Google Search Console vs Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Two SEO & local search tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Google Search Console fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor, online store.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider: Free for small sites.
| Compare | Google Search ConsoleGoogle | Screaming Frog SEO SpiderScreaming Frog |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | Free report of what you rank for and what is broken | Desktop site crawler, free up to 500 URLs |
| Starting price | Free | Free |
| Six-person team | $0/mo | $0/mo |
| Plans | Free | Free up to 500 URLs; licence $279/yr per user (about $23/mo); $265, $249, or $235 each when buying 5 or more |
| Pricing model | Free | Free tier |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Users | Unlimited | Per licence |
| Integrations | Google Analytics, Looker Studio, most SEO tools | Google Analytics, Google Search Console, PageSpeed Insights |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | None listed | None listed |
| Live chat | None listed | None listed |
| Support hours | Not published | Not published |
| Incidents posted | Google has a public status page. Status page | We found no public status page for Screaming Frog. |
| Capterra score | 4.8 / 5 from 219 reviews | 4.9 / 5 from 134 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 80 | 30 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 75 | 25 |
| Fit: Service business | 85 | 45 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 85 | 92 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 80 | 25 |
| Fit: Online store | 90 | 70 |
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| Visit Google Search Console | Visit Screaming Frog SEO Spider |
Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices
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