SpyFu 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
Screaming Frog SEO Spider costs less for a six-person team.
SpyFu fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, trades or contractor, online store.
| Compare | SpyFuSpyFu | Screaming Frog SEO SpiderScreaming Frog |
|---|---|---|
| In one line | See which keywords and Google Ads your competitors pay for | Desktop site crawler, free up to 500 URLs |
| Starting price | From $29/mo | Free |
| Six-person team | $29/mo | $0/mo |
| Plans | Basic $29/mo billed yearly, $39 monthly (1 user, 10k-row results); Pro + AI $89 yearly, $119 monthly (first month $59); Team $187 yearly, $249 monthly (5 users); 30-day money-back guarantee | 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 | Paid | Free tier |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Users | 1 on Basic | Per licence |
| Integrations | Google Search Console and API (Pro and up), Google Ads, ChatGPT | Google Analytics, Google Search Console, PageSpeed Insights |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people | Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US · UK · CA · AU |
| Phone support | Plans not stated | None listed |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | None listed |
| Support hours | Live chat: Monday-Friday 6am-5pm (time zone not stated) | Not published |
| Incidents posted | We found no public status page for SpyFu. | We found no public status page for Screaming Frog. |
| Capterra score | 4.4 / 5 from 145 reviews | 4.9 / 5 from 134 reviews |
| Trustpilot score | 3.4 / 5 from 152 reviews | Not listed |
| Fit: Retail shop | 55 | 30 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 45 | 25 |
| Fit: Service business | 70 | 45 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 85 | 92 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 55 | 25 |
| Fit: Online store | 82 | 70 |
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| Visit SpyFu | 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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