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Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a tool listed under SEO & Organic Growth (technical seo). Desktop website crawler for technical SEO audits, with a free version limited to 500 URLs per crawl. Pricing model: freemium. Listed for technical seo audits.
ToolSEO & Organic GrowthFreemium
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01 What it does#
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a crawler that runs on your own computer and scans a website's URLs to surface technical SEO issues. It reports on items such as broken links, redirects, page titles and meta data, directives, hreflang and duplicate content, and can generate XML sitemaps.
A free version crawls up to 500 URLs per crawl. The paid licence runs for one year, removes the crawl limit and adds saving of crawls and the full configuration options. It can pull data from Google Analytics, Google Search Console and PageSpeed Insights.
02 Features (7 listed)#
- Broken link and redirect checks
- Page title and meta data review
- Hreflang and duplicate content checks
- XML sitemap generation
- JavaScript rendering
- Custom extraction (XPath, CSS Path, regex)
- Scheduling and crawl comparison
Features as described on the vendor's own pages. Plan limits can change what is included.
03 Best for and not for#
Best for
- Crawling a site to find technical SEO issues
- Auditing page titles, meta data, redirects and links
Probably not ideal for
- Free version is limited to 500 URLs per crawl
Use casesTechnical SEO Audits
Picked forAgencies and Consultants
04 Pricing#
Model: Freemium (free tier plus paid plans). Entry price listed: $279.00.
Annual licence price shown in USD on the pricing page; licences last one year and must be renewed. The page also offers other currency options whose amounts were not readable.
Prices change: confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.
05 Integrations and platforms#
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Google AnalyticsGoogle Search ConsolePageSpeed Insights
06 Support, setup and links#
- Free plan
- Yes
07 Similar listings#
Same category, sharing at least one use case. Not an endorsement.
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08 Questions answered#
- What is Screaming Frog SEO Spider?
- Desktop website crawler for technical SEO audits, with a free version limited to 500 URLs per crawl.
- Does Screaming Frog SEO Spider have a free plan?
- Yes. The vendor lists a free plan.
- Which platforms does Screaming Frog SEO Spider run on?
- The vendor lists Windows, macOS and Linux.
- What does Screaming Frog SEO Spider integrate with?
- The vendor's pages name: Google Analytics, Google Search Console, PageSpeed Insights. Check the vendor's integrations page for the current list.
- How is Screaming Frog SEO Spider priced?
- The pricing model is freemium. Prices change, so confirm on the vendor's site before you buy.
09 Cite this page#
Digital Marketing Mind. "Screaming Frog SEO Spider", tool listing. https://digitalmarketingmind.com/tools/screaming-frog-seo-spider/