Best for
Best for SEO teams and agencies that need a deep technical crawler to audit site structure, links and metadata at scale.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
SEO Tools Comparison
Screaming Frog SEO Spider vs. Seobility
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for freelancers, small businesses and agencies that want one affordable suite for site audits, rank tracking, keyword research and backlinks, with a free plan to start.
- Freelancers
- Small and mid-sized
- Enterprise
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | Screaming Frog SEO Spider | Seobility |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | £199 / year Per licence (around $279 / €245). The free version is limited to 500 URLs per crawl. | Free; Premium from EUR 49.90 / month Free Basic plan with one project, 1,000 pages per crawl and 10 tracked keywords. Premium billed monthly at EUR 49.90, or EUR 479 / year. Agency plan EUR 179.90 / month. |
| Free trial | Free version, limited to 500 URLs per crawl | Free Basic plan; 14-day free trial of Premium |
| API | Connects to Google Analytics, Search Console and PageSpeed Insights APIs; no public data API | Yes, a ranking monitoring API on the Agency plan |
| Hosting | Desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux | Cloud (SaaS) |
| Made in | Not stated | Germany |
| Keyword research | No, it is a technical crawler and does not do keyword research | Yes, keyword research to find the terms an audience is searching for |
| Rank tracking | No, it does not track keyword rankings | Yes, ranking monitoring on desktop and mobile that tracks visibility over time (daily updates on Premium and above) |
| Site audit | Yes, its core purpose: crawls the site and flags over 300 technical SEO issues, with JavaScript rendering | Yes, a website audit that automatically crawls a site to detect technical and on-page SEO issues |
| Backlink data | No own backlink index, but it pulls external link metrics from Ahrefs, Majestic and Moz | Yes, backlink monitoring and analysis |
| Content optimisation | Finds duplicate content, thin pages and metadata issues; runs custom AI prompts via OpenAI, Gemini and Anthropic | Yes, keyword research and AI content tools for content optimisation |
| Index and market coverage | Crawls your own sites; unlimited URLs on the paid licence, 500 on the free version | Rankings on Google country domains (Google.de, Google.com, Google.co.uk and more), desktop and mobile, with results localised down to a city |
| Integrations and API | Connects to Google Analytics, Search Console and PageSpeed Insights APIs; no public data API | Yes on the Agency plan: a ranking monitoring API for the account's own ranking data, requested from Seobility, which carries no backlink data and only very limited onpage data. A separate legacy SEO API is deprecated, and an MCP connector for AI assistants is announced as coming. |
| AI features | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | On-premise | more entries Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based |
| Support | Not stated | Email helpdesk, Phone |
| Company size | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise | Freelancers, Small and mid-sized, Enterprise |
| Integrations | Google Analytics, Google Search Console, PageSpeed Insights, Ahrefs, Majestic, Moz, OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic | Not stated |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Starting price Screaming Frog SEO Spider £199 / year Seobility Free; Premium from EUR 49.90 / month
- Free trial Screaming Frog SEO Spider Free version, limited to 500 URLs per crawl Seobility Free Basic plan; 14-day free trial of Premium
- Deployment Screaming Frog SEO Spider On-premise Seobility Cloud (SaaS), Browser-based
- Hosting Screaming Frog SEO Spider Desktop application for Windows, macOS and Linux Seobility Cloud (SaaS)
- API Screaming Frog SEO Spider Connects to Google Analytics, Search Console and PageSpeed Insights APIs; no public data API Seobility Yes, a ranking monitoring API on the Agency plan
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Strengths
- Deep technical crawler that flags over 300 issues, with JavaScript rendering
- Flat annual licence rather than a per-credit subscription
- Connects to Google Analytics, Search Console, PageSpeed Insights and external link data
- Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with a free version for small sites
Limitations
- No keyword research, rank tracking or own backlink index
- Free version is capped at 500 URLs per crawl
Seobility
Strengths
- All-in-one: site audit, rank tracking, keyword research and backlinks in one suite
- A genuinely usable free Basic plan for one project
- Daily desktop and mobile ranking updates on Premium
- Full AI Overview reports with source analysis on the paid plans
Limitations
- The free plan is limited to one project, 1,000 pages per crawl and 10 tracked keywords
- Keyword and backlink data coverage is not stated on the pricing page
Plans
Pricing
Screaming Frog SEO Spider
- Free £0 Crawls up to 500 URLs, with most core auditing features.
- Licence £199 / year Removes the 500 URL limit and unlocks configuration, scheduling and integrations. Around $279 / €245.
Seobility
- Basic Free One website project, 1,000 pages per crawl, 10 tracked keywords, 5 daily standalone tool requests and weekly desktop ranking updates.
- Premium From EUR 49.90 / month Three projects, 25,000 pages per crawl, 300 tracked keywords, daily desktop and mobile ranking updates, full AI Overview reports and backlink monitoring; EUR 479 / year billed annually.
- Agency From EUR 179.90 / month 15 projects, 100,000 pages per crawl, 1,500 tracked keywords and priority phone and email support; EUR 1,727 / year billed annually.
What users say
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Screaming Frog SEO Spider
- Ease of use
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- User interface
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Seobility
- Ease of use
- Not rated yet
- User interface
- Not rated yet
- Onboarding
- Not rated yet
- Support and service
- Not rated yet
- Value for money
- Not rated yet
- Features
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
Screaming Frog SEO Spider https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/seo-spider/ · checked against the official source on 2026-08-19
Seobility https://www.seobility.net · checked against the official source on 2026-08-22
This table lists factual criteria taken from information the vendors publish themselves. For how we put it together, see the methodology.