Item: Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Screaming Frog across our organization to address potential SEO issues on client websites, as well as to crawl sites for particular types of files (ex. images). It helps us perform day-to-day SEO tasks for our clients' websites.

Pros and Cons

Lots of customization options on crawls
Great at extracting in-depth, niche details about pages and websites
Reliable--few to no glitches

Can be intimidating for beginners due to dizzying array of options
Customer service can be slow to respond

Return on Investment

Allows us to save time by not having to dig through sites manually
Allows us to work on more clients at a time due to saved resources

Alternatives Considered

I have not used any similar tools to Screaming Frog SEO Spider.

Support Rating

We had a problem that took a while for support to resolve, but it did get fixed and we haven't had any problems besides that single one.

Key Insights

Do you think Screaming Frog SEO Spider delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Screaming Frog SEO Spider's feature set?

Yes

Did Screaming Frog SEO Spider live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Screaming Frog SEO Spider go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Screaming Frog SEO Spider again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Google Analytics, Google Search Console, SEMRush

Likelihood to Recommend

Great for crawling websites to identify SEO issues, great for PC users. A little confusing to use on Macs. Not the best for beginners since to my knowledge there aren't tutorials within the program.

Helps us save time during local SEO projects

Overall Satisfaction with Screaming Frog SEO Spider