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Screaming Frog Pricing Plans & Tiers

Website crawler for technical SEO audits and analysis

OtherfreemiumFrom $0/mo

Pricing last verified: March 16, 2026

Data compiled by Arthur Jacquemin, Founder & Lead Analyst
Updated March 16, 2026
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Pricing Analysis

Screaming Frog's unusual licensing model (free with 500 URL limit, then tiered volume discounts: 20+ licenses €14.08/mo, 10-19 €14.92/mo, 5-9 €15.75/mo, 1-4 €16.58/mo) uses volume discounts in reverse. Individual freelancers pay €16.58/mo (highest per-license cost) while agencies with 20+ team members pay €14.08/mo (8% discount for aggregating purchases). This targets agencies, not freelancers—a rare B2B2B SaaS move.

Free version (500 URL crawl limit) is sufficient for small website SEO audits (500 URLs = ~500 pages, covering most small business websites). Freelancers and small agencies live on free tier for years until client scope exceeds 500 pages, then the per-license pricing creates budget conversations ('Do we buy licenses or use Sitebulb free tier?').

License pricing (€14-16/mo) is positioned below all enterprise SEO crawlers (Botify €500+/mo, OnCrawl €300+/mo), suggesting Screaming Frog targets technical SEO agencies and in-house teams at mid-market companies rather than enterprise procurement.

Strengths

  • Free tier (500 URL limit) is genuinely useful—most freelance audits are constrained by client scope, not tool limits, creating extended free-to-paid funnel that converts when client budgets expand.
  • Volume discounts on licenses create team incentive—an agency adding 5 SEO consultants pays 5×€15.75/mo (€78.75), making team expansion affordable vs. per-seat SaaS charging €50-100/user.
  • Unlimited URL crawl once licensed eliminates downstream pricing friction—agencies don't worry about hitting crawl limits mid-audit, vs. competitors (Sitebulb) that limit crawl depth and force custom pricing.

Considerations

  • Volume discount structure is confusing: 20+ licenses at €14.08/mo suggests Screaming Frog expects 40+ person teams at large agencies. Organizations with 5-19 person teams don't see meaningful discounts (€14.92-15.75/mo), reducing pricing appeal at mid-market.
  • Free version truncates advanced reports (crawl visualization, 3xx redirect chains, JavaScript rendering issues), creating artificial feature wall that forces upgrade for comprehensive audits.
  • Licensing model assumes team members each own a license—no floating licenses or shared infrastructure options, creating overprovisioning for agencies with seasonal hiring or consultants.
Ideal For

Technical SEO consultants and in-house SEO teams at mid-market companies running 100+ URL audits annually who need unlimited crawl depth at predictable per-person cost.

Pricing Takeaway

Screaming Frog inverts typical SaaS volume discounts to target agencies and teams, charging freelancers the highest per-seat cost while offering meaningful discounts only to 20+ person organizations.

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Pricing Plans (2)

Free

$0/mo
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Paid Version

$279/mo
  • ✓Find Broken Links, Errors & Redirects
  • ✓Analyse Page Titles & Meta Data
  • ✓Review Meta Robots & Directives
  • ✓Audit hreflang Attributes
  • ✓Discover Exact Duplicate Pages
  • ✓Generate XML Sitemaps
  • ✓Site Visualisations
  • ✓Scheduling
  • ✓Crawl Configuration
  • ✓Save & Open Crawls
  • ✓JavaScript Rendering
  • ✓Crawl Comparison
  • ✓Near Duplicate Content
  • ✓Custom robots.txt
  • ✓Mobile Usability
  • ✓AMP Crawling & Validation
  • ✓Structured Data & Validation
  • ✓Spelling & Grammar Checks
  • ✓Custom Source Code Search
  • ✓Custom Extraction
  • ✓Custom JavaScript
  • ✓Crawl with OpenAI & Gemini
  • ✓Google Analytics Integration
  • ✓Search Console Integration
  • ✓PageSpeed Insights Integration
  • ✓Accessibility Auditing
  • ✓Link Metrics Integration
  • ✓Forms Based Authentication
  • ✓Segmentation
  • ✓Looker Studio Crawl Report
  • ✓Free Technical Support
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Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Screaming Frog cost?
As of March 2026, Screaming Frog has a free tier and 1 paid plan starting from £279/mo. Pricing follows a freemium model.
Does Screaming Frog offer a free plan?
As of March 2026, yes, Screaming Frog offers a free plan. The free tier is a great way to test the platform before upgrading to a paid plan.
What pricing model does Screaming Frog use?
As of March 2026, Screaming Frog uses a freemium pricing model. This means you pay based on the tier that matches your team's requirements, which helps you scale costs as your team grows.
What features are included in Screaming Frog's plans?
As of March 2026, each plan in Screaming Frog includes 31 core features. Review the feature comparison above to see the exact breakdown at each pricing tier.

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