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Screaming Frog SEO Spider

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# Page 3 - Reviews of Screaming Frog SEO Spider

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ED

Elle D.  
Owner / Founder  
Design  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "A big leap of faith if paying"

September 14, 2022

5.0

Although it surpasses its competitors in terms of the amount of information displayed, I don0t like having to start from scratch, or for it to crawl what it shouldn't - which puts you over the 500 url limit... even on a small site.

Pros

There are so many features - most of which are available in the free version

Cons

As far as I could see - there was no way to only crawl the links I provide. I could also not locate a way to save the progress to check on another day, meaning I have to start from scratch every time. This, however, wouldn't be an issue in the paid version as far as I can see

Alternatives considered

[SheerSEO](https://www.capterra.com/p/151958/SheerSEO/)

Reason for choosing Screaming Frog SEO Spider

I went with SheerSEO instead after testing the free versions of each.

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Luis Hernando P.  
Posiciona miento SEO  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Esencial y efectivo para auditoría SEO"

December 18, 2022

5.0

En definitva llevo 2 años utilizando y es la primera herramienta que uso para realizar las Auditorías SEO en la empresa como en trabajos como independiente.Es excelente poder exportar los reportes (Meta-datos, enlaces y otros) a formato directamente MS Excel.

Pros

Su facilidad de uso y velocidad de escaneo de sitios web.Poder exportar rápidamente en forma excel las auditorías de los Meta-títulos, Meta-descripcón, Títulos H1 y H2. También los enlaces itnernos y externos.

Cons

Quizás su precio algo elevado.Rastreo Atributo ALT en las imágenes faltante algunas veces pareciera fallar si las imágenes están dentro de un artículo o página (que no sean imágenes principal) en este caso Wordpress.

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Mia L.  
Digital Marketing Executive  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Best Tool for Technical SEO Audit "

April 17, 2023

4.0

Pros

Screaming Frog gives end-to-end technical SEO suggestions and errors in One Dashboard. Errors like Crawl errors, internal link errors, broken links, meta characters length, alt attributes can able to fix with the help of Screaming Frog.

Cons

Its Good For Technical Seo but we have to look for another tool for Keyword Research, competitor analysis, and backlink. it would be great if they include other SEO tools

Alternatives considered

[Ahrefs](https://www.capterra.com/p/176340/Ahrefs/)[Semrush](https://www.capterra.com/p/151962/SEMrush/)

Switched from

[Semrush](https://www.capterra.com/p/151962/SEMrush/)

Fewer Options not having the option to do keyword research, backlinks audits

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AC

Anil C.  
Marketing Executive  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best Crawler of SEO"

May 26, 2022

5.0

My marketing team is using the tool for our customers website to understand their curren situation.

Pros

Screaming Frog is powerful crawl tool that you can crawl your website of any corner.

Cons

I dont have any bad experience while using Frog, it is cheap and useful.

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FA

Fabio A.  
Founder  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "A crawling tool that every SEO should use"

July 21, 2020

5.0

Pros

Screaming Frog is the tool that allows you to evaluate your website as if you were the Google spider, that is, it is a crawler that allows you to evaluate each and every technical component at the SEO level.

Cons

The tool at a general level is incredible, it is important to configure correctly according to the specific need you have, two winners of all the options you have: Connections to Google Analytics apis, Google Search Console and Ahrefs. Information architecture viewer.

Alternatives considered

[Sitebulb](https://www.capterra.com/p/169089/Sitebulb/)[Oncrawl](https://www.capterra.com/p/187401/Oncrawl/)

Reason for choosing Screaming Frog SEO Spider

At the beginning price, with the time I have been trying the above mentioned and although I use them, I don't do it with the same frequency as with the frog

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CEO  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "buy screaming frog if you can only buy 1 tool"

August 5, 2022

5.0

If you can only afford 1 tool, buy Screaming Frog. It might be a bit complicated at first, but after you've mastered it, it's one of the best tools to use.

