For years, Screaming Frog has been our go-to tool for performing in-depth and complex technical SEO audits for both small and large scale clients. However, Screaming Frog has one major limitation: it is only available for desktop use. To tackle this, we created Creeper SEO Audit, which includes automated daily crawls in the cloud, and makes collaboration between stakeholders and internal teams simple.
| Feature | Creeper SEO Audit | Screaming Frog |
|---|---|---|
| On-Page SEO Analysis | ||
| Internal Links Analysis | ||
| External Links Analysis | ||
| Localization Analysis | ||
| Automated Scheduled Crawls | Limited | |
| Google Analytics Integration | ||
| Data Studio Integration< | ||
| PSI Analysis | ||
| Core Web Vital Monitoring | ||
| Audit Comparison | ||
| Teams Collaboration | ||
| White Labelled Reporting | ||
| In-depth SEO Issues Segmentation | ||
| Audit Visualization | ||
| Pre-defined Reporting | ||
| Cost Efficient | ||
| Cloud Hosted |
Creeper SEO Audit runs in the cloud, which means that you, your team, and your clients can access the technical SEO reports generated by Creeper SEO Audit from any device, browser, and location. Screaming Frog, on the other hand, is a desktop-only tool, making it difficult to run larger crawls and collaborate with teams.
“We at Creeper are a fully remote team, so easy collaboration is essential. The crawl scheduling and collaboration nightmare led us to develop Creeper SEO Audit, which has made collaboration between our team and clients extremely efficient because they can monitor progress in real time without having to share crawl data and reports individually.”
Muhammad Hamza Mazhar, Lead Developer and Technical SEO Expert at Creeper.
The non-intuitive Screaming Frog dashboard makes it extremely difficult for non-technical users to extract data from it; this, in turn, complicates the reporting process for clients because crawl data must be converted into client-friendly format.
Creeper SEO Audit includes 10 pre-configured reports, as well as a super simple and interactive SEO Issues report that allows you to easily segment and filter the issues.
Furthermore, Creeper SEO Audit organizes your projects and crawl reports from the start, making it easier for the average user to access them without confusion. Screaming Frog, on the other hand, stores all audit reports in a massive list, making it difficult to distinguish between them.
Creeper SEO Audit includes a preconfigured comparison integration between the most recent crawls, so when reviewing audit reports, you'll have a clear picture of what has changed between audits. Unlike Screaming Frog, you must first switch to the comparison mode before selecting two different crawls to compare, making the audit comparison process much more tedious, time-consuming, and confusing.
Website speed performance monitoring is one of the most important technical SEO factors, influencing not only ranking and crawling but also user behavior on a website.
The majority of tools include PageSpeed Insights and/or Lighthouse performance reports, as does Screaming Frog, but speed performance monitoring limited to simulated lab data is never enough for making speed performance decisions because real-user access from various networks and devices cannot be replicated by simulation-based lab tools.
This is where Creeper SEO Audit comes in; it includes the GDPR compliant Core Web Vital real-user monitoring tool, allowing you to track real-user speed experience and optimize your website based on your users' needs.
You probably expect us to show a bias towards our tool, but we will conclude with a completely unbiased opinion. We've loved Screaming Frog for a long time and still do. We believe that Screaming Frog has unique strengths in terms of crawl and audit customization.
However, for auditing automation, speed crawling, cloud capabilities, crawl comparison, and team collaboration, Creeper SEO Audit is a clear choice. Setting it up is simple. You sign up, create the project, and Creeper SEO Audit will handle the rest. There's no need to worry about hardware requirements or software installation setup.
Creeper SEO Audit also includes Core Web Vitals, a Real-User Monitoring tool that is a game changer in terms of providing comprehensive coverage for technical SEO audits. A feature missing from the majority of enterprise-grade technical SEO tools, including Screaming Frog.
If you haven't tried Creeper SEO Audit yet, you can do so for free; we provide a free sign-up option that does not require a credit card. It's free for life and will give you an idea of what you can expect from a fully enabled account with significant crawling requirements. If you want to learn more about the product, you can schedule a demo here.
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