GetSEO vs Screaming Frog
Free Screaming Frog Alternative - Browser AI Audit
Screaming Frog is the crawler professionals reach for, and its free version stops at a fixed URL limit. GetSEO takes the opposite approach: less crawling breadth, far more interpretation per page.
Run a free auditSide by side
| Feature | Screaming Frog | GetSEO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free up to a fixed URL limit, then an annual licence | Free, permanently. You bring your own AI key |
| Signup required | Desktop install required | None. Paste a URL and run |
| Where it runs | On their servers | Entirely in your browser |
| Data retention | Crawls stored on your own machine | Reports stay in your browser's local storage |
| AI rewrites | Limited or add-on | Every finding ships with paste-ready replacement copy |
| Live AI lead agent | Not offered | Generate and test drive a site agent from the report |
| Backlink and keyword database | Full site crawl with technical exports | Not included. This is an on-page and conversion tool |
Where Screaming Frog is genuinely better
Nothing beats Screaming Frog for crawling tens of thousands of URLs, finding redirect chains at scale, and integrating with analytics and log files. It is a technical crawler and a very good one. GetSEO analyses pages rather than crawling entire sites.
Switch to GetSEO if
- You do not want to install desktop software
- You want plain-English explanations, not a spreadsheet of raw fields
- You need the copy rewritten, not just flagged
Stay with Screaming Frog if
- You crawl large sites and need technical exports
- Log file analysis and redirect mapping are part of your job
Questions people ask
Does GetSEO crawl my whole site?
No. It analyses the page you submit in depth rather than crawling every URL.
Do I have to install anything?
No, unless you choose to run a local model with Ollama.
Is there a URL limit?
No limit imposed by us.
Stop paying monthly to be told what is broken.
Bring your own AI key, run the audit in your browser, and get the fixes written for you. No account, no subscription, no data leaving your machine.