HONEST ALTERNATIVE · SEO + AI VISIBILITY
Screaming Frog is a powerful desktop crawler for SEO professionals who need deep crawl data, redirect mapping, and custom export workflows. DeepSEOAnalysis is a cloud-based alternative: no installation, full audit in the browser, real CrUX Core Web Vitals, CMS-specific fixes, and a GEO score for AI-search visibility. It is not a replacement for power-user crawl workflows — but it covers everything a free in-browser audit needs to cover.
At a glance
The useful answer is not “which tool is best?” It is which tool fits the job you need done this week.
| Criterion | Competitor | DeepSEOAnalysis |
|---|---|---|
| How you run it | Desktop app you install on Windows, Mac, or Linux. Crawls from your machine — useful for large sites, custom export workflows, and offline analysis. | Cloud-based: paste a URL, get a full report in the browser. No installation, no configuration, works on any device. |
| Free access | Free tier crawls up to 500 URLs per crawl. Unlimited crawls require a licence (~£149/year). The 500-URL cap blocks most real site audits. | Full audit report is free with no signup, no email gate, and no URL cap on the report itself. |
| AI visibility / GEO | Screaming Frog is a technical crawl tool. AI-citation readiness, llms.txt, and GEO scoring are not part of its feature set. | GEO score covers AI crawler access, llms.txt, FAQPage/HowTo schema, question-heading ratio, and content chunkability. |
| Core Web Vitals | Integrates with PageSpeed Insights and CrUX via API keys for performance data. | Real Google CrUX field data (actual Chrome users) included by default in the audit — no API keys required. |
| CMS-specific fixes | Surface-level flags (duplicate titles, missing meta). Fixes are not CMS-aware. | WordPress and Shopify-aware remediation — names the plugin setting, theme file, or template variable causing the issue. |
| Shareable reports | Exports to CSV/Excel for analysis. Reports are spreadsheets, not shareable URLs. | Every audit generates a shareable URL — paste it into a GitHub issue, Slack message, or client email. |
| Best fit | SEO professionals who need deep crawl data, redirect mapping, log file analysis, and custom export workflows on large or complex sites. | Founders, in-house marketers, and agencies that need an ungated audit, GEO score, and client-ready shareable link without installing software. |
What each product is
Screaming Frog excels at large-site technical crawls: redirect chain analysis, orphan page detection, log file imports, custom extraction, and deep data exports to Excel or Google Sheets. It is a professional's crawl tool that rewards investment in learning.
DeepSEOAnalysis is strongest when you need to audit a site quickly and share the result. No installation, no account, no CSV to interpret — the report explains what is broken, why it matters, and what to fix, in a URL you can paste anywhere.
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Pricing comparison
FAQ
Not for power users. Screaming Frog is the tool of choice for large-site crawls, redirect chains, log file analysis, and custom data exports. DeepSEOAnalysis is a better fit when you need a full-report audit with GEO scoring that anyone can access without installing software or hitting a 500-URL cap.
Yes, up to 500 URLs per crawl. Unlimited crawls require a licence (~£149/year). For most sites with more than a few dozen pages, the free cap makes a full audit impractical.
Not natively. Screaming Frog crawls HTML and checks technical SEO signals. It does not have built-in checks for llms.txt, AI crawler bot access, GEO score, or AI-citation readiness.
The two tools complement each other. Use Screaming Frog for deep crawl data and export workflows on large sites; use DeepSEOAnalysis for the GEO score, CrUX field data, CMS-specific fix instructions, and a shareable audit URL.
Full report · no email gate
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