Compare Screaming Frog and Squirrly SEO on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both SEO tools, Freemium (free version plus paid annual per-user…
At a Glance
Screaming Frog
Squirrly SEO
Primary category
SEO
SEO
Rating
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Pricing model
Freemium (free version plus paid annual per-user license)
freemium
Starting price
199 GBP per year per license (about 279 USD)
Free (paid plans from $9.99/month)
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
Not documented
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Platforms
Mac, Windows
Not documented
Team collaboration
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AI features
Not documented
Yes
Public API
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Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
Screaming Frog
Free — 0 free
Paid License (1-4 licenses) — 199 GBP per year annual
Paid License (20+ licenses) — 169 GBP per year per license annual
Squirrly SEO
Free — $0/month monthly
PRO — $9.99/month monthly
Web Dev Kit — $51.20/month monthly
Business — $71.99/month monthly
Pros & Cons
Screaming Frog
Pros
Extremely detailed crawl data and granular control over crawl settings
Flat annual per-seat fee rather than consumption-based pricing
Runs locally, keeping crawl data off third-party servers
Industry-standard tool with extensive documentation and community knowledge
Highly configurable to mimic different bots and rendering modes
Cons
Desktop-only, with no native cloud or SaaS dashboard
Steep learning curve for SEO beginners
Can be memory-intensive on very large crawls without database storage mode
Free version limited to 500 URLs per crawl
No built-in rank tracking or backlink index, requiring separate tools
Free plan available for small sites getting started with SEO
AI-guided daily tasks make SEO approachable for non-experts
Built specifically for WordPress with tight editor integration
Established plugin with over a decade of development and 1.3 million-plus downloads
Cons
Free plan quotas for keyword researches and audit pages are limited for larger sites
Less widely adopted than category leaders like Yoast SEO and Rank Math
Higher-tier plans can become costly for agencies managing many client sites
WordPress-only, so it is not usable on other content management systems
Some advanced features require navigating multiple add-on products such as Web Dev Kit and Starbox
Use Cases
Screaming Frog
Technical SEO audits — Consultants and agencies use the SEO Spider to identify broken links, redirect issues, duplicate content, and metadata problems across client websites.
Site migration quality assurance — Teams crawl staging and live sites before and after a migration to compare URL structures, redirects, and indexability.
Ongoing site health monitoring — Scheduled crawls track new technical issues over time as sites are updated, feeding into regular SEO reporting.
Squirrly SEO
Solo Bloggers and Small Business Sites — Site owners use the Free or PRO plan to research keywords and optimize blog posts without hiring an SEO specialist.
Content Marketing Teams — In-house marketers use the daily roadmap and content assistant to plan and optimize a steady stream of blog content around target keywords.
WordPress Agencies — Agencies use the Web Dev Kit or Business plans to manage SEO across many client WordPress sites from a single account.