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Screaming FrogSimple and powerful crawler for websites2018-05-15T19:24:08.125ZWe are a small company that focuses on digital marketing and SEO service for our clients. Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a great tool to check out what internal structure a client website has. It works like Google robot and scans a website for links and makes list of website pages. After a full scan, you get a report about the basic info of these pages (meta tags, different kinds of errors) and you can create a sitemap with pages and images.,You receive a report with internal structure of the website (Pages with status codes, depth structure)
List of the pages with incorrect meta tags: meta titles & descriptions, also H1 tags
List of the pages with insecure content and links to this content
List with 404 errors and response codes
List with pages where there is Google Analytics ID mismatch
Can create sitemap with pages and images,You can't pay per projects, only a subscription is available
You need a lot of RAM for big websites (more then 10 millions pages)
No cloud version,7,We speed up the process of analyzing a client's website
We create an internal structure map of the website with just one click
Reports with different errors help make quick fixes,,Ahrefs Site Explorer, SEMRush, Final Cut Pro X, Zapier, Google Analytics, AdWords, Slack, RingostatRoman YarovyiScreaming Frog is the industry standard2019-03-29T21:01:51.698ZWe use Screaming Frog to crawl our website for Technical SEO errors. It allows us to check our site's health on a large scale. Instead of having to check each page manually, we're able to do it all at once. Only our SEO team uses it currently, but we are often exporting the results of the crawl and sharing it with our Dev team for fixes that need to be made.,Find Broken Links.
Crawl Site and Analyze Meta Data.
Finding redirect chains and diagnosing technical errors.
Sitemap cleanup/generation.,UX/UI Improvements -- It's pretty ugly.
Crawl Map -- It's a new feature and is improving, but it's still not amazing.,10,We've been able to solve severe technical issues.
Screaming Frog is quick and easy to use.
The product is extremely affordable.,DeepCrawl,Asana, Google Hangouts, Zoom, GoToMeetingVerified UserWeird name, solid SEO tool.2019-02-13T13:27:57.051ZI currently use Screaming Frog as one of the tools for managing and maintaining our company websites. I primarily use the program for doing SEO audits. I use it to verify links and find broken ones, identify content types and scripts, find duplicate content, and create XML sitemaps. Analyzing our sites allows us to detect potential SEO issues proactively and make educated decisions about site content.,Finds broken links (404 pages). Broken links hurt user experience.
Identifies pages that include meta directives like nofollow/noindex/canonical etc. Helps understand what your pages tell crawlers to do.
Get information about all of the internal and external links on my site (anchor text, links per page, etc). Helps in identifying key word choices and page weight.,Requires Java. This isn't a huge deal as many computers already have it installed, but it's yet another 3rd party component.
The free version has a crawl limit of 500 pages per site. This is fine for smaller sites, but if you're running a big e-commerce site then you'll need to pay for Pro version.
The user interface isn't very pretty. This is an analytics tool so it doesn't really have to be, but it might be helpful for improving the overall user experience.,8,It's hard to specifically identify the impact the Screaming Frog has on ROI. SEO is a continual process of implementing changes to improve site visibility. The program definitely provides key insights about site structure though.
Identifying broken links does help us improve user experience. Happy users tend to stay on sites longer.
Using the program on competitor websites does give us insight into how we can improve our own pages.,SEMRush and Moz,Notepad++, FileMaker ProJustin RoodmanScreaming Frog SEO Spider is #1 for Technical SEO Analysis2018-12-21T20:45:32.499ZWe use Screaming Frog SEO Spider to perform SEO audits for current and prospective clients. It allows us to get an all-encompassing view of the technical SEO elements of a website. I currently use only use the free version, as I find the cost prohibitive for what I use it for.,Analyzes all metadata
Character counts of all metadata
identifies missing alt text on all images
identifies all H1 and H2 headlines
identifies broken links and loops,The GUI is a little old school
No cloud version is available...desktop version only (Chromebooks are SOL)
Pricing isn't terrible...but there is no monthly option. £149.00 or roughly $190USD/yr.,9,Fantastic ROI especially if you're using the free version
Even the paid version would be worth it for more experienced SEOs
no real negative impact.,,SEMRush, Majestic SEO, SEOptimerScott RichardsonThe best tool to have in your pocket, hands down.2018-11-30T16:24:54.128ZScreaming Frog is a standard tool of operation since I introduced it a couple years ago. We use it to perform crawls of sites that we are auditing for SEO, crawls of sites we have built to check for errors, both in staging and development. The project management team now uses it to QA certain implementations of tags, or other aspects on the site.,Best tool to crawl a site, hands down.