Pros

Screaming Frog is inexpensive and offers a great value with so much insights in your website. You can configure and customize crawls and get more crawl data than any cloud seo audit tool

Cons

Screaming Frog is pretty technical. You might need to invest some time to explore all features, settings etc. But when you've done this, you can do anything with this tool.

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Rodion M.  
Marketing Manager  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Must-have tool for SEO and website owners"

June 16, 2021

5.0

I can't imagine my work without this tool. It worth every dollar. Hope these guys will continue to do their work the same way.

Pros

The vast number of detailed reports I can get with this software. I can check almost anything into my websites. An export tool is used by me often. It really helps to mix Screaming Frogs reports with reports from other tools. Api usage is simple, you can start using it literally in two clicks.

Cons

Haven't met any disadvantages. Do they exist?

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
CEO  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best crawling tool "

July 2, 2019

5.0

It helps us a lot in SEO. Helping us to identify broken links, canonicals, meta descriptions and so on. A perfect tool with a simple job.

Pros

I think Screaming Frog is a most when it comes to SEO tools. I like that is easy to use, and you can crawl all the URLs of your website and the competition. Its free version works perfectly. Also, the customer support center is awesome

Cons

Maybe doesn't have the greatest design. And if you dont know SEO well maybe it can be confusing. It will help if they have tutorials or an expert helping out

Alternatives considered

[Semrush](https://www.capterra.com/p/151962/SEMrush/)

Reason for choosing Screaming Frog SEO Spider

We end up buying both tools

Review Source

Brooks M.  
Digital Marketing Specialist  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "A powerful crawler (and free for smaller sites)"

November 27, 2019

5.0

I use Screaming Frog to crawl larger sites in order to retrieve internal link data, on-page data (like title tags, descriptions, H1's, word count, etc... It crawls sites really quickly and being able to export the data makes it easy to put together audits and client reports.

Pros

My favorite thing about Screaming Frog is that it's free up to a certain number of pages. Working with non-enterprise level sites myself, I get an incredible crawler for free. The thing I like most are probably Screaming Frog's internal linking and site crawl visualizations. So refreshing after living in spreadsheets for most of the day.

Cons

I think the design and UI could probably be better and more intuitive. It's not terrible, but there's definitely room for improvement. I'd also love to be able to connect it to some other softwares and reports (I'm sure there's a way to make it happen, but nothing out-of-the-box that I'm aware of).

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BW

Brett W.  
Founder  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Technical SEO at your fingertips"

September 1, 2021

5.0

Screaming Frog helps me quickly identifying website issues that are typically red flags for clients, allowing fast improvement while running triage on future items identified from the site crawl.

Pros

I needed to pull real-time crawls of extensive client sites. The free plan allows 500 URL's, which is a good start for small sites, but the Unlimited access from a paid plan is essential for any mid-size or enterprise sites. Easy data export into CSV for documentation or graphical manipulation. Super simple interface and navigation that isn't bloated with design complexity.

Cons

Some data fields could have include a better description of what they are pulling for values. A simple question-mark adjacent to the field would help, rather than having to hunt down documentation on their site. The user-interface hasn't been updated in ... well, ever. That could be improved, though I like the simple aesthetic, which I'm sure helps the application run quickly.

Alternatives considered

[Semrush](https://www.capterra.com/p/151962/SEMrush/)

Reason for choosing Screaming Frog SEO Spider

Raw data easily exported. Quick crawls without a limit.

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Pablo P.  
SEO Specialist  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "El mejor software para SEO onpage"

November 28, 2022

5.0

Pros

Con Screaming Frog SEO Spider tengo en el mismo software todo lo relativo a SEO onpage.

Cons

Utilizarlo y exprimir todo su potencial requiere de bastantes conocimientos a nivel técnico.

