Firecrawl vs io.github.mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp-server
Firecrawl is an MCP server published by firecrawl. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Docker MCP Catalog). io.github.mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp-server is an MCP server published by mysleekdesigns. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Firecrawl |  io.github.mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Docker MCP Catalog | Listed Version: sha256:28e677a10704 Forks (GitHub): 919 Pulls (Docker Hub): 139 458 Stars (Docker Hub): 20 Stars (GitHub): 7 621 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 6.20.1 Downloads/month (npm): 6 698 Downloads/week (npm): 733 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 2 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Firecrawl | io.github.mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp-server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 621 (better) | 2 (worse) |
| Pulls (Docker Hub) (differs) | 139 458 | No figure on Docker Hub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 919 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-10-11 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (mcp/firecrawl) | On your machine (crawlforge-mcp-server) |
| Transport | stdio | stdio |
| Tools it declares (differs) | 26 | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for (differs) | 8, secrets among them: 1 | 3, secrets among them: 3 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/mendableai/firecrawl-mcp-server | github.com/mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 0 | 1 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Firecrawl
🔥 Official Firecrawl MCP Server - Adds powerful web scraping and search to Cursor, Claude and any other LLM clients.
io.github.mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp-server
Web scraping, crawling, deep research & autonomous extraction — 31 MCP tools, clean Markdown/JSON
How to run each
Firecrawl As a local MCP server: Docker image
claude mcp add --env "FIRECRAWL_API_KEY=<YOUR_FIRECRAWL_API_KEY>" --transport stdio firecrawl -- docker run -i --rm -e FIRECRAWL_API_KEY mcp/firecrawlRequires: FIRECRAWL_API_KEY (secret)
io.github.mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp-server As a local MCP server: npm package
claude mcp add --env "CRAWLFORGE_API_KEY=<YOUR_CRAWLFORGE_API_KEY>" --env "DATAFORSEO_LOGIN=<YOUR_DATAFORSEO_LOGIN>" --env "DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD=<YOUR_DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD>" --transport stdio crawlforge-mcp-server -- npx -y crawlforge-mcp-serverRequires: CRAWLFORGE_API_KEY (secret), DATAFORSEO_LOGIN (secret), DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
The marketplaces of io.github.mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp-server publish no list of tools, so we do not compare tools.
Settings each asks for
Only Firecrawl asks for
FIRECRAWL_API_KEY (secret)FIRECRAWL_API_URLFIRECRAWL_CREDIT_CRITICAL_THRESHOLDFIRECRAWL_CREDIT_WARNING_THRESHOLDFIRECRAWL_RETRY_BACKOFF_FACTORFIRECRAWL_RETRY_INITIAL_DELAYFIRECRAWL_RETRY_MAX_ATTEMPTSFIRECRAWL_RETRY_MAX_DELAY
Only io.github.mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp-server asks for
CRAWLFORGE_API_KEY (secret)DATAFORSEO_LOGIN (secret)DATAFORSEO_PASSWORD (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: Firecrawl · What it can do: io.github.mysleekdesigns/crawlforge-mcp-server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the Docker MCP Catalog (desktop.docker.com/mcp/catalog) and Docker Hub. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.