Configurable for custom data extractions.
In-depth exports for reporting.
Configurable connections to Analytics and Search Console.
Wealth of online documentation.,Exporting one report at time to CSV or XSLX can be cumbersome and time consuming.
Custom extraction requires pretty in-depth knowledge of RegEx or XPath.
Not a very visual tool.
Larges sites can take up a tremendous amount of resources (RAM, space, connection).,10,Allows for quick and easy business development audits, allowing us to generate net new income.
Saves us time in the SEO department, hours saved is money earned.
Saved a tremendous amount of time and resources across Dev and PM.,DeepCrawl,SEMRush, Conductor Searchlight, Ahrefs Site Explorer,6,2,SEO Auditing
Quality Assurance with Dev
Quality Assurance with Project Management,We have a wide range of development clients, we use the tool to check updates to sites that the dev makes through custom extraction. When the change affects many pages, this makes it considerably easier to check changes as opposed to hours spent going page by page.
For SEO auditing, I export my reports that I need from a site crawl and copy that data into a google sheet, I then use that sheet as a data source to visualize the data from the crawl. This allows us to easily create reports to clients.,Allowing for easier methods of custom extraction (intsead of writing regex or XPath) would allow us to bring this out to more users in the company.
Maybe an enhanced license to create PDFs of the stuff in the audits for use for our recurring audit program. This would allow the software to stay competitive from other tools such as SEMRush and DeepCrawl.,10,No,Price
Product Features
Product Usability
Product Reputation
Prior Experience with the Product
Third-party Reviews,I wouldn't change my mind. Screaming Frog is the best tool there is for us.,Implemented in-house,No,Change management was minimal,Training others who did not know the software how to use it. It was rather time consuming.,7,No,10,No,I have had standard actions for support, however this also classifies for support, when my company switched over to invoice billing and no longer used credit cards, I had to reach out to screaming frog for assistance. I was answered immediately and after a brief explanation of what I needed from them, it was sent over right away. I also had a problem because of wording on the invoice from my billing department. I emailed them back and it was changed very quickly and got back to my billing department without a lapse in the software usage.,A standard crawl is easy and can be accomplished by anyone
Connecting to outside APIs,Custom extraction is not easy to use without knowledge of RegEx (which I already knew) or XPath which I had to learn.
With reporting you have to export each report separately instead of one workbook created, with multiple sheets. This can get very cumbersome when you need a lot of the reporting, especially the SERP reporting.
For a beginner, it's hard to extrapolate the most important findings from your crawl.
Getting the report to visualized.,No,6Anthony DaronzioThe backbone of my SEO auditing toolset!2018-08-21T18:13:13.164ZScreaming Frog is used primarily by the account management department, however it is also used occasionally by members of the business development and/or research teams. All who use it do so as part of technical SEO audits for clients. It can specifically help us identify crawling issues, indexation issues, necessary meta data changes, etc.,Crawling client sites of up to thousands of pages. Gives you almost every tool that you need to do a proper SEO audit.
Custom extractions using CSSpath, Xpath, or Regex. I'm not even a techy, but their support section here is a huge help with the provided examples.
Customer service and support - Dan is ALWAYS very prompt to respond with helpful answers on Twitter if needed.,I sometimes feel that it takes a lot of CPU power to do more basic audits. I've heard that others use tools like DeepCrawl for very large sites for this reason.
Lately, I've been having some small issues with the search function, though in the past this has worked great so it could just be a bug. Dan and the team seem to be great at addressing these quickly!
I'd like the ability to identify URLs which exist in an XML sitemap but are not linked to within a site's taxonomy. Currently the comparison between these two lists has to be done manually, as far as I know.,10,It has allowed me to make impactful and intelligent recommendations to clients. This has in turned deepened the client relationships and led to steady ongoing ROI.
It has also allowed me to diagnose interesting technical issues for non-client sites (like Forbes) which formed the basis for very cool company blog posts.
