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firecrawl vs proton-lumo
firecrawl has 181,627 GitHub stars, 9,834 forks, 621 open issues and last shipped yesterday. proton-lumo has 5,590 stars, 711 forks, 155 open issues and last shipped yesterday. firecrawl leads on adoption by 3,149% (181,627 vs 5,590 stars). firecrawl is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; proton-lumo is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. firecrawl has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, proton-lumo 13%. firecrawl was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| firecrawl | proton-lumo | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 182K | ★ 5.6K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.8K | ⑂ 711 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick firecrawl if
- You weight community size — 182K stars and counting
- You want the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick proton-lumo if
- You want the proton-lumo feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and proton-lumo fits your workflow better
About firecrawl
Firecrawl is an open source web context API that enables AI agents to search, scrape, and interact with websites at scale. It lives in the AI and data extraction ecosystem, providing structured, LLM ready outputs from unstructured web content. Built in TypeScript and licensed under AGPL 3.0, it supports both self hosting and a hosted service via firecrawl.dev.
read the full firecrawl overview →
About proton-lumo
Proton WebClients is a monorepo hosting the Proton web clients. It lives in the Proton ecosystem and holds the web applications, their dependencies, shared modules, and all tooling surrounding web client development. Applications inside include Proton Mail, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, Proton Account, Proton VPN, Proton Pass, Proton Wallet, Proton Lumo, and Proton Meet. Code and data files ship under GNU General Public License version 3.
read the full proton-lumo overview →
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Is firecrawl or proton-lumo more popular?
firecrawl has 181,627 GitHub stars and proton-lumo has 5,590. firecrawl has the larger community by that measure.
Are firecrawl and proton-lumo free?
Both are open source. firecrawl is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and proton-lumo under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between firecrawl and proton-lumo?
firecrawl is written in TypeScript and proton-lumo in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, firecrawl or proton-lumo?
Choose firecrawl if you want the larger community (181,627 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose proton-lumo if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.