Screaming Frog SEO Spider

Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a desktop application that crawls websites to identify technical SEO issues. It is the industry standard for technical SEO audits, used by agencies and in-house teams worldwide.

What You Get on the Free Version

• 500 URL crawl limit - Crawl up to 500 pages per website
• Broken link detection - Find 404 errors and redirect chains
• Meta data analysis - Audit title tags, meta descriptions, and headings
• Duplicate content - Identify pages with duplicate or thin content
• Redirect audit - Map and analyze redirect chains and loops
• XML sitemap generation - Generate sitemaps from crawl data

What to Know

The 500 URL limit covers most small to medium websites. Screaming Frog runs on your desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux), so it is fast and can handle large crawls without relying on cloud infrastructure. The paid version ($259/year) removes the URL limit and adds scheduled crawls, JavaScript rendering, and Google Analytics integration.