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 Oncrawl if
Start with Oncrawl if its strongest fit is your current bottleneck: technical crawl and log analysis 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.
Oncrawl
Custom pricing.
Platform
Custom
Oncrawl pricing depends on crawl, log, and enterprise data needs.
Fit
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is best for
- Technical SEO specialists
- Agencies auditing client websites
- Teams fixing crawl and indexability issues
Oncrawl is best for
- Technical SEO teams
- Large websites with crawl complexity
- Agencies handling enterprise audits
Decision shortcut
If the buyer wants technical seo specialists, start with Screaming Frog SEO Spider. If the buyer wants technical seo teams, start with Oncrawl.
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.
Oncrawl
Strengths
- Technical crawl and log analysis
- Enterprise data integrations
- Good for complex site architecture
Limits
- Oncrawl 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 Oncrawl 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 Oncrawl?
Use Screaming Frog SEO Spider when your work matches technical seo specialists. Use Oncrawl 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 Oncrawl?
Screaming Frog SEO Spider pricing snapshot: Free up to 500 URLs; paid license $279/year. Oncrawl pricing snapshot: Custom pricing. Verify current packaging on both official pricing pages before purchase.
Where does BeVisible fit with Screaming Frog SEO Spider and Oncrawl?
Use Screaming Frog SEO Spider or Oncrawl 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.