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SEMrush Site Audit

description SEMrush Site Audit Overview

SEMrush Site Audit is a comprehensive online tool designed to assess website health for technical SEO performance. It systematically crawls a site uncovering errors related to on-page optimization, broken links, crawlability challenges, and Core Web Vitals metrics. This functionality benefits web developers, SEO specialists, and digital marketers seeking to improve search engine rankings and user experience by identifying areas needing attention within their websites' technical infrastructure.

insights Ranking position

SEMrush Site Audit ranks #20 of 152 in the Semrush Pain Point Research ranking, behind Medallia Experience Cloud, ahead of Heap.

balance SEMrush Site Audit Pros & Cons

thumb_up Pros
  • check Broad technical issue coverage
  • check Configurable scheduled crawls
  • check Clear issue prioritization
  • check Historical audit comparisons
thumb_down Cons
  • close Subscription pricing is high
  • close Warnings require expert interpretation
  • close Crawl limits vary by plan

help SEMrush Site Audit FAQ

How many pages can SEMrush Site Audit crawl on each subscription tier?

The free SEMrush plan limits Site Audit crawls to 100 pages per project, while the Pro plan allows up to 20,000 pages per audit. Guru and Business tiers raise the limit to 20,000 and 100,000 crawled pages per audit respectively.

Does SEMrush Site Audit report Core Web Vitals metrics like LCP and CLS?

Yes, SEMrush Site Audit includes a Core Web Vitals report that checks Largest Contentful Paint, Cumulative Layout Shift, and First Input Delay for crawled URLs. It flags pages that fall below Google's recommended performance thresholds.

Can I schedule SEMrush Site Audit to run automatically?

Yes, SEMrush lets you schedule recurring Site Audit crawls on a weekly or daily basis depending on your plan. This is useful for monitoring whether previously flagged issues like broken links or crawl errors reappear over time.

How does SEMrush Site Audit differ from Google Search Console for finding errors?

Google Search Console reports indexing and coverage issues from Googlebot's perspective, while SEMrush Site Audit performs a broader technical crawl covering broken links, duplicate content, internal linking depth, and Core Web Vitals. Many SEO professionals use both together since they surface different categories of problems.

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