Chrome DevTools MCP vs Firecrawl MCP
Compare Chrome DevTools MCP and Firecrawl MCP on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.
Both are mcp tools. Chrome DevTools MCP is free (Apache-2.0; npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest; Node 22+ and a current Chrome) with open source, an API, self-hostable, a free tier; Firecrawl MCP is freemium (hosted https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp; keyless scrape/search/parse (rate-limited); full tools need a Firecrawl key or OAuth. Firecrawl Free $0 = 1,000 credits/mo; Hobby $16/mo billed yearly (https://www.firecrawl.dev/pricing). npx firecrawl-mcp) with open source, an API, self-hostable and a free tier. The catalog stamp is ship for Chrome DevTools MCP and ship for Firecrawl MCP, last verified 2026-08-26 and 2026-08-26 respectively.
Auto-paired from catalog data — the verdicts are hand-set, the pairing is algorithmic.
Chrome DevTools MCP
Official Chrome DevTools MCP — control and inspect a live Chrome from a coding agent.
Firecrawl MCP
Hosted Firecrawl MCP — scrape, search, parse. Keyless free tier; full tools need a Firecrawl key.
| field | Chrome DevTools MCP | Firecrawl MCP |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | free · Apache-2.0; npx chrome-devtools-mcp@latest; Node 22+ and a current Chrome | freemium · hosted https://mcp.firecrawl.dev/v2/mcp; keyless scrape/search/parse (rate-limited); full tools need a Firecrawl key or OAuth. Firecrawl Free $0 = 1,000 credits/mo; Hobby $16/mo billed yearly (https://www.firecrawl.dev/pricing). npx firecrawl-mcp |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| open source | yes | yes |
| api | yes | yes |
| self-host | yes | yes |
| verdict | ship | ship |
| momentum | blueshift | blueshift |
| last verified | 2026-08-26 | 2026-08-26 |
| key limitation | Requires Node 22+ and a current stable Chrome, not just any Chromium. | Keyless hosted tools are scrape, search, and parse only, and rate-limited. |
The call
Pick Chrome DevTools MCP for coding agents that need to debug or profile a live Chrome s…
Pick Firecrawl MCP for coding agents that need a live page as markdown, not a brow…
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