The Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a powerful desktop website crawler that audits sites for common SEO issues. It crawls websites like a search engine bot, collecting key onsite data for analysis: URLs, page titles, meta descriptions, headings, broken links, duplicate content, and more. It's highly customizable, can integrate with Google Analytics and Search Console data, and is indispensable for deep technical SEO audits, site migrations, and large-scale data extraction projects.
| Platform | Windows and macOS |
| Crawling Speed | Very fast |
| Api Integration | Limited API support |
| Data Collection | URLs, page titles, meta descriptions, headings, broken links, duplicate content |
| Supported Languages | English (and many others through plugins) |
It offers a free version with limited features, but the full version requires a subscription.
Yes, it supports crawling of large sites efficiently, making it suitable for enterprise-level audits.
No, currently, the tool is only available as a desktop application.
Ideal for SEO professionals and web developers who need a powerful tool for auditing large websites.
Used it for a year now, mainly for on-page SEO checks. It’s pretty good for finding broken links and duplicate content, but the free version hits a wall real quick if you’ve got a big site.
Used it for a year now, mainly for on-page SEO checks. It’s pretty good for finding broken links and duplicate content, but the free version hits a wall real quick if you’ve got a big site.
Used it for a year now, mainly for on-page SEO checks. It’s pretty good for finding broken links and duplicate content, but the free version hits a wall real quick if you’ve got a big site.
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