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 SEOptimer if
Start with SEOptimer if its strongest fit is your current bottleneck: fast seo audit reports for agencies selling seo audits.
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.
SEOptimer
Plans from $29/mo.
DIY SEO
$29
/mo
White Label
$39
/mo
White Label and Embedding
$59
/mo
SEOptimer pricing separates DIY audits, white-label reporting, and embeddable audit features.
Fit
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is best for
- Technical SEO specialists
- Agencies auditing client websites
- Teams fixing crawl and indexability issues
SEOptimer is best for
- Agencies selling SEO audits
- Consultants generating reports
- Teams checking site basics
Decision shortcut
If the buyer wants technical seo specialists, start with Screaming Frog SEO Spider. If the buyer wants agencies selling seo audits, start with SEOptimer.
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.
SEOptimer
Strengths
- Fast SEO audit reports
- White-label agency workflow
- Embeddable lead-generation audits
Limits
- SEOptimer 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 SEOptimer 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 SEOptimer?
Use Screaming Frog SEO Spider when your work matches technical seo specialists. Use SEOptimer when you need agencies selling seo audits. 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 SEOptimer?
Screaming Frog SEO Spider pricing snapshot: Free up to 500 URLs; paid license $279/year. SEOptimer pricing snapshot: Plans from $29/mo. Verify current packaging on both official pricing pages before purchase.
Where does BeVisible fit with Screaming Frog SEO Spider and SEOptimer?
Use Screaming Frog SEO Spider or SEOptimer 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.