Screaming Frog Alternative

By Abhinav Vasudevan · Published Nov 23, 2025 · Updated Jan 26, 2026

Here it is, Crab!

Ngl, this is how our hero section looked like when I pushed the landing page online. But then, I looked at the page with a more critical eye.

Original Crab hero section

Then, the underlying issue hit me harder: Screaming Frog is a registered trademark. And I don't definitely want to deal with the legal complications. Who is even going to fund that when Crab is all free?

As an SEO Specialist with years of experience, I can't deny how amazing Screaming Frog is! I've used the tool over and over again for SEO audits. In fact, I trust the tool more than Ahrefs or SEMrush, despite their in-built audit features. If you are a heavy SEO practitioner, it should be your go-to tool.

But here's the thing. Not everyone out there is a heavy lifter.

I execute SEO audits occasionally. But then, burning my pockets for an expensive tool like Screaming Frog, seemed unreasonable. Especially for students and solo founders, the cost of Screaming Frog can feel disproportionate to how often the tool is used. This is where Crab comes to our rescue!

Let me be honest. It is not perfect. Not even close to Screaming Frog or SEMrush. But at the end of the day, it does the job!

Also, curious how long this page will keep ranking without satisfying the search intent.

Hello! Are you looking for a new web crawler for SEO Audits?

You might wonder if Crab is a good fit. Let's make things easier for you!

Scroll down and you'll find as many details as we can squeeze onto a single page to give you an overview of Screaming Frog vs Crab.

We'll also give you a straight-up comparison of features, customer experience, and pricing.

FeatureScreaming FrogCrab
Find Broken Links, Errors & Redirects
Analyse Page Titles & Meta Data
Review Meta Robots & Directives
Audit hreflang Attributes
Discover Exact Duplicate Pages
Generate XML Sitemaps
Site Visualisations
Crawl Limit
Scheduling
Crawl Configuration
Save & Open Crawls
Structured Data & Validation
Accessibility Auditing
JavaScript Rendering
Crawl ComparisonSoon
Near Duplicate ContentSoon
Custom robots.txtSoon
Mobile UsabilitySoon
AMP Crawling & ValidationSoon
Spelling & Grammar ChecksSoon
Custom Source Code SearchSoon
Custom ExtractionSoon
Custom JavaScriptSoon
Crawl with OpenAI & GeminiSoon
Google Analytics IntegrationSoon
Search Console IntegrationSoon
PageSpeed Insights IntegrationSoon
Link Metrics IntegrationSoon
Forms Based AuthenticationSoon
SegmentationSoon
Looker Studio Crawl ReportSoon
Price$279/yearFree

For queries contact hey@crab.so