The investment is very low - this tool does 99% of what I need for a fraction of what other industry crawlers costs. Kudos to the Screaming Frog team!,DeepCrawl and Moz,Google Drive, Ahrefs Site Explorer, Microsoft Office 2016Ari RothScreaming Frog is The Tool Every Web Dev Needs2018-11-18T00:57:21.827ZWe use Screaming Frog as a fundamental piece of our SEO strategy. The tool empowers us to dive deeper into information we find in Google Analytics and Search Console. We use it to crawl our external sites, discover 301 redirect chains, check on SERPs, and run basic visualization reports. It is essential to our technical SEO tactics.,Quickly crawling sites with thousands of pages.
Fantastic customer support and support portal.
Great UI, very intuitive and not flashy.
Great visualizations.
Great export option which can be helpful when sending to those without access to the tool.,Updates too frequently and is sometimes unclear on what the update is for. Since I use this on my work desktop primarily, I have to go through our help desk to update. Which turns a quick process into a much more involved, time consuming endeavor.
An integration with a CMS (Drupal or Wordpress in particular) seems like a great next step.
Entry level technical SEO is easy to do. More advanced tools and reports can be difficult to find.,10,Screaming Frog is cheap, especially when considered at the enterprise level.
Speeds up the process of analyzing websites
Provides more actionable data than alternatives (even the free version),Google Search Console,Google Search Console, Yoast Wordpress SEO Plugins, EvernoteSean PomoryScreaming Frog SEO Spider is a Great Tool for Site Wide Technical SEO Auditing2018-11-09T21:54:41.451ZI've been using Screaming Frog SEO Spider for about a year now.
The tool is great for running a speedy SEO audit of an entire domain.
We got value out of the paid subscription after migrating a site over to a new URL format. It was useful for pinpointing all broken links which needed redirection.
I'd recommend the tool for anyone looking to get a bird's-eye view of there site's technical SEO health. I'd say it's good to have a basic understanding of technical SEO when using the tool. If you don't, I'm sure there are blog posts and downloaded content provided by Screaming Frog to guide your efforts.,Site wide Technical SEO analysis
Pinpointing broken links
Providing text based on page SEO details
Fast run time,Exporting features. There are good exporting features available, but when trying to export detailed information, it's hard to retrieve.,8,Positive ROI - saves a ton of time resource.,SEMRush and MozJon KaspszakAn Invaluable Tool for Technical SEO2018-12-31T20:09:29.895ZScreaming Frog helps us identify pages with 404s, broken links, and canonical issues. We've used it for years to identify issues that would take significantly longer to identify without the app.,It identifies broken links to a website and helps with link reclamation.
It scans all pages on a site and provides status codes, helping identify areas that need fixing.
It helps us easily download Titles and Descriptions for an entire website. This is particularly useful for SEO.,It's a very pared down app and requires a decent amount of technical SEO expertise to fully comprehend. I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing, but it makes it difficult to understand for some first-time users.,10,While it's difficult to quantify the value Screaming Frog has provided to our business, it has been part of our SEO strategy for years, helping countless clients improve their SEO.Geoffrey HoeschEssential SEO Software2018-11-30T19:10:11.918ZScreaming Frog is great for cataloging your pages and making sure that the basic SEO elements are on all pages. When you work for a large website, it's sometimes difficult to track ALL pages and sections. It's also used when we want to crawl our clients' websites to diagnose problems that can be easily addressed and fixed.,Many data points
Accurate info
Ability to crawl pages on any website,The tool (understandably) times out after crawling too many pages.
Link metrics could be more detailed.,10,Provided invaluable information on areas of our site that have been neglected.
Helped us track down easy to fix 301 and 404 site issues
Helps us catalog pages on our site with important basic SEO data,DeepCrawl,Conductor Searchlight, Ahrefs Site Explorer, DeepCrawlKatie GohYou'd be crazy not to have Screaming Frog SEO Spider as part of your SEO suite of tools!2018-09-28T16:57:14.294ZScreaming Frog has generally been utilized only by myself in all SEO roles that I've had in the past, as well as now. I absolutely love Screaming Frog. It makes website audits so simple, but it's an incredibly powerful tool. It solves the problem of knowing what's going on in your site, and what you can solve to have better on-page SEO.,Finding broken links on your site - I’ve yet to use a tool that lists broken links as simply as Screaming Frog SEO Spider.
