Screaming Frog

Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a fast, industry-leading desktop website crawler and SEO auditing tool for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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About Screaming Frog

Screaming Frog is a UK-based search marketing company best known for developing the Screaming Frog SEO Spider and Log File Analyser. The SEO Spider is a desktop tool that crawls websites to audit technical SEO issues, extract on-page data, and export crawl results for reporting. The company serves agencies and businesses worldwide with a licensing model that includes both a free option and feature-rich paid editions.

Key features

  • Find Broken Links, Errors & Redirects
  • Audit Page Titles & Meta Data
  • Review Meta Robots & Directives
  • Generate XML Sitemaps
  • Crawl JavaScript Websites
  • Visualise Site Architecture
  • Schedule Audits
  • Compare Crawls & Staging
  • Custom Extraction (XPath, CSS Path, regex)
  • Integrations: Google Analytics, Google Search Console, PageSpeed Insights
  • Looker Studio Crawl Report
  • Accessibility Auditing
  • Structured Data & Validation
  • Spelling & Grammar Checks
  • Custom robots.txt
  • Free Technical Support

Why choose Screaming Frog?

  • Industry-leading, widely trusted SEO crawler used by thousands of SEOs and agencies
  • Desktop-based and locally hosted, giving users full data control and privacy
  • Rich feature set that covers in-depth onsite SEO auditing, redirects, duplicate content, and structured data validation
  • Free version available for small sites or trialing capabilities; scalable licences for larger sites and teams
  • Active development and a strong support ecosystem with tutorials and guidance

Pricing

  • Free version: crawl up to 500 URLs per crawl
  • Licence price: €245 per year (EU pricing) or £199 per year per licence (UK pricing)
  • Multi-licence discounts: 1–4 licences £199 each per year; 5–9 licences £189 each; 10–19 licences £179 each; 20+ licences £169 each
  • Licences last 1 year and require renewal
  • The pricing page also indicates currency options and that the licence unlocks advanced features (e.g., JavaScript rendering, saving crawls, and more)