What is open source web scraping?

Open source scrapers let you inspect, modify, and self-host the code. Data never leaves your infrastructure.

Full source code published. Run on your servers, audit for security, modify to your needs. Complete control.

• Data sovereignty: Scraped data stays in your environment
• Customization: Modify logic and integrate with internal systems
• No vendor lock-in: Fork or switch anytime
• Cost control: No per-request pricing at scale

You manage infrastructure, updates, proxies, and scaling yourself.

Firecrawl is fully open source with feature parity between self-hosted and cloud versions.

Open source scraping provides transparency, privacy, and control—essential for compliance-sensitive organizations.