Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Desktop technical SEO crawling with granular exports and direct inspection.
By Screaming FrogScreaming Frog SEO Spider is a desktop website crawler used for technical SEO audits. Its free edition crawls up to 500 URLs, while the paid license expands limits and advanced capabilities for professional analysis.
Why use this?
Use SEO Spider when you need direct control over a technical crawl, flexible extraction, and exportable issue data without a mandatory monthly subscription.
Editorial confidence
high confidence · reviewed 2026-09-10
Changing commercial facts should be verified on the vendor site.Best for
- Technical SEO diagnostics
- Custom website extraction
- Desktop and local workflows
- Audits under 500 URLs at no cost
Not ideal for
- Continuous cloud monitoring without local runs
- Nontechnical first-time users
- Site-wide entity relationship governance
Published plans
Free
Crawl up to 500 URLs with a subset of SEO Spider capabilities.
Download FreePaid Licence
Starting planRemoves the crawl limit and unlocks advanced configuration and integrations.
Buy a LicenceAlternatives
SEO Spider offers a hands-on desktop crawler and annual license; Ahrefs packages site auditing inside a broader cloud SEO suite.