Screaming Frog

Desktop website crawler for technical SEO site audits

Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a desktop website crawler for technical SEO audits. It helps inspect links, redirects, metadata, rendering, and crawl data, with a limited free version and annual per-user licenses.

4.7/5(84)G2Free plan available

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Last checked: September 9, 2026

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Our Take

Screaming Frog is a strong specialist when a team needs to investigate website structure and technical SEO problems directly.

Detailed technical crawl controls
Free small-site evaluation

Technical interpretation required
Large crawls use local resources

Best for:

Solo usersSmall teamsGrowing businesses

Best use case: Pre- and post-migration technical SEO auditing, where crawling both versions of a site and comparing results can help catch broken links, redirect problems, and other technical regressions.

Fits independent technical SEOs and agency or in-house teams able to interpret crawl results.

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Screaming Frog is a strong specialist when a team needs to investigate website structure and technical SEO problems directly. Its value comes from the crawl data and controls, which require someone able to interpret the findings. Large crawls also depend on the computer and storage available. It complements keyword research and reporting tools rather than replacing every part of an SEO workflow.

Strengths

Detailed technical crawl controls
Free small-site evaluation
Annual volume discounts

Tradeoffs

Technical interpretation required
Large crawls use local resources
Separate keyword research may be needed

Who it suits

Technical SEOs
Agency auditors
In-house SEO teams
Site migration teams
Developers and analysts who need crawl exports and repeatable checks

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Pricing & Plans

Prices use the currency shown. Tax, usage limits and billing terms vary by provider.

Annual billing

Free version

$0/mo

Permanent free version with crawl cap.

Basic website crawl
Links and metadata inspection
500 URLs per crawl

Full plan details & limits

Permanent free version with crawl cap.

$0/month

Paid licence 1 to 4 seats

$23.25/user/mo

$279 per user annual cost

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Annual per-user licence for 1 to 4 licences.

Scheduled crawls
JavaScript rendering
Crawl comparison
Custom extraction

Full plan details & limits

Annual per-user licence for 1 to 4 licences.

$279 per licence per year

Minimum 1 users
Annual per-user license
Crawl size limited by memory and storage

Paid licence 5 to 9 seats

$22.08/user/mo

$265 per user annual cost

Showing the available annual option

Annual per-user licence for 5 to 9 licences.

Scheduled crawls
JavaScript rendering
Crawl comparison
Custom extraction

Full plan details & limits

Annual per-user licence for 5 to 9 licences.

$265 per licence per year

Minimum 5 users
Annual per-user license
Crawl size limited by memory and storage

Paid licence 10 to 19 seats

$20.75/user/mo

$249 per user annual cost

Showing the available annual option

Annual per-user licence for 10 to 19 licences.

Scheduled crawls
JavaScript rendering
Crawl comparison
Custom extraction

Full plan details & limits

Annual per-user licence for 10 to 19 licences.

$249 per licence per year

Minimum 10 users
Annual per-user license
Crawl size limited by memory and storage

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Paid licence 20+ seats

$19.58/user/mo

$235 per user annual cost

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Annual per-user licence for 20 or more licences.

Scheduled crawls
JavaScript rendering
Crawl comparison
Custom extraction

Full plan details & limits

Annual per-user licence for 20 or more licences.

$235 per licence per year

Minimum 20 users
Annual per-user license
Crawl size limited by memory and storage

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Everything you need to know

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FeaturesWebsite crawling, Broken-link checks, Redirect inspection + more.

Website crawling
Broken-link checks
Redirect inspection
Metadata audits
JavaScript rendering on paid plans

RatingsG2: 4.7/5

G2Screaming Frog SEO Spider4.7/5 · 84
Source Checked September 8, 2026

Customer ratings from the linked platforms, separate from our recommendations. Scores and counts can change; each platform uses its own review process.

Integrations & connectionsHow Screaming Frog fits into your workflow

Google Analytics / GA4, Google Search Console, PageSpeed Insights / Lighthouse, Majestic, Ahrefs, Moz, AXE accessibility engine, OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, Ollama, Looker Studio via crawl report / Google Sheets export

Platforms & availabilityWindows · macOS · Linux

Screaming Frog

Free plan: Available. Free trial: Not verified.

Cost considerationsBilling, usage limits and additional fees

USD annual licenses: $279 each for 1–4 users, $265 for 5–9, $249 for 10–19, and $235 for 20 or more. Free is limited to 500 URLs per crawl. Paid crawl size remains constrained by hardware and storage.