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How to Replace Firecrawl with Scavio in n8n

Firecrawl's Hobby tier at $16/mo for 3K credits is overkill for one-article-per-day n8n flows. Scavio's $30/mo handles 7K credits across surfaces.

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An r/n8n post questioned whether Firecrawl is the right pick for an article-to-social workflow. For one-article-per-day flows, the answer is no — Firecrawl is overkill. This tutorial walks the migration.

Prerequisites

  • Existing n8n workflow using Firecrawl
  • Scavio API key

Walkthrough

Step 1: Identify Firecrawl HTTP nodes

Usually POST /v1/scrape or /v1/crawl.

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# Before: HTTP node hits https://api.firecrawl.dev/v1/scrape with Bearer token.

Step 2: Replace URL and headers

POST /api/v1/extract with x-api-key.

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# After: HTTP node hits https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/extract with x-api-key header.

Step 3: Map response shape

Firecrawl returns markdown under data.markdown.

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# Firecrawl: {{$json.data.markdown}}
# Scavio:    {{$json.markdown}}

Step 4: Update downstream LLM prompt

If prompt referenced Firecrawl-specific fields.

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# Most prompts that referenced 'data.markdown' now reference '$json.markdown' directly.

Step 5: Confirm cost shift

Per-extract math.

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# Firecrawl Hobby: 3,000 credits / $16/mo = $0.005/extract.
# Scavio: 7,000 credits / $30/mo = $0.0043/extract.

Python Example

Python
# Equivalent in Python with requests, ~10-min migration.

JavaScript Example

JavaScript
// Same in n8n's JavaScript code nodes.

Expected Output

JSON
n8n workflow runs on Scavio at lower per-extract cost. Optional bonus: same Scavio key calls /reddit/search if the workflow wants community angle.

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  • How to Replace Firecrawl for Large-Crawl Jobs

Frequently Asked Questions

Most developers complete this tutorial in 15 to 30 minutes. You will need a Scavio API key (free tier works) and a working Python or JavaScript environment.

Existing n8n workflow using Firecrawl. Scavio API key. A Scavio API key gives you 50 free credits on signup.

Yes. The free tier includes 50 credits on signup, which is more than enough to complete this tutorial and prototype a working solution.

Scavio has a native LangChain package (langchain-scavio), an MCP server, and a plain REST API that works with any HTTP client. This tutorial uses the raw REST API, but you can adapt to your framework of choice.

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Firecrawl's Hobby tier at $16/mo for 3K credits is overkill for one-article-per-day n8n flows. Scavio's $30/mo handles 7K credits across surfaces.

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