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Pedro P.  
Webmaster  
Internet  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excelente opção para SEO técnico"

January 3, 2023

5.0

Permite encontrar todo tipo de erro de SEO técnico, incluindo páginas 404 ou 301, backlinks quebrados, ausência de alt text nas imagens, páginas órfãs, etc.

Pros

Permite rastrear o website como se fosse o robô do Google e encontrar erros técnicos. Bem completo na avaliação do site.

Cons

Nenhuma queixa até o momento............

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Katie W.  
Digital Marketing Manager  
Higher Education  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Screaming Frog Allows You To Be Confident In Your Landing Page Experience"

December 16, 2021

5.0

Screaming Frog makes life so much easier for advertisers who send to 100s if not thousands of unique URLs with unique tracking codes. This ensures that we can fix any issues that are found, including discovering if our tracking is being stripped, if our pages are redirecting, if IT updated the page URLs without telling marketing, and so many more that we can immediately resolve. This is one of the most helpful tools we use.

Pros

Screaming Frog makes it incredibly easy to scan every single URL we're utilizing for advertising. We can quickly import all of our URLs from the advertising UIs and Screaming Frog gives us instant results. We can see if any of our pages are redirecting, leading to 404 errors, or aren't secure. It allows us to find issues immediately and resolve those in minutes. It also gives us instant peace of mind if we don't find any issues.

Cons

This is an incredibly useful, easy to use tool with no downsides that I can think of.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Online Marketing Manager  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Must have tool for all SEOs"

September 18, 2022

5.0

Pros

the tool crawls the whole website including its structure and gives me a good overview of all relevant data like metas, URLs, broken links etc.

Cons

the user interface is oldschool and can be confusing for beginners at the beginning. but with explanatory videos and research, you can quickly learn the ropes.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
E-commerce manager  
Packaging and Containers  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Mi herramienta favorita para el análisis SEO"

June 11, 2022

5.0

herramienta muy recomendable , si quieres dedicarte al seo, te la recomiendo muchísimo

Pros

\- Herramienta completa con muchas funcionalidades para analizar el SEO de tu página web

Cons

Nada , me encanta la herramienta con todas sus funcionalidades

Review Source

RA

Ramazan A.  
SEO & Analytics Executive  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The perfect solution at an affordable price"

July 28, 2020

5.0

With Screaming Frog SEO Spider, you can scan your site in depth and easily examine the errors and warnings on your site. With this tool, you can see the SEO optimizations such as title, description, h1, canonical, site speed, images alt tag on your website in detail.

Pros

Website browsing is one of my favorite features. Scanning modes and optimizations that you will make collective reports help you a lot. It is very fast and very easy to use. People who do not know can easily learn everything about this tool.

Cons

The vehicle does not have any features that I did not like. I am really the biggest assistant in SEO optimizations.

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Juan M.  
Autónomo  
Design  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Buenísima herramienta para optimizar cualquier sitio web"

December 6, 2022

5.0

A pesar de ser un poco lento, la información que arroja es muy intersante para resolver muchos problemas de cara al SEO.

Pros

Ayuda a encontrar los enlaces rotos y hace un escaneo completo de la web para localizar donde puede haber errores para solucionarlos, como las página 404 o el contenido duplicado.

Cons

Es un poco lento a la hora de rastrear sitios un poco grandes y si guardas el escaneo para revisarlo en otro momento tarda en volver a cargarlo.

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Omar L.  
Digital Marketing Specialist  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The most powerful SEO tool for technical optimization"

June 6, 2019

5.0

Couldn't do properly my SEO job without it. For a serious SEO, it is a must-have tool.

Pros

Lots of features, always updated with changes in SEO landscape. You can use it for scraping, find hard to see technical issues, runs faster and can manage very efficiently resources in your machine when you are processing big websites (over a million urls).

