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 SEOquake if
Start with SEOquake if its strongest fit is your current bottleneck: fast browser-based seo checks for seos doing quick page checks.
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.
Fit
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is best for
- Technical SEO specialists
- Agencies auditing client websites
- Teams fixing crawl and indexability issues
SEOquake is best for
- SEOs doing quick page checks
- Marketers reviewing SERPs
- Users needing a free SEO extension
Decision shortcut
If the buyer wants technical seo specialists, start with Screaming Frog SEO Spider. If the buyer wants seos doing quick page checks, start with SEOquake.
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.
SEOquake
Strengths
- Fast browser-based SEO checks
- SERP overlay workflow
- Free lightweight diagnostics
Limits
- SEOquake 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 SEOquake 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 SEOquake?
Use Screaming Frog SEO Spider when your work matches technical seo specialists. Use SEOquake when you need seos doing quick page checks. 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 SEOquake?
Screaming Frog SEO Spider pricing snapshot: Free up to 500 URLs; paid license $279/year. SEOquake pricing snapshot: Free. Verify current packaging on both official pricing pages before purchase.
Where does BeVisible fit with Screaming Frog SEO Spider and SEOquake?
Use Screaming Frog SEO Spider or SEOquake 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.