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- Integration with web analytics tools (32)10.0100%
- Multi-domain support (28)10.0100%
- Site audit / diagnostics (50)9.696%
- Global SEO (27)9.191%
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| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
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| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | No |
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Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a versatile tool that has become indispensable for various user needs. Users appreciate its effectiveness in auditing client and internal websites, leading to business growth and improved site performance. It allows users to schedule automatic website crawls and receive the results via email, making it easier to identify regular technical issues without manual effort. The software offers a comprehensive solution for website audits and SEO analysis, streamlining operations and improving efficiency. It assists in identifying critical errors such as broken links, duplicate pages, and missing tags, facilitating website audits on a page level. Additionally, it helps users find pages that require attention and deep crawling for e-commerce sites. The software has garnered positive feedback from users who have found it easy to use, with a wide range of functionalities. It is highly recommended for digital marketing agencies and individuals conducting website audits.
Users have made several recommendations based on their experience with the software:
- The free version of the software is sufficient for making decisions and evaluating its usefulness.
- Purchasing the software is worth the money, as it provides comprehensive crawling capabilities.
- The software is recommended for companies of any size.
- It is suggested to try out the free version before committing to the premium subscription.
- The software is a great tool for finding 404 errors and checking meta data.
- Utilize the support documentation and forums for assistance.
- The software is great for internal SEO analysis and optimization.
- Try out the free version of the software.
- The software is recommended for crawling websites and gaining insights on content and keywords.
- Do not be intimidated by the technical aspects of the software and utilize available resources for guidance.
- The software is highly recommended for its cost-effectiveness and comprehensive website crawling capabilities.
Overall, users suggest taking advantage of the support documentation and forums provided by the software for assistance with any technical aspects and guidance.
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The main use of this software is in tracking down broken links within a given website. Screaming Frog is able to crawl an entire site based on the home page, then look at external links on each page and find out where they are no longer working - returning a specific HTTP head error (such as 404). The crawl results can be saved, so it's easy to return to a previous project. The software also offers a lot of SEO insight including anchor texts, indexability, meta titles, H1 and H2 usage, word count, file size and more.
- Scans all pages on a website.
- Quickly extracts valuable insight about each page.
- Clearly presents actionable SEO data.
- Interface layout is dense and a little intimidating to a new user.
- Slight learning curve to make the most of all the features.
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- Eliminate broken, outbound links and saved time doing manual checks.
- Improved page loading times by identifying bottlenecks.
- Identify spelling mistakes in bulk, improving readability.
- Identify easy SEO mistakes like missing META description.
January 08, 2020
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is no toad!
Screaming Frog is our go-to audit tool when first looking at a potential new project. Even the free version of Screaming Frog is quite useful. It is used company-wide and it the fastest way we have found to get a good "look" at the on-page health of a site. And with the paid version it allows integration with Google Analytics and Search Console (WMT). With SF and Google Sheets you can build a fairly comprehensive overview of metas, alt tags, image size, titles, H tags, etc. in a very short amount of time.
- A solid crawler with a lot of options.
- Allows one to see the core SEO elements of a site very quickly.
- The paid version is a bit pricey but for what it does it's worth it.
- The UX can see a bit confusing at first, but once you begin to use it the learning curve is quick.
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- For what it does it is fast and efficient.
- It helps to determine projects we should and should not take on.
I use several tools that can do much of what Screaming Frog can do - SEMRush and SEO PowerSuite. However, for what we use Screaming Frog for, it is the best tool. During a 15-minute phone call with a potential new client, I can crawl the site and determine what shape the site is in. The other tools require a bit more set up. With Screaming Frog, you can just open it and toss in a URL and crawl.
April 27, 2018
An absolute gem for an SEO enthusiast
We 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.
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- 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.
Screaming Frog is must have if you are into detailed analyses of your company website. There are other alternatives but the price/quality equation is simply excellent.
April 25, 2018
Deep analysis, easy to use, flexible reports
I 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.
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- 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
The above are web-based and mostly free, and I found them to be mostly slow. What some *did* offer over ScreamingFrog was actionable suggestions on SEO improvement (though honestly some of it remains a gambit as Google continues to change and obscure their algorithms) while Screaming Frog gave me much deeper technical data, which as a web developer I really needed. I think it pairs well with some of the above just in that they offer different things. Use ScreamingFrog to see where you are missing information, titles, meta tags, and then use another application to get suggestions on word count and keyword insertion.