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Crawlbase

Scrape the web at any scale

Utility
For AI agents
MCPAPINative readiness
About

What is Crawlbase

Crawlbase provides the infrastructure layer for web scraping — handling crawling, proxy management, JavaScript rendering, and data delivery so developers don't have to build or maintain that stack themselves. It's built for GTM engineers and founders at SMBs and mid-market companies who need reliable data extraction without standing up their own scraping infrastructure. The standout capability is its native MCP server, which makes Crawlbase directly callable by AI agents like Claude — meaning scraped data can feed into agentic workflows without custom middleware. Pricing starts free with 1,000 requests and no credit card required, scaling down to fractions of a cent per request at volume. That said, teams without developer resources will find the setup curve real — this is not a no-code tool, and getting the most out of it requires comfort with APIs and SDKs.

UtilityData & Discovery
Capabilities

Key features

Web scraping

pulls structured data from any public source

Also ships

official SDK

Outbound webhooks

event-driven integrations

Our verdict

Vanderbuild take

For GTM engineers and founders who need web data as a programmatic input — for lead enrichment, competitive monitoring, or AI pipelines — Crawlbase is one of the more complete scraping infrastructure options in this category. The agentic readiness here is native: the MCP server means you can wire Crawlbase directly into a Claude-based agent without writing a custom integration layer, which is a real time saver when you're building data-driven workflows. Pricing is affordable for small teams — the free tier gets you started without a card, and usage-based billing keeps costs proportional as you scale. The honest limitation is that this tool assumes developer involvement; if your team can't write API calls or configure webhooks, you'll hit a wall before you extract much value. There's also no built-in data transformation layer, so parsed HTML still needs downstream processing to become structured, usable data.

Mateusz Sekta
Founder, vanderbuild
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The wedge

Agentic stack profile

MCP server
Yes

Live MCP server — agents can call this tool directly.

Exposes toolsets for crawling (crawl, crawl_markdown, crawl_screenshot) and managing cloud storage (storage_get, storage_bulk_get, storage_list, storage_count, storage_delete, storage_bulk_delete). It allows AI assistants to fetch live web content and screenshots as native capabilities.

Open MCP →
API
REST

Programmatic access available.

REST API — straightforward to call from any agent or workflow tool. Rate limits and auth vary by plan.

API docs →
Agentic readiness
Native

Built for agents from the ground up.

MCP server + agent-friendly API + at least one autonomous workflow out of the box. The bar for 'Native' is high — only a handful of tools currently qualify.

Stack role
Data source

Where this tool slots into an agentic pipeline.

Plays the role of Data source in an agentic pipeline. Use it to source contacts, companies, and the raw inputs an agent needs to act.

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Answers

Frequently asked questions

Does Crawlbase have an MCP server?

Yes — Crawlbase exposes a Model Context Protocol server. Exposes toolsets for crawling (crawl, crawl_markdown, crawl_screenshot) and managing cloud storage (storage_get, storage_bulk_get, storage_list, storage_count, storage_delete, storage_bulk_delete). It allows AI assistants to fetch live web content and screenshots as native capabilities. See the MCP docs at https://crawlbase.com/docs/ai-mcp.

Does Crawlbase have a public API?

Yes — Crawlbase ships a REST API. Docs: https://crawlbase.com/docs/crawling-api.

How much does Crawlbase cost?

Crawlbase: pricing is freemium, expect mid tier ($$) spend. Full pricing page: https://crawlbase.com/pricing.

Who is Crawlbase best for?

Crawlbase is built for GTM Engineer, Founder. Fits SMB (1-50), Mid-market (50-500)-sized teams.

How well does Crawlbase fit an agentic sales stack?

Tier: Native. Has both an MCP server and an agent-friendly API — drops into an agentic stack with minimal glue code.