Updated November 6, 2026
Screaming Frog SEO Spider: The industry-standard desktop crawler for technical SEO audits. People look for alternatives when they need a lower price, a free plan or a better fit for a specific job.
These 3 tools cover similar ground. Each entry explains who it suits, how pricing works and what to watch out for.
| Tool | Best for | Pricing | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
| JetOctopus | Large websites and e-commerce stores | Free trial | No |
| Lumar | Enterprise sites and in-house SEO teams | Paid | No |
| Sitebulb | Consultants and agencies who present audits to clients | Free trial | No |
JetOctopus is a cloud crawler built for large sites. It combines crawl data with server log analysis and Search Console data to show how search engine bots actually move through a website.
Paid plans with a free trial.
Who it suits: Large websites and e-commerce stores.
Lumar, formerly Deepcrawl, is an enterprise crawler and monitoring platform. It is designed for very large websites and teams that want to catch technical SEO issues before releases go live.
Enterprise pricing on request.
Who it suits: Enterprise sites and in-house SEO teams.
Sitebulb crawls your site and presents the results as prioritised hints with explanations, charts and visual site maps. It is easier to read than raw crawl data, which makes it popular for client-facing audits.
Paid desktop and cloud plans with a free trial.
Who it suits: Consultants and agencies who present audits to clients.
Crawlers are the workhorses of technical SEO. They follow every link on a site and record status codes, canonicals, hreflang, structured data, internal linking and rendering. Desktop crawlers are cheap and flexible; cloud crawlers handle very large sites and teams.
Prices and features change often. Check each vendor’s website for current plans before you buy.
