Best Screaming Frog SEO Spider alternatives

Comparison

Tool	Price from	Free plan	Category
Screaming Frog SEO Spider	279 USD/yr	yes	SEO
Ahrefs	129 USD/mo	trial	SEO
Semrush	117.33 USD/mo	yes	SEO
NEURONwriter	23 USD/mo	trial	SEO
Surfer	82 EUR/mo	trial	SEO
vidIQ	not listed	yes	SEO
OnRanko	not listed	?	SEO
Senuto	35 EUR/mo	trial	SEO
Frase	39 USD/mo	trial	SEO

Each alternative in short

1. Ahrefs

All-in-one SEO and AI search marketing platform for tracking rankings, competitors, brand mentions in AI answers, and website health.

There is a free trial. The homepage offers a free sign-up option and free tools such as the AI Visibility Checker, AI Writing Tools, SEO Browser Extension and Word Count, plus free website health monitoring and Web Analytics. The pricing page lists paid plans only, so the scope of a free trial is not specified in the text.

2. Semrush

All-in-one SEO and AI search visibility platform for tracking, researching, and growing brand presence across Google, AI answers, ads, and social.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan: 1 demo project, 10 reports per day across vital tools, help center and basic onboarding, and AI Visibility features. No credit card required.

3. NEURONwriter

Content optimisation platform for SEO, AI Overviews and answer engines, used by freelancers, SMBs and enterprises.

There is a free trial. 7-day free trial under the Gold plan terms, no credit card required.

4. Surfer

Content optimization and AI visibility platform helping SEO and marketing teams rank on Google and get cited by ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity.

There is a free trial. Free tools include a free AI visibility audit, a Chrome extension, AI detector and AI humanizer, plus a free AI search optimization course. The main platform is offered as a free start option on the homepage ('Start for Free'), with limits not specified in the provided text.

5. vidIQ

AI-powered YouTube growth tool offering keyword research, video SEO, thumbnail help and content ideas for creators.

Yes, there is a free plan. Free plan includes limited access to the most popular tools, 150 AI credits per month, niche trends, content ideas and AI Coach tips.

6. OnRanko

Agency and product suite offering AI SEO automation (Serplux), no-code web scraping with API (OnWebScraper), and custom AI agents for marketing and data teams.

The vendor does not state this clearly on the homepage or pricing page.

7. Senuto

SEO and content marketing platform with keyword, visibility, backlink and rank tracking data plus AI writing tools for marketers and agencies.

There is a free trial. 14-day free trial of the Basic plan.

8. Frase

AI platform for SEO and GEO content: audits, researches, writes, publishes and monitors pages to rank on Google and get cited by AI tools.

There is a free trial. 7-day free trial, no credit card required.

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