Why Choose Deepcrawl
Understand the strengths that make Deepcrawl the right platform for LLM-ready web crawling.
Deepcrawl turns web pages into clean, structured data for LLMs and humans. Fast, open-source, and built for production.
Better performance by default
- 5-10x faster than alternatives on standard HTML parsing—no headless browser overhead for simple content.
- Edge-native V8 Workers return responses in milliseconds with optimized parsers and smart caching.
- Dynamic cache controls reduce redundant crawls and handle bursty workflows gracefully.
Optimized for AI workflows
- Markdown-first output removes ads, scripts, and boilerplate while preserving semantic structure.
- Token-efficient formatting cuts prompt costs without losing context.
- Link tree intelligence maps true site topology so agents plan next steps without sitemap.xml—potentially outperforming llms.txt.
Worldwide edge infrastructure
- Cloudflare Workers run requests close to users globally, minimizing latency.
- Automatic retries recover from flaky sites without manual intervention.
- CDN-backed responses maintain consistent performance worldwide.
Developer-first tooling
- Lightweight TypeScript SDK shares contracts, types, and schemas with the worker—playground parity from install.
- Typed error classes distinguish rate limits, validation issues, and upstream failures.
- Consistent REST and oRPC endpoints work across any runtime: curl, Python, serverless functions.
- Zod schemas plug directly into AI frameworks expecting structured outputs.
Fits how your team works
- Call endpoints with bearer tokens or API keys from backends, serverless functions, or automation tools.
- Stream markdown and link trees into AI frameworks like
ai-sdk, LangChain, or custom planners. - Extend open contracts to enforce custom rate limits, headers, or metadata policies.
- Next.js 16 dashboard with API playground, full options support, task history, and account management.
- Built-in previews validate clean markdown before production deployment.
- Access controls and audit logs track usage across teams.
Type safety across every surface
- Shared OpenAPI, oRPC, and Zod schemas keep workers, dashboard, and SDK aligned.
- Inputs validate once and stay consistent from compile to runtime.
- Same contracts used to build Deepcrawl ship with the SDK.
100% free and open source
MIT-licensed and completely free to use. Fork, extend, and deploy your own instance without server maintenance overhead.
- No proprietary lock-in or metered credits—use the API playground or consume APIs freely.
- Deploy dashboard to Vercel and workers to Cloudflare using free tiers.
- Full control of data residency and customization.
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