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3 Best Open Source Octoparse Alternatives

A curated collection of the 3 best open source and self-hosted alternatives to Octoparse in 2026.

Looking for a free, privacy-friendly, or self-hosted replacement for Octoparse in 2026? The top open-source alternative is Firecrawl — API for AI agents to search, scrape, crawl, and interact with the live web, returning clean Markdown, structured JSON, or screenshots from any page..

Other highly rated open-source Octoparse alternatives include Crawl4AI and Maxun.

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API for AI agents to search, scrape, crawl, and interact with the live web, returning clean Markdown, structured JSON, or screenshots from any page.

Firecrawl preview

API for AI agents to search, scrape, crawl, and interact with the live web, returning clean Markdown, structured JSON, or screenshots from any page.

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Open-source web crawler and scraper that produces clean, structured output optimized for LLMs, RAG pipelines, and AI agents. Supports async crawling, CSS/XPath/LLM extraction, and stealth browser control.

Crawl4AI preview

Open-source web crawler and scraper that produces clean, structured output optimized for LLMs, RAG pipelines, and AI agents. Supports async crawling, CSS/XPath/LLM extraction, and stealth browser control.

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Turn any website into structured data using a visual recorder, natural language prompts, or API. Includes proxy rotation, scheduling, and webhook integrations.

Maxun preview

Turn any website into structured data using a visual recorder, natural language prompts, or API. Includes proxy rotation, scheduling, and webhook integrations.

About Octoparse

Extract data from any website without coding using visual point-and-click interface and automated web scraping capabilities.