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Head-to-head · Technical SEO Software

CrawlZilla vs Crawlr

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
CrawlZilla #5 in Technical SEO Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit CrawlZilla
Crawlr #7 in Technical SEO Software 7.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Crawlr

CrawlZilla leads on 1 check, Crawlr on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresCrawlZilla · 4 of 5

CrawlZilla and Crawlr score identically on our rubric (7.9 out of 10) for technical seo software; CrawlZilla sits at #5 and Crawlr at #7 in our editorial ranking, so the choice comes down to fit.

CrawlZilla leads on crawl limit: 100000 pages/crawl versus 5000 pages/crawl.

CrawlZilla is the better fit for large sites needing high crawl capacity. Crawlr is the better fit for developers needing affordable automated crawling.

  • CrawlZilla fits best

    Large sites needing high crawl capacity

  • Crawlr fits best

    Developers needing affordable automated crawling

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Side by side

Feature CrawlZilla 7.9/10 Visit ↗ Crawlr 7.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.9 7.9
Ranking #5 in Technical SEO Software #7 in Technical SEO Software
Best for Large sites needing high crawl capacity Developers needing affordable automated crawling
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — $8/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Features CrawlZilla 4/5 · Crawlr 3/5
Scheduled crawls ✓ ✓
JavaScript rendering ✓ ✓
Log-file analysis Not checked yet Not checked yet
Structured data audit ✓ (best) Not checked yet
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Crawl limit 100000 pages/crawl (best) 5000 pages/crawl
Our review
Pros
  • Crawls up to 10,000,000 URLs per crawl on Ultimate
  • Audits 40+ SEO data points per URL
  • Combines JavaScript, Lighthouse, hreflang, and structured-data audits
  • JavaScript rendering compares raw HTML with rendered output
  • Scheduled and post-deployment crawls support recurring audits
  • Developer API, visualizations, and multiple export formats aid workflows
Cons
  • Integrations are absent
  • Premium starts at £39.99 per month
  • The product is available on web only
  • Paid plans are displayed as monthly prices billed annually
  • Integrations include Google PageSpeed Insights
  • The Free plan is limited to 500 tokens and one concurrent crawl
Our verdict

CrawlZilla is a browser-based technical SEO crawler for SEO professionals, agencies, developers, and businesses auditing websites at scale. It crawls HTML, images, JavaScript, CSS, and PDFs, reporting on more than 40 SEO data points per…

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Crawlr is a cloud-based technical SEO crawler and website audit tool for developers, agencies, consultants, SaaS and ecommerce teams, and in-house SEO professionals. It discovers pages through links and XML sitemaps, including subdomains…

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  1. CrawlZillaTechnical SEO Software 7.9Free plan
  2. CrawlrTechnical SEO Software 7.9Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • CrawlZilla — where it wins

    • Crawls up to 10,000,000 URLs per crawl on Ultimate
    • Audits 40+ SEO data points per URL
    • Combines JavaScript, Lighthouse, hreflang, and structured-data audits

    Where it doesn't

    • Integrations are absent
    • Premium starts at £39.99 per month
    • The product is available on web only
  • Crawlr — where it wins

    • JavaScript rendering compares raw HTML with rendered output
    • Scheduled and post-deployment crawls support recurring audits
    • Developer API, visualizations, and multiple export formats aid workflows

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid plans are displayed as monthly prices billed annually
    • Integrations include Google PageSpeed Insights
    • The Free plan is limited to 500 tokens and one concurrent crawl

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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