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Head-to-head · SEO Tools

Screaming Frog SEO Spider vs Mangools

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Screaming Frog SEO Spider #5 in SEO Tools 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 6 features Visit Screaming Frog
Mangools #8 in SEO Tools 8.7/10 Free plan · 10-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Mangools

Screaming Frog SEO Spider leads on 0 checks, Mangools on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreScreaming Frog SEO Spider · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Mangools
  • Most featuresMangools · 5 of 6

Screaming Frog SEO Spider scores higher on our rubric for seo tools: 9.0 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #8.

Screaming Frog SEO Spider is the better fit for technical SEO crawling specialists. Mangools is the better fit for small teams wanting approachable SEO research.

  • Screaming Frog SEO Spider fits best

    Technical SEO crawling specialists

  • Mangools fits best

    Small teams wanting approachable SEO research

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Side by side

Feature Screaming Frog SEO Spider 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Mangools 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.7
Ranking #5 in SEO Tools #8 in SEO Tools
Best for Technical SEO crawling specialists Small teams wanting approachable SEO research
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price — —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 10 days
Money-back guarantee 14 days 48 days
Deployment Desktop Cloud, Browser extension
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Web, Chrome extension
Support Email, Tickets, Phone, Docs Email, Live chat, Docs
Integrations 10 integrations 2 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Screaming Frog SEO Spider 3/6 · Mangools 5/6
Keyword research Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Rank tracking Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Site audit ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Backlink analysis ✓ ✓
Competitor research Not checked yet ✓ (best)
API access ✓ ✓
Specs
Tracked keywords Not checked yet 200 keywords
Our review
Pros
  • Deep crawling, rendering, duplicate analysis, and issue detection
  • Custom extraction with XPath, CSS Path, or regex
  • Windows, macOS, and Linux support with broad integrations
  • Covers keywords, SERPs, rankings, backlinks, domains, and competitors
  • Offers web, browser extension, REST API, and reporting workflows
  • Includes a free plan and a 200-keyword Basic tracking limit
Cons
  • Free crawls are limited to 500 URLs per crawl
  • SEO Spider itself has no API access
  • Does not provide verified keyword research or rank tracking
  • Paid plan prices are not shown here
  • Site analysis is not the same as a dedicated site-audit workflow
  • Advanced needs may require comparing limits across paid tiers
Our verdict

Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a desktop website crawler for SEOs, agencies, and brands conducting technical SEO audits. It examines broken links, errors, redirects, page titles, meta descriptions, robots directives, hreflang, duplicate…

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Mangools is a web-based SEO suite for marketers, freelance SEOs, agencies, and business owners who need approachable research across several core workflows. Its product family combines KWFinder for keyword research, SERPChecker for…

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  1. Screaming Frog SEO SpiderSEO Tools 9.0Free plan
  2. MangoolsSEO Tools 8.7Free plan · 10-day trial

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Screaming Frog SEO Spider — where it wins

    • Deep crawling, rendering, duplicate analysis, and issue detection
    • Custom extraction with XPath, CSS Path, or regex
    • Windows, macOS, and Linux support with broad integrations

    Where it doesn't

    • Free crawls are limited to 500 URLs per crawl
    • SEO Spider itself has no API access
    • Does not provide verified keyword research or rank tracking

  • Mangools — where it wins

    • Covers keywords, SERPs, rankings, backlinks, domains, and competitors
    • Offers web, browser extension, REST API, and reporting workflows
    • Includes a free plan and a 200-keyword Basic tracking limit

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid plan prices are not shown here
    • Site analysis is not the same as a dedicated site-audit workflow
    • Advanced needs may require comparing limits across paid tiers
  • Screaming Frog SEO Spider9.0/10 · Free plan

    A deep desktop crawler for technical SEO audits, but not a complete keyword or rank-tracking suite.

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  • Mangools8.7/10 · Free plan · 10-day trial

    An approachable SEO suite with broad research coverage and a free starting point.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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