Finding redirect loops - These are rare, but when they happen, they’re annoying and can negatively affect your SEO. Luckily, Screaming Frog points these out very simply.
Page analysis - Some other tools are more “plain speak” than Screaming Frog SEO Spider, and some may view this as a con. I see the technical side of this tool as an extreme benefit. In my world you can have easy or you can have powerful, but it’s extremely different to have both. As it relates to page analysis, it gives you simple, technical, actionable data to make your recommended changes.,I have 0 complaints about Screaming Frog SEO Spider. What it claims to do, it does well. It’s the industry standard for sure. I don’t say this being biased - I’ve just tried many tools to do the things that this tool does, and Screaming Frog SEO Spider is my favorite.,10,This is just one tool that I use for clients, but the overall impact that it has in saving me so much time doing checks manually, I see it having a positive ROI.,Verified UserThe first step in building an SEO program to last2018-08-03T22:45:02.189ZScreaming Frog SEO Spider is used by the digital marketing team within the larger marketing department. It helps identify load speed, on-page SEO elements including title tags and meta descriptions, and assess technical health of website.,Measure and report on load time and response codes of pages.
Custom search can identify pages missing analytics tagging.
Export on-page SEO elements to update title tags, meta descriptions, and alt tags.,The ability to not only crawl pages for current elements but to push updates to them would be most helpful.,10,It's a positive ROI when we know certain websites are able to rank on the first page of search for specialized topics. ScreamingFrog is a key component to eliminating SEO-related shortcomings and improve our web presence overall.,SEMRush, Ahrefs Site Explorer and SpyFu,Ahrefs Site Explorer, SpyFu, Marketo, Showpad, Sitecore Web Content Management,2,2,Identifying pages with missing tracking codes
Identifying pages that load slowly or produce error results
Crawling the website for missing on-page SEO elements so a specialist can update,We used it to identify pages with duplicate meta descriptions.
ScreamingFrog helped us identify pages that lacked a tag manager.
It is used to find 404 pages on sites and any temporary redirects that need to be removed or made permanent,We can use it to identify images that are too large and causing longer load times.
ScreamingFrog helps us identify meta keywords on pages, whether they're lacking or duplicative.,10Amanda TessierNice Complimentary Platform2018-06-28T14:54:32.839ZWe use Screaming Frog to scan all URLs of a website. Then we parse the information off into sections: error codes, titles, meta descriptions, H1s and word count. It is then exported into Excel where we can analyze the current health of the site. This information provides us with great detail and a nice format where we can provide recommendations.,Scans pages that we may not know exist.
Provides a great export of information that can be manipulated into a useful document.
Provides summaries of each area for a quick look at what elements need attention first.,Sometimes a website is large enough that you can run out of memory. There is a way to fix that in the Screaming Frog platform, however I feel like it takes a programmer to figure out and configure the crawl. I wish there was an easy button!,9,This tool is really not expensive to purchase the full version, so we have opted to renew every year. For the few times we need it, it has been completely worth the purchase.,DeepCrawl and BrightEdge,BrightEdge, DeepCrawlJane PhelpsScreaming Frog - Nearly a Prince, it just needs a little kiss2018-05-25T20:25:20.114ZI currently use Screaming Frog to analyze technical SEO aspects of the business. The software is primarily used to ensure that the code (HTML, JS) is up to scratch and that page load times are not negatively influenced by poor coding.,A Fantastically quick crawl across all pages of the site
Very easy exports for interpretation of data, sometimes very large data sets
Very intuitive and easy to use
Ability to deep dive using Regex,While it is intuitive it could have a better GUI
The functionality is there, but having a WIZYWIG would be good for entry level users
The support level is somewhat lacking,10,From an ROI point of view, it is without peer. Being able to run a crawl that quickly and have the results exported to a nice and easy Excel sheet is fantastic.
An analyst can have a field day, the amount of data that is there for you is amazing. If you have a plan before you run the crawl, you will not be disappointed.
