Compare Screaming Frog and stratisilo on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both SEO tools, Freemium (free version plus paid annual per-user license)…
At a Glance
Screaming Frog
stratisilo
Primary category
SEO
SEO
Rating
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Pricing model
Freemium (free version plus paid annual per-user license)
Freemium: free version on WordPress.org, plus paid Pro Single Site at $49/year (1 site) and Agency at $149/year (up to 25 sites, white-label), billed via Stripe with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Starting price
199 GBP per year per license (about 279 USD)
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Free plan
Yes
Yes
Free trial
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Platforms
Mac, Windows
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Team collaboration
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AI features
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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
stratisilo
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
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
stratisilo
Pros
Purpose-built for WooCommerce category pages rather than being a generic all-purpose SEO plugin
Free version on WordPress.org lets store owners try the core silo-building features before paying
Built to work with popular themes (Kadence, Astra, OceanWP, GeneratePress, Storefront) and alongside Yoast SEO and Rank Math
Agency plan (up to 25 sites, white-label) makes it practical for SEO consultants managing multiple client stores
Cons
Narrowly focused on WooCommerce category-page structure, not a full-site or general SEO solution
Pro and Agency features require an active $49/year or $149/year license; deactivating the license removes those features (though content and settings are preserved)
The 200-340% organic traffic increase figures cited on the site come from the vendor's own case studies, not independent verification
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.