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firecrawl vs tolgee
firecrawl has 181,627 GitHub stars, 9,834 forks, 621 open issues and last shipped yesterday. tolgee has 4,102 stars, 368 forks, 193 open issues and last shipped yesterday. firecrawl leads on adoption by 4,328% (181,627 vs 4,102 stars). firecrawl is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0; tolgee is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. firecrawl has attracted 5% as many forks as stars, tolgee 9%. 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 | tolgee | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 182K | ★ 4.1K |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 9.8K | ⑂ 368 |
| 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 tolgee if
- You want the tolgee feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and tolgee 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 tolgee
Tolgee is an open source web based localization platform for software projects. It lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript web application ecosystem, with topics that include Angular, React, Svelte, i18next, internationalization, localization, and translation.
read the full tolgee overview →
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Is firecrawl or tolgee more popular?
firecrawl has 181,627 GitHub stars and tolgee has 4,102. firecrawl has the larger community by that measure.
Are firecrawl and tolgee free?
Both are open source. firecrawl is licensed under AGPL-3.0, and tolgee has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between firecrawl and tolgee?
firecrawl is written in TypeScript and tolgee 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 tolgee?
Choose firecrawl if you want the larger community (181,627 stars) or its AGPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose tolgee if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.