As stated before, if you are a novice, the amount of data can be overwhelming.,Moz and Ahrefs Site Explorer,Moz, SEO Monitor, Ahrefs Site Explorer,Basic Crawl
Export of reports
url return times,Regex
custom reporting
device type reporting,Yes, but I don't use it,8James EganDeep analysis, easy to use, flexible reports2018-04-25T16:38:48.061ZI bought Screaming Frog to help review current and potential client onboarded websites. It helps me realize where bloat is, if there are any redirection errors, and generally be able to see the architecture and cross-linking of a site quickly. My primary use is to scan pages if I'm doing a rebuild and be able to accurately "see" any page that may not immediately be visible from front-end navigation.,The ability to pare down any item on a site by "type"- HTML, image, scripts, etc
A quick SEO response shows you pages with titles, without, with and without meta data so instead of combing through a site page-by-page (which is ridiculously time intensive) you can make an immediate actionable list
It's fast. Even with ridiculously bloated sites it spiders rapidly and gives me a visual almost instantly. The various methods of reporting and exporting data are also useful. I use them all, but when reporting back to clients it can be helpful to have the charts and graphs vs just an export of cell data
No real learning curve, all you have to do is input the URL you're looking for then the clearly labeled buttons and tabs help you start sorting what you're looking at,I feel the top tabbing could be handled a little differently, though I'm not immediately sure how. Maybe two rows of tabs? There's so many that even on my 27" monitor it cuts off and the arrow down is almost lost beside the search arrow. I sometimes forget the other items off-screen exist
Consider flattening the colors. While on the whole the muted color palette is fantastic and lets the data show, I feel the soft grey gradients behind bold text could honestly just become flat even color. That would allow things like buttons to pop more, with simple strokes and maybe a light color difference indicating buttons
Make the bottom horizontal scroll bar on the main window more obvious. Almost always data is going to stretch further to the left and the bar blends in pretty closely with the stretching window beneath, and the arrows are too faint a grey. This sometimes obscures the fact there's deeper data to be seen if cut off at just the perfect point.,10,I can scope rebuilds on sites much faster
With easy at-hand data I can better help sell the content marketing side of my department
I can quickly ensure certain integrations are firing,Nibbler, MySiteAuditor.com and Neil Patel SEO Analyzer,Adobe Photoshop, Evernote, Adobe Acrobat DCMaria Clara DalyDeep Dive with Confidence2018-04-18T22:01:26.662ZWe utilized Screaming Frog SEO Spider on 2 fronts. The first was during the content audit process. This allowed us to gain visibility within our strategy department to the content that was available and begin analyzing those pages in depth during the audit process (especially when connected with Google Analytics natively in Screaming Frog). The second use was to analyze the client site from an SEO viewpoint. The ability to slice and dice the data was invaluable.,Deep crawling to uncover site content
Google Analytics connection to retrieve use data for pages crawled.
Google Console connection to allow for deeper SEO understanding,User interface takes some time to get used to. Not easy to just hop on and get started.
When pulling Google Analytics data in to the system it defaults to a certain range would rather have this be a prompt to select.
I would like to be able to have a mode for a quick crawl with possibly less data or be able to have it run outside of my computer system. There were instances where my computer(laptop) could not handle the load needed to crawl adequately.,10,This had allowed us to be more productive and efficient and thus deliver quality results faster.
Screaming Frog allowed us to sell-in deeper services that would not have been otherwise able to deliver.
Increase in services provided and efficiency led to productivity in other areas as well.,None,BrightEdge, Google AnalyticsKevin GamacheAn absolute gem for an SEO enthusiast2018-04-27T19:40:07.446ZWe used Screaming frog to scrape faulty pages of our massive website after a switch of the operating system. We also used it to collect meta-data stats to make sure our goals were met. All pages should have an H1, H2, and appropriate title. I was in charge to make sure these conditions were met. If your company doesn't accommodate to these variables there is a chance that your website will get less traffic. Search Engines use these conditions to index your website. You have to make sure when your result turns up in a search that the potential client will be triggered to click. This way Screaming Frog can be used as a complementary tool for Google Analytics to make sure your visitors will get the best user experience possible.,Detailed scraping of metadata from every single page of a website
Excellent export options to convert acquired data to excel
Integration with Search Console for detailed analysis of pages
Allows for individual page optimisation due to extensive reports,It has quite the learning curve. In order to use all available assets you must be experienced with Google Analytics, data export and able to analyze this data as well
Sometimes the integration of Search Console is not exactly flawless. It's hard to find the cause of this problem and it should be easier to fix this.,8,It's hard to measure ROI in the long term because it's more or less guessing what attracts organic visitors after a search engine search. However, this tool made sure we didn't miss any conditions to attract potential customer in the first place.,,Coosto, Adobe Connect, Skype for BusinessVerified UserGood, well rounded SEO software2018-04-25T20:03:08.782ZScreaming Frog SEO Spider was used to help us determine which pages on our website were missing important meta data.,Scan your entire website for missing meta data.
