Apify
Paid plan starts at
$19/ month
Starter · billed monthly
- Included
- $19 usage / month
- Selected Actor
- Axesso Amazon Search Scraper
- Starter product rate
- $0.10 / 1,000 products; platform costs included
Apify vs Firecrawl: choose platform-specific records or reusable page content
Apify
- What it is
- A platform for running ready-made and custom scrapers called Actors.
- Best for
- Collecting structured records from a specific platform or running your own scraping code.
- Typical output
- Actor-specific datasets such as product rows, reviews or social posts.
Firecrawl
- What it is
- A web scraping and crawling API that turns website pages into data for AI applications.
- Best for
- Capturing known URLs and collecting linked pages from a website.
- Typical output
- Page content in Markdown or HTML.
Need both?
Paste this prompt into your agent.
set up https://glasser.ai/SKILL.md
Show me how to use Apify and Firecrawl together through Glasser.What can Apify and Firecrawl do?
| Capability | Apify | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
| Discover | ||
| Extract | ||
| Answer | Not covered here | |
| Scale | Not covered here |
Limits & data comparison
| Compare by | Apify | Firecrawl |
|---|---|---|
| Limits | Direct Starter: 32 concurrent Actor runs, 64 GB RAM. Selected Amazon search: up to 72 results. | Scrape: one URL; Crawl: up to 500 pages |
| Fields & data | The selected Amazon Actor returns ASIN, title, price, rating and image; other Actors use different schemas. | Markdown, cleaned HTML and raw HTML |
| Execution & reliability | Actors run as asynchronous jobs. Poll terminal status, then retrieve the dataset; costs depend on the selected Actor. | Sync scrape, 30-second Run timeout; asynchronous crawl |
| Access & scope | Glasser offers selected Actors, not arbitrary Actor deployment or the entire Apify Store. | Basic capture excludes browser actions, PDF parsing and AI formats. Inspect page content even after a successful response. |
Apify vs Firecrawl pricing
Firecrawl
Paid plan starts at
$19/ month
Hobby · billed monthly
- Included
- 5,000 credits / month
- Basic extraction
- 1 credit / page
- Paid example
- Free credits and promotions excluded
Task-based cost example
Apify: 2,000 Amazon product results + Firecrawl: 2,000 basic page extractions. Paid access from a new account; free credits, promotions and taxes excluded.
| Task | Direct APIs | Through Glasser |
|---|---|---|
| Apify: 2,000 Amazon product results | $19.00Starter monthly plan; $0.20 of included $19 usage at $0.10 / 1,000 products | $0.202,000 returned products × $0.0001; same Axesso Actor |
| Firecrawl: 2,000 basic page extractions | $19.00Hobby monthly plan; 2,000 of 5,000 included credits | $2.142,000 successful basic scrapes × $0.001071 |
| Cost to start this task | $38.00 | $2.34 |
Inputs and outputs
Apify
- InputA product keyword and marketplace
- ProcessRun Amazon Search Results Actor
- OutputStructured Amazon product records
Firecrawl
- InputA public page URL
- ProcessScrape the page
- OutputMarkdown and HTML
Still unsure? Choose based on your task
Collect structured marketplace products
Use the selected Apify Amazon Actor when you need ASINs, prices and ratings without writing a site parser.
Build a website knowledge base
Use Firecrawl to capture known web pages as Markdown or crawl linked pages for a document corpus.
Add vendor evidence to a product shortlist
Find products with the Apify Actor, then capture their public vendor documentation with Firecrawl.
Why use Apify and Firecrawl through Glasser?
One API Key
Use one key for both listed providers.
One Balance
Fund supported endpoint usage from one shared balance.
Pay as You Go
Pay per use, with no Glasser subscription.
Agent-Ready Integration
Connect your agent via Skill, MCP or CLI.
Questions before you choose
Does one Apify price cover every Actor?
No. An Actor can charge by events, results or resource usage. The Amazon example here uses the inspected product-record rate; it does not price Website Content Crawler or other Actors.
When should I choose Apify over Firecrawl?
Use the selected Apify Amazon Actor when you need ASINs, prices and ratings without writing a site parser. Use Firecrawl to capture known web pages as Markdown or crawl linked pages for a document corpus.
Can I use Apify and Firecrawl together in one AI agent?
Yes, for the listed Apify and Firecrawl operations. One Glasser key and balance can access both; your agent still needs to choose and sequence the tools.
Can my agent automatically choose the right provider?
Give the agent explicit rules based on the task, required fields and budget. Apify: Collecting structured records from a specific platform or running your own scraping code. Firecrawl: Capturing known URLs and collecting linked pages from a website. Tool routing is configured in your agent; an API key alone does not decide.
How do I control API spending through Glasser?
Inspect the current endpoint price before running it. Limit returned rows and batch sizes, deduplicate inputs and start with a small sample. Give your agent a spending ceiling and review Run charges; a prompt instruction is not a server-enforced budget cap. Separately connected services bill separately.
Can I use Glasser with Claude Code, Codex and ChatGPT?
Use the Glasser Skill in an agent that can follow skill instructions, or configure the supported MCP connection in your client. CLI access is also available. Client setup and tool permissions still apply; the prompt above starts with the listed Glasser operations.