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Sila vs Firecrawl
Firecrawl is the broader product: search, interact, SDKs in four languages, an open-source repo and SOC 2 Type II. Sila is narrower: scrape and crawl with page signals, a flat credit model and sitemap and llms.txt aware crawls.
Facts checked 2026-11-05
Choose Sila when
- You want page signals (forms, integrations, JSON-LD, category) next to the markdown.
- You want crawls that read sitemaps and llms-full.txt first and re-crawl only what changed.
- You prefer 1 credit per static page and 5 per headless page, with failed fetches free.
- You want a hosted MCP server and CLI that work with OAuth or an API key.
Choose Firecrawl when
- You need search, interact, parse or monitor endpoints.
- You want official SDKs for Python, Node, Go or Rust.
- You want to self-host from the open-source repo, or need SOC 2 Type II.
- You need volume beyond Sila’s Scale plan: Firecrawl lists plans up to 1,000,000 credits.
Facts side by side
| Attribute | Sila | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 500 credits a month | 1,000 credits a month |
| Entry paid plan | Pro: $19 a month, 20,000 credits | Hobby: $19 a month, 5,000 credits |
| Largest listed plan | Scale: $99 a month, 200,000 credits | Scale: $749 a month, 1,000,000 credits |
| Cost per page | 1 credit static, 5 headless | 1 credit per basic page; structured JSON adds 4 |
| Failed requests | Not charged | A scrape with no result is free; error-status pages cost 1 credit |
| Endpoints | scrape, crawl, usage | search, scrape, crawl, map, parse, interact, monitor |
| Agent tooling | MCP (OAuth or API key), CLI, skills | MCP, CLI, skills |
| SDKs | None; REST API | Python, Node, Go, Rust |
| Open source and compliance | No open-source repo; no certification listed | Open-source repo; SOC 2 Type II |
Free plan
Sila500 credits a month
Firecrawl1,000 credits a month
Entry paid plan
SilaPro: $19 a month, 20,000 credits
FirecrawlHobby: $19 a month, 5,000 credits
Largest listed plan
SilaScale: $99 a month, 200,000 credits
FirecrawlScale: $749 a month, 1,000,000 credits
Cost per page
Sila1 credit static, 5 headless
Firecrawl1 credit per basic page; structured JSON adds 4
Failed requests
SilaNot charged
FirecrawlA scrape with no result is free; error-status pages cost 1 credit
Endpoints
Silascrape, crawl, usage
Firecrawlsearch, scrape, crawl, map, parse, interact, monitor
Agent tooling
SilaMCP (OAuth or API key), CLI, skills
FirecrawlMCP, CLI, skills
SDKs
SilaNone; REST API
FirecrawlPython, Node, Go, Rust
Open source and compliance
SilaNo open-source repo; no certification listed
FirecrawlOpen-source repo; SOC 2 Type II