crw

Fast, 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.

Fast, 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.

crw grew +9.8% in the last 30 days, ranks 127th of 494 in Local Runtime / Inference Engine, actively maintained, last commit 3 days ago.

Star trajectory

79 days tracked
2026-08-071.2k stars today2026-10-25
Momentum

+9.8% in 30d, above the Local Runtime / Inference Engine median of +1.7%.

Maintenance

Last commit 3 days ago, fresher than the median of 5d.

How it compares in Local Runtime / Inference Engine

crw
1.2k
stars
+9.8% 30d
commit 3 days ago
Local Runtime / Inference Engine median
414
stars
+1.7% 30d
commit ~5d ago
Leader · ollama
184.7k
stars
+1.7% 30d
commit today

Ranked 127th of 494 by stars.

Language
Rust
License
GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Contributors
15
Forks
95
Watchers
4
Open issues
3
Releases
91
Created
2026-03-02
Stars this week
+25

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