crw
✅ Recently maintainedFast, lightweight Firecrawl/Tavily alternative in Rust. Web scraper, crawler & search API with MCP server for AI agents. Drop-in Firecrawl-compatible API (/scrape, /crawl, /search). 2.3x faster than Tavily, 1.5x faster than Firecrawl in 1K-URL benchmarks. 6 MB RAM, single binary. Self-host or use managed cloud.
Rust · AGPL-3.0 · Last push 2026-11-03
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| 2026-11-03 | 1,210 |
Get the project
git clone https://github.com/fastcrw/crw.gitCloning downloads the source. For dependencies and installation, follow the project README.
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