Comparison

Conductor vs Screaming Frog SEO Spider

No clear leader: Screaming Frog SEO Spider (55.8) and Conductor (53.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Conductor53
Screaming Frog SEO Spider56
Score
vioscaleAI score
Conductor53 / 100medium · 70%
Screaming Frog SEO Spider56 / 100medium · 50%
Pricing
Free tier
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✓
Model
Conductorfreemium
Screaming Frog SEO Spiderfreemium
Price level
Conductorlow
Screaming Frog SEO Spiderhigh
Transparent
Conductor✗
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✓
Integrations
Count
Conductor8
Screaming Frog SEO Spider3
Security
Disclosure policy
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider–
Gdpr
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider–
Iso27001
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider–
Soc2
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider–
Reliability
Status page
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider–
Content
Faq
Conductor7 items
Screaming Frog SEO Spider5 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for seo tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Pricing
Pricing transparency
ConductorContact-sales
Screaming Frog SEO SpiderTransparent
Free tier / free tool
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✓
Pricing model
Conductor-
Screaming Frog SEO SpiderFlat
Data
Backlink index
Conductor-
Screaming Frog SEO Spider-
Keyword research database
Conductor-
Screaming Frog SEO Spider-
Capability
Rank tracking
Conductor-
Screaming Frog SEO Spider-
Technical site audit / crawler
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✓
Content optimisation (SERP-driven)
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider-
Competitor / SERP intelligence
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider-
Coverage
Local / mobile SERP support
Conductor-
Screaming Frog SEO Spider-
Countries / locales covered
Conductor-
Screaming Frog SEO Spider-
Integration
Public API
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider-
Search Console / GA4 integration
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✓
Deployment
Deployment
ConductorCloud
Screaming Frog SEO SpiderDesktop app

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Conductor

Enterprise platform that monitors how brands appear in AI search results (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot), generates optimized content, tracks technical site health through continuous crawling analysis, and provides integrated workflows to act on visibility insights.

Independently observed

Screaming Frog SEO Spider

Desktop software that crawls websites to identify over 300 SEO issues and opportunities. Helps analyze and improve both technical SEO performance and user experience, with integration capabilities for Google Analytics and Search Console.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Conductor

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing. Essentials free tier; Growth and Enterprise custom pricing (contact sales).

  • EssentialsFree
    • AI Content Generation
    • AEO + SEO Reporting
    • Website Monitoring
  • GrowthContact sales
    • AI Content Generation
    • AEO + SEO Reporting
    • 24/7 Website Monitoring
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • AI Content Generation
    • AEO + SEO Reporting
    • 24/7 Website Monitoring
    • Custom Element Extraction
    • Real-time IndexNow
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Screaming Frog SEO Spider

from £199/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier (500 URLs) or £199/year for unlimited crawls and advanced features

  • FreeFree
    • Crawl up to 500 URLs
    • Identify SEO issues
    • Find broken links
    • Audit redirects
    • Analyze page titles and metadata
    • +4 more
  • Paid License£199 per year
    • Unlimited URL crawls
    • All free features
    • Advanced features
    • Extract data with XPath and CSS selectors
    • Crawl JavaScript-rendered websites
    • +2 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✗
macOS
Conductor✗
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✓
Windows
Conductor✗
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✓
Linux
Conductor✗
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✓
CLI
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✗
Self-hosted
Conductor✗
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✓
Hybrid
Conductor✓
Screaming Frog SEO Spider✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (2)
  • GoogleSearch Console
  • Google Analytics

Conductor

8 total - 6 not shared
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Copilot
  • Perplexity
  • Google AI Overviews
  • Gemini
Independently observed

Screaming Frog SEO Spider

3 total - 1 not shared
  • PageSpeed Insights
Independently observed
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Conductor or Screaming Frog SEO Spider: which one depends on you

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Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.