Firecrawl: Open-source API that scrapes, crawls and searches websites and gives your AI agent the content as Markdown or JSON.
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Open-source vector database from Amsterdam for search and RAG in your own AI app, also as a managed cloud.
On the Weaviate website
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Monitoring for developers in one package, with error tracking, performance, logs, uptime and host metrics.
On the AppSignal website
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Server management for web developers, with installation, deployments, SSL and monitoring on your own VPS.
On the Ploi website
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Headless CMS from Utrecht for websites and apps, with A/B tests and personalisation, hosted in the Netherlands.
On the Prepr website
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One API to post, schedule and analyse on Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube and other social channels.
On the Zernio website · partner link
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Notification infrastructure to send email, SMS, push, Slack and in-app messages from your own app through one API.
On the Knock website
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Web API for AI agents that scrapes, crawls, searches and fetches brand and company data through one API.
On the Context.dev website · partner link
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AI code review that checks every pull request in GitHub or GitLab, free for public repositories.
On the CodeRabbit website
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API to autocomplete and validate addresses in your web shop or app, with BAG data and hosting in the Netherlands.
On the Postcode.nl Adres API website
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Open-source compliance platform that collects evidence and writes policies for SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR.
On the Comp AI website
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REST APIs on Dutch open data, such as KvK company data, BAG addresses and vehicle registrations, with autocomplete.
On the overheid.io website
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REST API that returns the street and town for a postcode and house number, with plug-ins for WooCommerce and Magento.
On the Postcode API website
| Firecrawl | Weaviate | AppSignal | Ploi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan | Free plan | Free plan, paid from €18.25/month | Free plan, paid from €8/month |
| Data in the EU | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Data processing agreement | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Unknown |
| Company in the Netherlands | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Integrations | LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI Agents SDK, n8n, Make, Zapier, Claude Code, Cursor, MCP | AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Snowflake, Databricks | OpenTelemetry, Vercel, Kubernetes, AWS CloudWatch | DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Vultr, AWS EC2, UpCloud, Scaleway, Linode |
Facts checked on the vendors' websites.
Of the alternatives to Firecrawl we checked, Postcode.nl Adres API has the lowest starting price, at €4.17 per month. Tier 1, €50 per year excl. VAT (€4.17 per month), to spend on validations: €0.005 per Dutch postcode lookup, €0.03755 per validation through the Autocomplete or Validate API for countries including the Netherlands, Belgium and France. Higher tiers (€100 to €1,000 per year) give lower prices per validation; your subscription moves up a tier automatically if you use more. After registering you can test the APIs for free. Also check what the cheapest plan includes.
Weaviate, AppSignal, Ploi, Prepr, Zernio, Knock, Context.dev, CodeRabbit and overheid.io have a free plan. Do check what it includes; it is often limited.
Of the alternatives to Firecrawl we checked: Postcode.nl Adres API.
Of the alternatives to Firecrawl we checked: Weaviate, AppSignal, Ploi, Prepr and Postcode.nl Adres API.
Weaviate, AppSignal, Ploi, Prepr, Zernio, Knock, Context.dev, CodeRabbit, Postcode.nl Adres API, overheid.io and Postcode API are aimed at freelancers.
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