Screaming Frog SEO Spider

The industry leading website crawler for Windows, macOS and Linux, trusted by thousands of SEOs and agencies worldwide for technical SEO site audits.

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Also known as: screaming-frog-seo-spider

What is Screaming Frog SEO Spider?

Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a website crawler that audits your site for over 300 SEO issues to help improve SEO and UX. Free tier crawls up to 500 URLs; paid license removes the limit and provides access to advanced features.

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Screaming Frog SEO Spider pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of 2026-08-01verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed

from €209/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 500 URL limit, or €245/user/year single license. Bulk discounts: €235/user (5-9), €219/user (10-19), €209/user (20+). Annual commitment required.

Free

Free version with 500 URL crawl limit

urls: 500

Find Broken Links, Errors & Redirects
Analyse Page Titles & Meta Data
Review Meta Robots & Directives
Audit hreflang Attributes
Discover Exact Duplicate Pages
Generate XML Sitemaps
Site Visualisations
Scheduling
Crawl Configuration
Save & Open Crawls
JavaScript Rendering
Crawl Comparison
Near Duplicate Content
Custom robots.txt
Mobile Usability
AMP Crawling & Validation
Structured Data & Validation
Spelling & Grammar Checks
Custom Source Code Search
Custom Extraction
Custom JavaScript
Crawl with OpenAI & Gemini
Google Analytics Integration
Search Console Integration
PageSpeed Insights Integration
Accessibility Auditing
Link Metrics Integration
Forms Based Authentication
Segmentation
Looker Studio
Crawl Report
Free Technical Support

Single License (1-4)

€245/user/year

annual · min 1 seats

Individual license for one user with unlimited URL crawling

urls: Unlimited

Find Broken Links, Errors & Redirects
Analyse Page Titles & Meta Data
Review Meta Robots & Directives
Audit hreflang Attributes
Discover Exact Duplicate Pages
Generate XML Sitemaps
Site Visualisations
Crawl Limit - Unlimited
Scheduling
Crawl Configuration
Save & Open Crawls
JavaScript Rendering
Crawl Comparison
Near Duplicate Content
Custom robots.txt
Mobile Usability
AMP Crawling & Validation
Structured Data & Validation
Spelling & Grammar Checks
Custom Source Code Search
Custom Extraction
Custom JavaScript
Crawl with OpenAI & Gemini
Google Analytics Integration
Search Console Integration
PageSpeed Insights Integration
Accessibility Auditing
Link Metrics Integration
Forms Based Authentication
Segmentation
Looker Studio
Crawl Report
Free Technical Support

Bulk License (5-9)

€235/user/year

annual · min 5 seats

5-9 licenses with per-user pricing discount

urls: Unlimited

Find Broken Links, Errors & Redirects
Analyse Page Titles & Meta Data
Review Meta Robots & Directives
Audit hreflang Attributes
Discover Exact Duplicate Pages
Generate XML Sitemaps
Site Visualisations
Crawl Limit - Unlimited
Scheduling
Crawl Configuration
Save & Open Crawls
JavaScript Rendering
Crawl Comparison
Near Duplicate Content
Custom robots.txt
Mobile Usability
AMP Crawling & Validation
Structured Data & Validation
Spelling & Grammar Checks
Custom Source Code Search
Custom Extraction
Custom JavaScript
Crawl with OpenAI & Gemini
Google Analytics Integration
Search Console Integration
PageSpeed Insights Integration
Accessibility Auditing
Link Metrics Integration
Forms Based Authentication
Segmentation
Looker Studio
Crawl Report
Free Technical Support

Bulk License (10-19)

€219/user/year

annual · min 10 seats

10-19 licenses with per-user pricing discount

urls: Unlimited

Find Broken Links, Errors & Redirects
Analyse Page Titles & Meta Data
Review Meta Robots & Directives
Audit hreflang Attributes
Discover Exact Duplicate Pages
Generate XML Sitemaps
Site Visualisations
Crawl Limit - Unlimited
Scheduling
Crawl Configuration
Save & Open Crawls
JavaScript Rendering
Crawl Comparison
Near Duplicate Content
Custom robots.txt
Mobile Usability
AMP Crawling & Validation
Structured Data & Validation
Spelling & Grammar Checks
Custom Source Code Search
Custom Extraction
Custom JavaScript
Crawl with OpenAI & Gemini
Google Analytics Integration
Search Console Integration
PageSpeed Insights Integration
Accessibility Auditing
Link Metrics Integration
Forms Based Authentication
Segmentation
Looker Studio
Crawl Report
Free Technical Support

Bulk License (20+)

€209/user/year

annual · min 20 seats

20+ licenses with maximum per-user pricing discount

urls: Unlimited

Find Broken Links, Errors & Redirects
Analyse Page Titles & Meta Data
Review Meta Robots & Directives
Audit hreflang Attributes
Discover Exact Duplicate Pages
Generate XML Sitemaps
Site Visualisations
Crawl Limit - Unlimited
Scheduling
Crawl Configuration
Save & Open Crawls
JavaScript Rendering
Crawl Comparison
Near Duplicate Content
Custom robots.txt
Mobile Usability
AMP Crawling & Validation
Structured Data & Validation
Spelling & Grammar Checks
Custom Source Code Search
Custom Extraction
Custom JavaScript
Crawl with OpenAI & Gemini
Google Analytics Integration
Search Console Integration
PageSpeed Insights Integration
Accessibility Auditing
Link Metrics Integration
Forms Based Authentication
Segmentation
Looker Studio
Crawl Report
Free Technical Support

What Screaming Frog SEO Spider does

The capabilities that matter for seo tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Pricing

Pricing transparency: Transparent
Free tier / free tool: ✓
Pricing model: Flat

Data

Backlink index: ✗
Keyword research database: ✗

Capability

Rank tracking: ✗
Technical site audit / crawler: ✓
Content optimisation (SERP-driven): ✗
Competitor / SERP intelligence: ✗

Coverage

Local / mobile SERP support: ✓
Countries / locales covered: -

Integration

Public API: ✗
Search Console / GA4 integration: ✓

Deployment

Deployment: Desktop app

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Platform & deployment

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Platforms

macOS
Linux
Windows

Integrations (5)

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Google Analytics
Search Console
PageSpeed Insights
Link Metrics
Looker Studio

Screaming Frog SEO Spider alternatives

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The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence

Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Screaming Frog SEO Spider, not the verdict.

Balanced composite 58 / 100

low · 40%

Signal contributions to the composite score
Signal	Score	Weight	Contribution	Evidence
Capabilities	67	32.00	2147.8	✓
Pricing Transparency	100	16.00	1600.0	✓
Integrations	22	18.00	402.8	✓
Price Level	25	10.00	250.0	✓
Reliability	0	12.00	0.0	-
Security Posture	0	12.00	0.0	-

Computed 2026-08-04. Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.

All data & sourcesshow ↓

Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.

Features

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Capabilitiesfeatures.capabilities	{"free_tier":true,"deployment":"desktop","public_api":false,"site_audit":true,"pricing_model":"flat","rank_tracking":false,"backlink_index":false,"competitor_intel":false,"keyword_research":false,"local_mobile_serp":true,"gsc_ga4_integration":true,"content_optimization":false,"pricing_transparency":"transparent"}	mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%

Integrations

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Countintegrations.count	5	mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%

Pricing

Attribute	Value	Evidence
Free tierpricing.free_tier	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%
Modelpricing.model	commercial	mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%
Starting gbppricing.starting_gbp	209	mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%
Transparentpricing.transparent	Yes	mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60%