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Grafbase vs Webcrawler API

Provides instant GraphQL APIs for data, not web page scraping.
GrafbaseInstant GraphQL APIs for your dataWebcrawler APIExtract content from websites with powerful API or no-code

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What it is
Grafbase:Grafbase provides instant, type-safe GraphQL APIs with edge deployment, federation, and AI-ready extensions.
Webcrawler API:WebCrawler API extracts clean markdown from any website via API or no-code integrations.
Best for
Grafbase:Enterprise-grade GraphQL federation and governance
Webcrawler API:Clean markdown extraction for AI agents
Who it’s for
Grafbase:Engineering teams building enterprise-scale GraphQL services.
Webcrawler API:Developers and AI teams needing structured web content for bots, search, or analysis.
Pricing
Grafbase:Freemium
Webcrawler API:Freemium
Plans
Grafbase:Open Source Free
Webcrawler API:—
Open source
Grafbase:Yes, 1,229 GitHub stars
Webcrawler API:—
Works with
Grafbase:Postgres, Snowflake, Kafka, NATS, gRPC, REST, JWT
Webcrawler API:cURL, Node.js, Python, PHP, Java, Zapier, Make, n8n
DevHunt upvotes
Grafbase:24
Webcrawler API:5
Launched on DevHunt
Grafbase:Jan 2023
Webcrawler API:Sep 2024

Grafbase features

  • Rust-powered gateway. Delivers up to 40% faster response times and low CPU/memory usage.
  • Federation & schema composition. Unify multiple services, databases, and APIs into a single GraphQL graph.
  • AI enablement (MCP). Native support for Model Context Protocol so AI agents can query APIs in natural language.
  • Extensions & custom logic. Add custom auth, authorization, and data source handling via extensions.
  • Flexible hosting. Run in cloud, hybrid, or fully air-gapped on-prem environments.
  • Enterprise security. Rate limiting, SAML SSO, fine-grained access control, and compliance features.
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Webcrawler API features

  • Clean markdown output. Returns page content as stripped, formatted markdown ready for LLM prompts.
  • Smart caching. Caches frequent pages for sub-second responses, up to 10x faster than fresh fetches.
  • Change detection feeds. Provides only changed pages with diffs, avoiding duplicate fetches.
  • Full infrastructure handling. Manages proxies, retries, headless browsers, CAPTCHAs and JavaScript rendering automatically.
  • No-code connectors. Integrates with Zapier, Make, n8n and Integrately for workflow automation.
  • Multi-language SDKs. Supports cURL, Node.js, Python, PHP, Java with ready-to-use snippets.
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