Tutorial

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.

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

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// 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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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 500 free credits per month.

Yes. The free tier includes 500 credits per month, 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.

Start Building

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.