Add fastCRW (open-source alternative to Firecrawl and Tavily)

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Add open source tool: fastCRW

• Repository: https://github.com/us/crw
• Website: https://fastcrw.com
• Description: Open-source web scraping, crawling, AI search, and data extraction API in a single 8 MB Rust binary. Firecrawl-compatible /v1 endpoint and Tavily-compatible search responses. 710 ms p50 on a 1,000-URL benchmark, 6.6 MB idle RAM.
• Category: API Development
• Features: Self-hosted option, API integration, Markdown support, Plugin system, Data export

Open source alternative to

1. Firecrawl - https://firecrawl.dev
2. Tavily - https://tavily.com

Additional info

• License: AGPL-3.0
• Primary language: Rust
• Endpoints: scrape, crawl, search, extract, map (Firecrawl /v1 compatible)
• Search response format: Tavily-compatible
• Free tier: 500 credits/month on managed cloud
• Self-host: AGPL-3.0, single 8 MB Docker image
• SDKs: Python, Node.js, CLI
• Integrations: LangChain, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, n8n, Dify
• Distribution: Homebrew, apt, Docker

Benchmark

On a public 1,000-URL benchmark fastCRW posts 710 ms p50 and 833 ms average per URL, runs in 6.6 MB idle RAM, and ships as an 8 MB Docker image.