Screaming Frog SEO Spider
SEO · www.screamingfrog.co.uk
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a downloadable website crawler for technical SEO auditing that is free up to 500 URLs, with a paid annual licence unlocking unlimited crawling and advanced features.
Switching to Semrush saves $199 / year and covers 100% of the compared capabilities.
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Top Screaming Frog SEO Spider alternatives
We compared 9 products and found 3 cheaper alternatives · vs Screaming Frog SEO Spider Paid Version (licence) at $16.58/mo · scenario: single user, monthly billing, USD.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider’s own free plan covers this scenario. If you’re paying for features you don’t use, downgrading beats switching. The paid comparison below is for when you’ve outgrown free tiers — the “Free plans” view shows alternatives if you want free with different limits.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider costs $16.58/mo on the Paid Version (licence) plan at single user, monthly billing. We found 3 assessed alternatives that are cheaper in this scenario; 3 of them cover at least 75% of the 2 compared capabilities. Screaming Frog SEO Spider's own free plan covers this scenario, so downgrading may beat switching.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semrush Free plan seo suite — adjacent | 100% | Free paid from $139/mo how? ⓘ | $199 / year 100% cheaper | |
Ahrefs Ahrefs Free plan seo suite — adjacent | 100% | Free paid from $29/mo how? ⓘ | $199 / year 100% cheaper | |
SEO PowerSuite Free plan seo suite — adjacent | 100% | Free how? ⓘ | $199 / year 100% cheaper |
Which Screaming Frog SEO Spider alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
- Need site audit or backlink analysis?
- Semrush — from $0/mo (Free plan)
Feature comparison
Screaming Frog SEO Spider vs the top alternatives, on the 2 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Screaming Frog SEO Spider | Semrush | Ahrefs | SEO PowerSuite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site audit from Free Version | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Backlink analysis | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | $16.58/mo Paid Version (licence) | $0/mo Free | $0/mo Ahrefs Free | $0/mo Free |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Screaming Frog SEO Spider covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Site audit — from Free Version
- ✓ Backlink analysis
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
- https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/pricing/#download (official_pricing, checked 2026-09-07)
Frequently asked
How much does Screaming Frog SEO Spider cost?
Screaming Frog SEO Spider's Paid Version (licence) plan costs $16.58/mo in our scenario (single user, monthly billing). A free plan exists.
Is there a free Screaming Frog SEO Spider alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest Screaming Frog SEO Spider alternative?
In our scenario (single user, monthly billing), Semrush is the cheapest assessed alternative at $0/mo (Free plan).
Does Screaming Frog SEO Spider have a free plan?
Yes. Screaming Frog SEO Spider's free plan exists; its limits are not stated on the pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-08-26 and 2026-09-12, on the vendors' official pricing pages.