Screaming Frog SEO Spider

Screaming Frog's SEO Spider is the standard desktop crawler; it exports the complete internal link graph (inlinks, outlinks, anchors, depth) and finds orphans when connected to Search Console and Analytics. It is the most flexible way to analyze links and the least automated way to build them. Free up to 500 URLs; paid licences are per user, per year.

Pricing

PlanPriceWhat you get
FreeFree500 URLs per crawl
1–4 licences£199/yrPer user, per year
5–9 licences£189/yrPer licence
10–19 licences£179/yrPer licence
20+ licences£169/yrPer licence
  • Try before buying: Free version (500 URL limit)
  • Good to know: GBP prices verified on vendor site. USD/EUR shown via a client-side currency toggle (third-party sources report $279 / €245) — treat those as approximate.

What it does

  • The standard desktop crawler; full internal link graph export
  • Inlinks/outlinks per URL, anchor text, link depth, orphan detection via GSC/GA
  • Annual per-user licence (not one-time)

Automation level — Analysis only: Screaming Frog SEO Spider reports on your internal links but does not create any.

Best for: Technical SEOs who want raw link-graph data.

Alternatives to Screaming Frog SEO Spider

Google Search Console

Everyone, as the free baseline

Free · Analysis only

Sitebulb

Auditors who want crawl data with visual, prioritized reporting

from $18/mo · Analysis only

Ahrefs

Existing Ahrefs subscribers doing periodic internal-link audits

from $129/mo · Analysis only

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