Common Crawl
A free, open repository of web crawl data collected since 2008, providing petabytes of raw web page data, metadata, and text extracts for analysis and research.
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30
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3.0
Free/Trial Support
Supported
Starting Price
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Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026
Overview
What is Common Crawl?
Common Crawl is a nonprofit organization that maintains a massive, publicly accessible corpus of web crawl data. It includes raw web pages, metadata, and text extracts, stored on cloud platforms like AWS, enabling free access for data analysis, AI training, and research.
What is Common Crawl used for?
Top Features
- Free access to petabytes of web data
- Regularly updated crawls since 2008
- Stored on multiple cloud platforms
- Includes raw pages, metadata, and text extracts
- URL index for searching
How to use Common Crawl?
Access the data via Amazon Web Services Public Data Sets or other academic clouds. Use tools like the Common Crawl URL Index to search, download datasets, or run analysis jobs directly on the cloud. Explore example projects and use cases for guidance.
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Pros & Cons
Pros
- Completely free to use
- Large-scale historical data
- Open and accessible for research
- Supports AI and data analysis
Cons
- Requires technical skills to process
- Data may be unstructured or noisy
- Limited customizability in access
Use Cases
- AI model training and NLP research
- Web data analysis and trend studies
- Academic research and educational projects
- Developing data-driven applications
Common Crawl Pricing
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