Provider-source comparison
webclaw vs Context.dev
Context.dev offers scraping, crawling, structured extraction, screenshots, document parsing and brand data. It documents MCP, a CLI and SDKs for five languages.
Hosted API + AGPL-3.0 open-source core
Standard page operations cost one credit per successful page. Search is metered per result, and Research has a separate allowance. The local open-source core does not include all managed services.
Hosted extraction API
Apache-2.0 TypeScript/Go/PHP SDKs and CLI; hosted API separate. SDKs/CLI run locally; no hosted-backend self-hosting documented.
Looking for a Context.dev alternative?
Both products provide page extraction and agent tooling. Context.dev also focuses on brand profiles and design-system data. Compare the operations you need: simple scraping and advanced extraction use different credit amounts.
Features
webclaw vs Context.dev feature comparison
Documented capabilities, with a source for each entry. This is a documentation review, not a comparative performance test. An undocumented capability is not treated as unavailable.
Browser features
Managed API rendering, screenshots and ordered actions; not included in the local core
SourceSources and deployment scope
Reviewed 2026-09-15. Maintained by Webclaw. Open-source licenses apply to the named repository, not automatically to a vendor’s entire hosted service.
- Product documentation
- Pricing and quotas
- Pricing and billing
- context-dot-dev/context-typescript-sdk — license file (reviewed commit)
- context-dot-dev/context-go-sdk — license file (reviewed commit)
- context-dot-dev/context-php-sdk — license file (reviewed commit)
- context-dot-dev/context-dev-cli — license file (reviewed commit)
- Webclaw repository and local/hosted scope
Pricing
Compare plans for your workload.
Selected public offers in USD, reviewed 2026-09-15. Monthly billing unless explicitly marked annual. These rows are not equivalent workloads or a complete plan catalog; credit definitions, add-ons and taxes differ.
Provider reference checked 2026-09-15. Check current Context.dev pricing and terms. Unverified capabilities are not treated as unavailable.
| Offer | webclaw | Context.dev |
|---|---|---|
| Free option | 500 credits/month, no card; plus open source (self-host) | 1,000 credits/month plus separate Logo Link quota |
| Entry paid offer | Starter: $19/month · 5,000 credits | Developer: $25/month · 10,000 credits |
| Another paid offer | Growth: $49/month · 25,000 credits | Pro: $149/month · 200,000 credits |
| Higher-volume offer | Pro: $99/month · 100,000 credits | Scale: $499/month · 1,000,000 credits |
webclaw credit model
Page operations use credits; Research has a separate allowance. A standard scrape or extract uses one credit. Check the pricing page for operation rates and plan limits.
Context.dev credit model
Simple scraping costs 1 credit; browser-action scrapes cost 2. Web Search costs 1 per 10 results. Structured extraction and brand retrieval cost 10; PDF OCR adds per-page charges. Logo Link has a separate quota; paid plans support metered overage.
Context.dev strengths
- Web extraction alongside typed brand data
- Documented SDKs, CLI and MCP
Context.dev considerations
- Advanced operations consume more credits than a simple scrape
- Paid overage and Logo Link quotas are separate from the base allowance
Verdict
Which one should you use?
Use webclaw when
You want the Webclaw API and dashboard with page-credit billing, or its AGPL-3.0 CLI, MCP and self-hosted core. Managed features and local capabilities differ; test the deployment you intend to use.
Use Context.dev when
You need brand profiles, logos or design-system data alongside web extraction.
Both products provide page extraction and agent tooling. Context.dev also focuses on brand profiles and design-system data. Compare the operations you need: simple scraping and advanced extraction use different credit amounts.
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