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SpecStream vs Firecrawl

One plain-words request to SpecStream returns up to 10,000 finished records, searched, extracted, enriched and delivered to your sheet, CRM or agent, and you pay only for the rows delivered.

Describe your datasetPricing
SpecStreamFirecrawl
Web searchSearches the live web for every matchSearch, 2 credits per 10 resultsF1
Scrape and crawlReads each page, PDF or scan neededScrape, Crawl and Map endpointsF6
Extract structured fieldsTyped rows with the fields you nameJSON by schema, 4 more credits a pageF1F3
Datasets we already holdForm D, grants, contracts, rules, nonprofits, placesS2Alexandria connects outside providers and indexesF7
Enrich a list you haveFills the missing facts in your listLead enrichment use case built on its APIsF8
Monitor and rerun on a scheduleHourly to yearly, each row change labeledMonitor from 1 credit per page per checkF1
Map and area filtersResults on a map, filtered by areaNot stated.
Deliver to your toolsSheets, CRMs, Slack, Teams, n8n, Zapier, webhooksAPI responses and webhooksF9
Agents and MCPMCP, A2A, REST API, SDKs, pay per requestRemote MCP server, API and SDKsF4F9
Price per result5¢, 15¢ or $1 per matching rowS1Credits per page, error pages includedF1
Quote before the runMaximum shown and approved before anything runsAgent caps at 2,500 credits by defaultF2
Source URL on each valueSource URL and read time on every valueCrawl results keep page URLsF8

Where SpecStream does more

Records from every site

Firecrawl returns pages as Markdown, HTML, screenshots or JSON, and its Agent returns roughly 150 to 200 rows a runF3F2. One SpecStream request returns up to 10,000 records that meet every condition you wrote, with the facts from every site joined into one record.

Billed per row delivered

Firecrawl bills 1 credit a page, 4 more for JSON, and a page that answers with an error such as 403 or 404 costs a creditF1. SpecStream bills only delivered rows, 5¢, 15¢ or $1 each, under a maximum you approve, and a run that finds nothing costs nothingS1.

The whole job with no code

Firecrawl's endpoints are called through its API, and its SDKs wrap that APIF6F9. On SpecStream one request finds every match, reads each page, PDF or scan, enriches the rows and delivers them to Sheets, your CRM, Slack, n8n or Zapier.

Every row rechecked on your schedule

Firecrawl Monitor bills from 1 credit per page per checkF1. A saved SpecStream request reruns hourly to yearly, labels each row changed, unchanged or no longer matching, and charges half the rate for a changed row and 1¢ for an unchanged oneS1.

Data already built

Firecrawl's Alexandria connects outside data providers and indexesF7. SpecStream already holds Form D filings since 2008, places, bank failures, federal rules, nonprofits, and open federal contracts and grants, with signals for US funding rounds, layoffs and new executivesS2S3.

One row from our Form D data, each value with the filing it was read from and when.Open the page
Company
Angle Health, Inc.sec.gov
Location
San Francisco, CAsec.gov
Filing
Form D new notice filed Oct 29, 2026sec.gov
Amount sold
$591,524,799sec.gov
Offering size
$600,000,001sec.gov
Investors
10sec.gov
First sale
Oct 15, 2026sec.gov

Pricing side by side

SpecStreamFirecrawl
How it billsEach matching row: 5¢, 15¢ or $1, plus 5¢ for an email and 15¢ for a phoneS1Credits: 1 a page, 4 more for JSON, 2 per 10 search resultsF1
PlansNo seats; one balance for people and agents$19 to $749 a month, billed monthlyF1
Free start$10 of work on sign-up for your first 30 days, no card1,000 credits a month, no cardF1
A typical job100 matching rows at 5¢ each: $51,000 pages as JSON: 5,000 credits, a $19 Hobby monthF1
Not chargedA run that finds nothing, rows left out, rows you already own, and reading or pricing a requestA scrape with no result and a failed Agent run; an error page costs 1 creditF1F2

