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Screaming Frog vs Sitebulb: licence or subscription?
For a full year, one Screaming Frog licence ($279) undercuts Sitebulb Pro ($425 billed yearly, $504 billed monthly). For shorter jobs it flips: Sitebulb Pro by the month is cheaper until month 7.
A year of crawling, one or two people
| How you pay | 1 user, a year | 2 users, a year |
|---|---|---|
| Screaming Frog licenceper user, renewed yearly | $279 | $558 |
| Sitebulb Pro, billed monthly12 monthly payments | $504 | $636 |
| Sitebulb Pro, billed yearly15% off monthly | $425 | $540.60 |
| Sitebulb Lite, billed yearlyaudits up to 10,000 URLs; 1 user | $180 | – |
Sitebulb's second user costs $11 a month or $115.60 a year, as its page states for adding one user; it doesn't show prices for bigger Pro teams without its interactive selector, so they aren't priced here.
The break-even month
Month by month, Sitebulb Pro costs $42. A Screaming Frog licence is paid once for the year, so the subscription costs more from month 7 on (month 11 for two people). For a short audit project, monthly Sitebulb is the cheaper way to rent a full crawler; for a year-round crawler, the licence wins.
Teams
| Screaming Frog users | Per licence | A year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $279 | $279 |
| 5 | $265 | $1,325 |
| 10 | $249 | $2,490 |
| 20 | $235 | $4,700 |
Sitebulb Cloud starts at $125 a month, for two or more users.
Free tiers
Screaming Frog's free version crawls up to 500 URLs. Sitebulb's cheapest paid plan, Lite, audits up to 10,000 URLs for $18 a month.
Crawler costs, answered
Is Screaming Frog or Sitebulb cheaper?
For a year's use by one person without a crawl cap, Screaming Frog ($279) is cheapest; Sitebulb Pro costs $425 billed yearly. Sitebulb Lite is $180 a year but audits only up to 10,000 URLs.
When is Sitebulb cheaper than a Screaming Frog licence?
When you need a crawler for less than 7 months: Sitebulb Pro billed monthly ($42) passes a $279 Screaming Frog licence in month 7, and in month 11 for two users.
How much do Screaming Frog licences cost for a team?
$1,325 a year for 5 users ($265 each), $2,490 for 10 ($249 each) and $4,700 for 20 ($235 each).
Is there a cloud version?
Sitebulb Cloud starts at $125 a month, for 2 or more users.
The quotes behind these prices: Screaming Frog licence cost · Sitebulb pricing. Teams of any size on every tool: cost per user.
Prices read from each vendor's own pricing page on .