Screaming Frog SEO Spider vs Local Falcon

Two SEO & local search tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Short version

  • Screaming Frog SEO Spider costs less for a six-person team.
  • Local Falcon fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor.
  • Screaming Frog SEO Spider fits online store.
CompareScreaming Frog SEO SpiderScreaming FrogLocal FalconLocal Falcon
In one lineDesktop site crawler, free up to 500 URLsSee where you rank on Google Maps, block by block
Starting priceFreeFrom $24.99/mo
Six-person team$0/mo$24.99/mo
PlansFree up to 500 URLs; licence $279/yr per user (about $23/mo); $265, $249, or $235 each when buying 5 or moreCredit plans $24.99-$199.99/mo (7,500-63,000 credits) or $299.88-$2,399.88/yr; pay-as-you-go credits $0.05 each; API $199/mo plus usage
Pricing modelFree tierPaid
Free trial——
UsersPer licenceUnlimited
IntegrationsGoogle Analytics, Google Search Console, PageSpeed InsightsGoogle Business Profile
Team sizeJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 peopleJust me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available inUS · UK · CA · AUUS · UK · CA · AU
Phone supportNone listedNone listed
Live chatNone listedPlans not stated
Support hoursNot publishedLive chat: 8 am - 3pm eastern time (business hours)
Incidents postedWe found no public status page for Screaming Frog.We found no public status page for Local Falcon.
Capterra score4.9 / 5 from 134 reviews5.0 / 5 from 10 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot scoreNot listed4.7 / 5 from 72 reviews
Fit: Retail shop3075
Fit: Restaurant or café2582
Fit: Service business4580
Fit: Agency or studio9285
Fit: Trades or contractor2585
Fit: Online store7020
Why people pick it
  • Free for small sites
  • Finds technical problems fast
  • Clear map-ranking grids
  • Pay-as-you-go option
Where it falls short
  • Technical output
  • Runs on your computer
  • Credits run out on big grids
  • Rankings only, no fixes
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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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