Quick Answer
Start with Screaming Frog SEO Spider if
Start with Screaming Frog SEO Spider if its strongest fit is your current bottleneck: deep technical seo crawling for technical seo specialists.
Start with JetOctopus if
Start with JetOctopus if its strongest fit is your current bottleneck: large-scale technical crawling for technical seo teams.
Pricing
Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Free up to 500 URLs; paid license $279/year.
Free Version
$0
Crawl up to 500 URLs with limited advanced features.
Paid Version
$279
/year
Unlimited crawl limit plus scheduling, crawl configuration, JavaScript rendering, API access, and advanced exports.
Enterprise
Custom
Enterprise licensing for 10+ users.
Screaming Frog is unusually simple to price: a limited free version and a paid annual license for the SEO Spider desktop app.
JetOctopus
Calculator-based; example package EUR 383/mo annually.
Custom package
Calculator
Example package
EUR 383
/mo
Example annual package for 1M crawl pages and 1M log lines.
JetOctopus pricing is calculated from crawl pages, log lines, GSC/GA properties, and other usage inputs.
Fit
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is best for
- Technical SEO specialists
- Agencies auditing client websites
- Teams fixing crawl and indexability issues
JetOctopus is best for
- Technical SEO teams
- Large websites
- Sites needing crawl and log analysis
Decision shortcut
If the buyer wants technical seo specialists, start with Screaming Frog SEO Spider. If the buyer wants technical seo teams, start with JetOctopus.
Strengths And Limits
Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Strengths
- Deep technical SEO crawling
- Fast diagnostics for metadata and indexability
- Useful exports for SEO audits
Limits
- Screaming Frog SEO Spider should be checked against the full AI visibility loop: monitoring, diagnosis, content decisions, review, scheduling, and publishing.
- The main gap to plan around is that research still has to become pages that buyers, search engines, and AI answers can use.
- Pricing, usage limits, seats, and add-ons can change, so verify the current official package before purchase.
JetOctopus
Strengths
- Large-scale technical crawling
- Log file analysis
- Good for enterprise technical SEO
Limits
- JetOctopus should be checked against the full AI visibility loop: monitoring, diagnosis, content decisions, review, scheduling, and publishing.
- The main gap to plan around is that research still has to become pages that buyers, search engines, and AI answers can use.
- Pricing, usage limits, seats, and add-ons can change, so verify the current official package before purchase.
AI Visibility
BeVisible for AI search
Add AI search tracking to your SEO stack
Screaming Frog SEO Spider and JetOctopus help with traditional SEO work like keywords, rankings, audits, and links. BeVisible adds the missing AI search layer across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and AI Overviews.
FAQ
How should teams choose between Screaming Frog SEO Spider and JetOctopus?
Use Screaming Frog SEO Spider when your work matches technical seo specialists. Use JetOctopus when you need technical seo teams. Then check what still remains outside the tool: AI answer monitoring, prompt evidence, article ideas, review, scheduling, and CMS publishing.
Which is cheaper, Screaming Frog SEO Spider or JetOctopus?
Screaming Frog SEO Spider pricing snapshot: Free up to 500 URLs; paid license $279/year. JetOctopus pricing snapshot: Calculator-based; example package EUR 383/mo annually. Verify current packaging on both official pricing pages before purchase.
Where does BeVisible fit with Screaming Frog SEO Spider and JetOctopus?
Use Screaming Frog SEO Spider or JetOctopus for the work they cover. BeVisible monitors tracked prompts, brand mentions, competitors, citations, and answer history, then turns those gaps into article ideas, drafts, review, scheduling, and publishing work.