  • + Visual workflow builder
  • + Native AI/LLM nodes
  • + Active community
  • + LLM-optimized output
  • + Handles JavaScript sites
  • + Clean markdown conversion
  • + API + self-hosted options
  • + Fast crawling
Cons
  • − Resource-heavy for self-hosting
  • − Learning curve for complex workflows
  • − Cloud pricing per page
  • − Self-hosted needs resources
  • − Some sites block crawlers
  • − Rate limiting on free tier
Tags
automationworkflowno-codeself-hostedintegrations
scrapingwebmarkdownopen-source

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