Screaming Frog is a leading UK-based SEO agency and the creator of two industry-standard SEO tools: the Screaming Frog SEO Spider and the Log File Analyser. The SEO Spider, in particular, is a widely trusted desktop application used by SEO professionals for technical audits and website crawling.
The Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a powerful website crawler designed to find and analyze technical SEO elements quickly. It downloads the entire website’s structure and reports on key data points such as broken links (404 errors), redirect chains, and URLs blocked by robots.txt or meta robots tags. The tool also extracts essential on-page elements, including page titles, meta descriptions, headings (H1, H2), and image alt text, reporting on any missing or duplicated elements. It has advanced functionality to crawl JavaScript websites and render pages, providing an accurate view of how search engines see the content.
The second primary tool, the Log File Analyser, is used to upload and analyze server log files. This helps users understand how search engines like Google and Bing crawl and index their website, allowing for the identification of crawl budget issues, under-crawled pages, and the efficiency of the overall site structure.
Both tools are essential for Technical SEO Audits and are available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The company itself also offers a full suite of agency services, including Search Engine Optimisation, Paid Social Media, and Technical SEO consultancy.