Cons

Some help on the software itself could be useful (actually all support and tutorials are on its website), and some visualizations options can take too much time to load.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Consultant SEO  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Le logiciel obligatoire pour tout bon consultant SEO"

January 26, 2023

5.0

Pros

Parfait pour réaliser des crawls de sites lors d'audit technique SEO

Cons

rien à signaler, mise à part l'interface qui pourrait être un peu moins technique et plus conviviale.

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Ryan H.  
Creative Manager  
Banking  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Screaming Frog SEO Spider review"

February 11, 2022

4.0

For what it offers and at the price that it's offered, Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a great tool, specifically for smaller businesses that need SEO help without spending a lot of money on an SEO software.

Pros

When it comes to affordability and effectiveness, Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a great option. There are so many great tools available for free.

Cons

The UI isn't great and is a bit outdated. It can be hard to navigate if you are new to the tool.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
SEO Consultant  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Awesome product for technical SEO"

September 7, 2022

5.0

Pros

This tool is a must in the SEO industry. It does exactly what you want it to do without any unnecessary features. It is fully customizable, which allows you to crawl any website, even the most complex.

Cons

The tool is not very ergonomic, but its basic interface allows you to find what you are looking for quite easily with a little determination.

Review Source

SS

Scott S.  
Web Optimization Manager  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Hands down best crawler for small to moderate SEO checks"

March 16, 2021

5.0

Screaming Frog SEO Spider has helped me quickly find all kinds of SEO issues on websites and when checking sitemaps. I also use it to crawl lists of backlink targets and other URL lists for various reasons. It is an indispensable SEO tool.

Pros

This tool has defined the SEO crawler space for me and many SEOs that I have worked with. Even so-called enterprise crawlers have a lot to learn from the number of and quality of reports. Whenever I look at other crawlers that can handle huge websites, I compare their reporting to Screaming Frog SEO spider.

Cons

What I like least is that it does use my local computer's resources and slows my other work. I am willing to deal with this on smaller and moderate projects that can be crawled in a day.

Reason for choosing Screaming Frog SEO Spider

The reporting from other products does not compare except in the case of DeepCrawl, which is quite costly.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Marketer  
Marketing and Advertising  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "I identified over 800 errors that I didn't know about in my ecommerce"

December 28, 2021

5.0

Pros

using Screaming Frog SEO Spider I identified more than 800 errors that I didn't know in my ecommerce, this made me significantly increase my revenue I use the tool to detect SEO errors on several clients

Cons

It identifies all the errors, and sometimes there are many, a feature that sets urgency levels for the problems would make me happier

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James R.  
Digital Marketing Manager  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Best tool for crawling every page of your site for SEO work!"

April 16, 2021

5.0

Positive overall - it's always one of the first tools I download when I start a new marketing role just to get a baseline for where things are at and what needs to be optimized.

Pros

I love how quickly it gets me what I need - complete meta data crawls for every page of my site. It spits out a nicely formatted spreadsheet that I use to drive all of my optimization across our entire site.

Cons

I can't stand how it only allows the first 500 pages on the free tier. Not a problem for smaller sites, but if you have a ton of pages and sub-pages, it'll be really frustrating to not be able to crawl them all.

Reason for choosing Screaming Frog SEO Spider

Didn't consider any alternatives. Google Analytics is probably the closest thing to it, but it doesn't give you the meta data you need to see in order to optimize your site.

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Victoria M.  
SEO Content Creator  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Ease of use"

May 14, 2022

4.0

Pros

You don't need any particular skill to be able to use this product. After downloading the software, you simply have to install it and get started. Running the tool is easy as you only have to enter your URL and the software will take it from there. If you are looking to find orphan pages, your directory tree, 301s, 404s, and canonical pages, then this is your go-to software. It also makes it easier to find your inlinks and outbound links. Each month, I run all my websites on Screaming Frog to fix any linking errors that I might have missed. It's a breeze!

Cons

So far, everything works perfectly and I have no complaints.

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