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Dataforge

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Two barsScore 6.2

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely0 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Dataforge is ranked #10 of 32 in data enrichment software on Freedom251. It runs on Self-hosted. There is a free plan.

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FORGE Free Free open-source software · runs on your machine · no API keys, accounts, or credit cards github.com · 4 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Enrichment types: emails, technology stacks, SSL status, site speed, industry classification, health scores, pain points

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Purpose: FORGE enriches business databases using free data sources and local AI.
Enrichment: It can fill in emails, technology stacks, SSL status, site speed, industry classification, health scores, and pain points.
Email extraction: Email extraction uses six layers, including mailto links, regex, JSON-LD, obfuscation decoding, and contact page crawling.
Email verification: SMTP verification checks candidate addresses via RCPT TO without sending mail.
Technology detection: The project says it detects more than 30 technologies, including WordPress, Shopify, React, Stripe, and Intercom.
Government data: Importers cover FCC ULS, the NPI Registry, and SAM.gov records.
Local AI: Optional local AI enrichment uses Ollama for summaries, industry classification, health scores, and pain points.
Database: Setup instructions require a PostgreSQL database and a businesses table.
Integrations: The documented MCP server provides tools to discover, enrich, search, and export business records, and inspect database statistics.
Data handling: The project says writes only fill NULL fields and checkpoint after every batch.
Reliability features: It lists rollback support, checkpoint-based resume, graceful degradation when individual layers fail, and process monitoring with auto-restart.
Performance: The README estimates about 16,000 records per hour for web scraping with four workers and 7,000–20,000 AI records per day depending on hardware.
License: The repository states that FORGE is MIT licensed.
Maker: The repository says FORGE was built by Nuclear Marmalade, whose site identifies Glen Healy as founder and engineer.
Price from: Free

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github.com/Nuclear-Marmalade/dataforge· checked 4 Oct 2026