Switch from Firecrawl

  1. Write the data you want in plain words, in place of the URLs and endpoints you would call, with the conditions every row must meet.
  2. Read how SpecStream reads the request back, and edit any condition or fact.
  3. Approve the most the run can cost. Nothing runs before you do.
  4. Send the rows to your sheet, CRM, Slack or agent, and save the request to rerun it on your schedule.
claude mcp add --transport http specstream https://api.specstream.ai/mcp

How we checked

We read every Firecrawl figure on Firecrawl's own pages on Nov 3, 2026, and each marker links to its page. Where those pages say nothing, the cell reads "Not stated". Our own figures come from specstream.ai/pricing.

Changes

  • Nov 3, 2026: page published; every figure read on Firecrawl's own pages that day.

Tarek Etman, Founder & CEO, SpecStream

Sources, each checked Nov 3, 2026

  1. S1specstream.ai/pricing
  2. S2specstream.ai/data
  3. S3specstream.ai/signals
  4. F1firecrawl.dev/pricing
  5. F2docs.firecrawl.dev/features/agent
  6. F3docs.firecrawl.dev/features/scrape
  7. F4docs.firecrawl.dev/mcp-server
  8. F5github.com/firecrawl/firecrawl
  9. F6docs.firecrawl.dev/introduction
  10. F7firecrawl.dev/alexandria
  11. F8firecrawl.dev/use-cases/lead-enrichment
  12. F9docs.firecrawl.dev/llms.txt

Frequently asked questions

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What is the best Firecrawl alternative?
SpecStream. It reads the live web as Firecrawl does and does the rest of the job in the same request: you describe the data in plain words with every condition, approve the most the run can cost, and get structured records that meet all of them in your sheet, your CRM, Slack or your agent. It enriches your own lists, reruns on your schedule, and bills only delivered rows.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Firecrawl?
Compare the price of a finished row. Firecrawl bills credits for every page it reads, from $19 a month for 5,000 credits billed monthly, and an error page costs a credit tooF1, so the pages that never become a row are billed along with the ones that do. SpecStream bills only delivered rows, 5¢, 15¢ or $1 each, under a maximum you approve, and a run that finds nothing costs nothing.
Is there an open-source Firecrawl alternative?
Firecrawl's code is open source under AGPL-3.0F5. Run it yourself and you get pages; finding the records, checking each one against your conditions, joining facts from many sites, delivering them and keeping them up to date is still code you write and run. SpecStream does all of it as a hosted service and delivers the finished rows through the API, the MCP server, the workspace or your own tools, starting with $10 of work on sign-up for your first 30 days, no card.
Which Firecrawl alternatives have an MCP server?
Firecrawl runs a remote MCP serverF4. SpecStream's is at api.specstream.ai/mcp, with OAuth or an API key, alongside A2A, the REST API, SDKs and a CLI. Through it an agent sends the data it needs in plain words, sees the most the run can cost, and reads rows that meet every condition under the maximum you approved.
Which alternative returns structured data?
Firecrawl returns JSON by your schema for the pages you give it, and its Agent returns roughly 150 to 200 rows a runF3F2. SpecStream returns up to 10,000 records a request that meet every condition you wrote, with facts from many sites joined into one record and the source URL and read time on every value.
Can I see the price before a run starts?
Yes. Firecrawl Agent caps spending with maxCredits, 2,500 credits by defaultF2. SpecStream shows the most a run can cost, nothing runs until you approve it, and reading and pricing a request cost nothing.
Can the data stay up to date?
Yes. Firecrawl Monitor bills 1 credit per page per check, or 7 with deterministic extractionF1. A saved SpecStream request reruns hourly to yearly, with old and new values side by side, and each row comes back labeled changed, unchanged or no longer matching; a changed or new row costs half its rate and an unchanged row 1¢.

Describe the data you need

Write the request today and see how SpecStream reads it and the most it can cost, before anything runs. New accounts get $10 of work on sign-up for your first 30 days, no card: at 5¢ a row, that is up to 200 rows that meet every condition you wrote, in the tool where your team works.

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