Easily allowed us to identify duplicate pages on our website.
Assisted us in finding broken links quickly and easily.,It would be nice if the free version scanned more than 500 pages and included the crawl configuration features. Even better would be if there was a free fully functional version available for a time limited period. This would allow us to better determine if the product would meet all of our needs.,7,It allowed us to provide reports to content editors allowing them to fix their pages.,SortSite,Adobe Photoshop, Visual Studio IDE, Redgate SQL CompareVerified UserSEO Spider — One Spider You Won't Want to Get Rid Of2018-04-19T17:31:52.906ZMy company builds websites for clients, and something we focus on is SEO. That being said, it's important to the health of every website to ensure proper 301 redirects are in place before launching a brand new version of the website. If URLs change but old ones are still being crawled by search engines, this is a huge detriment to the visibility of the website.
As a champion for our clients, it's necessary to anticipate these changes before it becomes too late. Screaming Frog SEO Spider has made it extremely easy for us to pinpoint which URLs will need to be redirected. It completely takes the guesswork out of ensuring accuracy.,It's simple to use. Just add in the URL you need to crawl and within minutes, it's ready to go.
It breaks down URLs and site components by HTML, Images, etc. so you know what to look for.
It's easily exportable so you can download the spreadsheet and get to work.,Because there's so much information given, it's difficult for a novice user to instantly understand where to look.
The overall UX could use some updating. Next steps aren't always super clear.,8,The ROI is directly related to how much time we save as a company having this tool turn out work automatically that would take us hours manually.,SEMRush,SEMRush, Moz, SEOquakeVerified UserScreaming Frog SEO Spider is one of the best website crawlers available2018-02-05T17:32:28.208ZOur entire organic search department utilizes Screaming Frog on all our technical website audits. The audit is quite lengthy, but the majority of the data can be pulled directly from Screaming Frog which makes our lives much easier.,Finding website errors. Screaming Frog makes the process easy. You can find errors on an entire website all at once.
Easily analyze Page Titles & Meta Data. In one view you can see an overview of the entire site including data such as title length, duplicate titles, and missing meta tags.
Being able to generate XML sitemaps and customize is great.,The speed of crawls can be an issue if you have a large website.
The amount of memory used if you have a large website can be an issue.
Maybe if there was more training videos/guides. I spend a lot of my time trying to figure out the perfect options for the site crawl I am looking for.,9,Its sped up the time it takes to perform a technical site audit.
It has given the team the ability to work on multiple projects at once.
Allows us to run a quick check up on clients sites whenever we need to even on a daily basis.,DeepCrawl and Moz,Moz, Conductor Searchlight, Ahrefs Site ExplorerJeremy WaszakGreat Crawl Tool for Any SEO Professional2017-10-10T15:38:54.940ZI use Screaming Frog for adhoc competitor research, site health checks, page list building, sitemap creation and verification primarily. Any time a site health issue crops up that prompts someone to ask "can you quickly check XYZ?" it's typically easiest to go with Screaming Frog.,Sitemap generation
Adhoc site crawls with particular settings. For example, crawling all URLs on a specific subdomain or with certain URL parameters
SEO attribute verification. Say you updated a title template and want to verify across a large batch of pages.
Verifying redirects are in place,Since its Java based desktop software, the memory management is always clunky
It would be great to have a cloud based option. For instance something run off Amazon's cloud services.
Easier management of license keys when switching computers,10,Saves a huge amount of time on site structure analysis
Very useful and time saving for adhoc sitemap generation
Very useful for verifying dev releases,DeepCrawl,Ahrefs Site Explorer, DeepCrawl, CognitiveSEOJoseph MillerScreaming Frog - the best SEO website crawler there is.2017-08-21T20:56:04.792ZScreaming Frog is peerless among SEO tools. The SEO individuals at Clicky use it for a range of different reasons, however, it is used by other people within the marketing team when necessary.
