Does Screaming Frog SEO Spider or SE Ranking have a free plan?

Screaming Frog SEO Spider has a free plan. SE Ranking does not, though it offers a free trial.

How long is the Screaming Frog SEO Spider and SE Ranking free trial?

SE Ranking offers a 14-day free trial. Screaming Frog SEO Spider does not offer one.

Screaming Frog SEO Spider vs SE Ranking

A side-by-side look at Screaming Frog SEO Spider and SE Ranking: what each costs to start, whether there is a free plan, how easy they are to pick up, and which features and integrations they cover.

Which should you choose?

Choose Screaming Frog SEO Spider if

Technical SEO audits of a site's structure, links and metadata
Freelancers and agencies auditing client sites
Small site owners who can audit within 500 URLs for free

Visit Screaming Frog SEO Spider

Choose SE Ranking if

Small and mid-sized agencies managing several client sites
In-house teams that want daily rank tracking without an enterprise contract
Teams that need white-label client reporting without buying a separate tool
Freelancers moving up from free rank checkers

Visit SE Ranking

Cheapest to start

Not comparable

Free plan

Screaming Frog SEO Spider

Highest editor rating

SE Ranking · 4.3

Key differences

Listed for Screaming Frog SEO Spider but not SE Ranking: Desktop app.
Listed for SE Ranking but not Screaming Frog SEO Spider: AI content generation, API access, Backlink analysis, Competitor analysis, Content optimization and 6 more.
Only Screaming Frog SEO Spider lists Windows, macOS and Linux among its platforms.
Only SE Ranking lists Web, iOS, Android and API among its platforms.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider prices its entry plan per user; SE Ranking charges per account, so team size changes the comparison.

Comparison of Screaming Frog SEO Spider and SE Ranking
Compare	Screaming Frog SEO Spider Visit site	SE Ranking Visit site
Free plan	Yes	No
Free trial	No	Yes
Starting price	Free plan	From $129/mo
Editor rating	Not yet rated	4.3
Ease of use	—	Easy (4/5)
Category	SEO	SEO
Pricing model	Free for up to 500 URLs per crawl. A paid licence is £199 per user per year and adds unlimited crawling and the advanced features; volume pricing is £189 per licence for 5–9, £179 for 10–19 and £169 for 20 or more. The pricing page also lists €199 per year.	Two published plans — Core $129/month and Growth $279/month, about 20 percent cheaper billed annually — plus a custom-priced Enterprise tier. White-label reporting ($69/month) and API access ($45/month) are annual-billing add-ons. 14-day free trial, no free plan.
Plans	Free — Free Licence — £199/user/yr	Core — $129/mo Growth — $279/mo Enterprise — Custom
Platforms	Windows, macOS, Linux	Web, iOS, Android, API
Integrations	Google Analytics	Google Analytics
Best for	Technical SEO audits of a site's structure, links and metadata Freelancers and agencies auditing client sites Small site owners who can audit within 500 URLs for free	Small and mid-sized agencies managing several client sites In-house teams that want daily rank tracking without an enterprise contract Teams that need white-label client reporting without buying a separate tool Freelancers moving up from free rank checkers
Pros	Free version crawls up to 500 URLs per crawl Runs on Windows, macOS and Linux Finds broken links, redirects, duplicate pages and metadata issues in one crawl Generates XML sitemaps from a crawl	Accurate, configurable rank tracking by location, device and search engine Daily rank checks are included on every plan, not reserved for the top tier Generous site audit limits — 250,000 pages a month on the entry plan Growth includes three manager seats where Core includes one Agency Pack adds white-label reports, 10 client seats and a lead generator A daily AI prompt allowance is built into both published plans Mobile apps for checking rankings on the go
Cons	Crawls beyond 500 URLs and the advanced features need a paid licence Technical crawling only: no keyword database, rank tracking or backlink index of its own A desktop application, so crawls run on your own machine rather than in the cloud Priced per user per year, with no monthly option on the pricing page	Keyword and backlink databases are smaller than the market leaders Entry pricing now sits close to Semrush, so it is no longer a clear budget option API access is a paid add-on rather than part of any subscription tier The Agency Pack and API add-ons both require annual billing No permanently free plan — the 14-day trial is the only free access
AI content generation	No	Yes
API access	No	Yes
Backlink analysis	No	Yes
Competitor analysis	No	Yes
Content optimization	No	Yes
Desktop app	Yes	No
Keyword research	No	Yes
Mobile app	No	Yes
Rank tracking	No	Yes
Reporting & dashboards	No	Yes
Roles & permissions	No	Yes
Site audit	Yes	Yes
White-label / custom branding	No	Yes

Common questions

Does Screaming Frog SEO Spider or SE Ranking have a free plan?: Screaming Frog SEO Spider has a free plan. SE Ranking does not, though it offers a free trial.
How long is the Screaming Frog SEO Spider and SE Ranking free trial?: SE Ranking offers a 14-day free trial. Screaming Frog SEO Spider does not offer one.

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