Screaming Frog is really the only tool that pulls out all relevant SEO-related information of a website. If we need all the page titles for each URL on a domain, or if we simply want all the URLs on a domain, we use Screaming Frog. We wouldn't be able to do our jobs without it.,Very quick at crawling a website.
Pulls out comprehensive information for each URL.
Able to export information to CSV files and others.,Screaming Frog needs to have a function allowing the user to pull out ALL information, not just sections such as inlinks, outlinks etc.
Users should be able to filter non-HTML pages with the click of a button, as opposed to having to manually exclude them.
Visually, it could be improved.,10,ROI is hard to quantify, as it is so far removed from any returns we or our clients make. However, we would not be able to perform SEO half as well if we did not have access to Screaming Frog.,SEMRush and Moz,Moz, SEMRushJake PittmanScreaming Frog: Fast, Powerful and Expensive2017-04-17T19:31:45.857ZWe use Screaming Frog to analyze websites that fall into a number of categories:
For websites that we create and manage: to watch for emerging problems like newly broken external links.For websites of new clients and prospective new clients: to analyze site structure for the sake of identifying defects and planning to repair them, as well as to detect internal and external 404s (broken links) for the sake of fixing or removing them.For websites of competitors to our company or competitors to our clients to look for opportunities to learn from what they have done well or done poorly.,Crawls the structure of any website, producing a variety of reports that are useful
Helps identify defects like broken links that need fixing,The interface for Screaming Frog is "terse" and not easy to understand at first. With practice, though, it can be learned.
The price is sinfully expensive.,10,Screaming Frog makes is very easy to analyze websites' structures, incredibly quickly. That makes me more efficient.
Screaming Frog's price makes a noticeable reduction in my firm's profit during the month when I renew it.,XenuTim CollingStep Up your SEO Game w/ Screaming Frog2016-09-16T16:41:23.282ZWe use screaming frog for site audits and uncovering numerous challenges and opportunities within the site. The switch between Spider and list mode have been very helpful, as well as the recent SERP tool for creating a better approach to meta optimization for character count.,Manage massive data
Provide detailed instruction
Intuitive user interface,Pull search console data,8,Easy site audits
Investigate competitor navigation
Visualizing internal link mapping,BrightEdgeAnthony Dazhan JrScreaming for Screaming Frog2015-09-03T14:25:15.079ZMy team and I use Screaming Frog to crawl websites to better understand the site hierarchy, unravel internal linking structures and verify live links across hundreds of domains. We can also easily find and download page titles, descripts and H1 tags in addition to the canonical links a page. What you can do with Screaming Frog is really limited by your imagination and desires. Our entire SEO team uses the product with every client that we touch and as a whole, the company has integrated Screaming Frog into every phase of the sales funnel. Our sales team uses it to estimate how big a site is and how many hours might be needed while our marketing team uses it to find the best placement for creative materials. It helps us to find information on a site without manually sifting through each webpage.,Check status codes for a set of URLs - Simply copy and paste the URLs into the open box and within minutes you are able to see the status code, response time and potential redirects for any of the URLs. While there are online versions of this, Screaming Frog has the best copy/paste option and includes any other URL data you might need as well.
Crawl URLs for a Custom Text - Without developing your own spider, there is no other way to do this other than visit each URL individually. This has saved us countless hours verifying proper analytics code implementation across an entire website and finding client mentions across hundreds of links.
Finding Canonical Links - Every time Screaming Frog crawls a link or site they report back the basic information which happens to include canonical links. Again, without building your own spider or reviewing hundreds of URLs it would be a lengthy task to find all of this information.,Customizing the crawler - It takes a little bit of playing around with the settings to understand what each of them controls and what options need to be checked or unchecked to get the right amount of information.
Cannot Crawl a large site - Screaming Frog runs out of memory when asked to crawl a large site, even after playing around with memory settings and allocating additional memory.,10,Increased employee efficiency - We spend many less hours tracking down and reporting simple meta tags.
Better Client Servicing - We are able to ensure we have a total look at a client's site before we recommend anything.
True Pricing Structure - We are able to more accurately predict how much help a client may need based on factors such as size of site, number of redirects, proper use of meta tags, etc.,Brynna Baldauf
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