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Comparison

SEOLint
vs Screaming Frog

Screaming Frog: The most powerful SEO crawler on the market. Deep site-wide analysis with unmatched configurability.

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TL;DR

SEOLint is a focused single-page SEO auditor with an MCP server for Claude, LLM-ready fix prompts, a REST API, and a $79/month flat price. Screaming Frog is the most powerful seo crawler on the market. deep site-wide analysis with unmatched configurability. The right pick depends on whether you want the broader suite or an audit that fits inside a developer workflow.

Screaming Frog is the SEO spider almost every in-house team eventually installs. It crawls thousands of URLs, lets you regex-filter internal links, and produces CSVs no dashboard tool can match. SEOLint solves a narrower problem: one URL, results in under a minute, and a fix prompt you can paste into Claude or Cursor without reading a 40-column spreadsheet.

Side-by-side comparison

The features that matter when you are picking a tool for developer-led SEO.

Feature
SEOLint
Screaming Frog
Single-page SEO audit
Full site crawl (hundreds of pages)
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MCP server for Claude
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AI-generated fix prompts
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REST API
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Backlink analysis
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Rank tracking
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No install required
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Results in under 60 seconds
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Free tier available
Starting price
$79/month
£149/year

Why founders and developers choose us

What you get with SEOLint that Screaming Frog does not cover.

  • MCP server: Claude scans any URL natively from a conversation
  • LLM-ready fix prompt for every issue, paste into Claude, done
  • No install, runs in the browser or terminal
  • Results in under 60 seconds for single-page audits

Where Screaming Frog is different

Honest trade-offs. These are reasons you might still prefer Screaming Frog.

  • Desktop app: must be installed, no browser or CLI access
  • Steep learning curve with dozens of tabs and config options
  • No AI-generated fix instructions, exports raw data
  • No MCP integration for Claude or other AI tools

Which one should you pick?

Pick Screaming Frog if you own full-site audits for a mid-size or enterprise site and you are comfortable living inside a desktop app. Pick SEOLint if you ship code daily, want SEO checks that run in CI, and would rather have Claude rewrite the broken H1 tag than export another CSV.

Common questions

Is SEOLint better than Screaming Frog?
It depends on your needs. SEOLint is built for founders and developers who use Claude. Connect it as an MCP server in 2 minutes and Claude can scan any URL natively. Every issue comes with a LLM-ready fix prompt that Claude can execute directly on your codebase. Screaming Frog is better if you need a full SEO suite or site-wide crawling. If you want AI-native output and developer ergonomics, SEOLint is the focused choice.
Does SEOLint work as an MCP server for Claude?
Yes. Add one config block to Claude Desktop or Claude Code and Claude gains access to scan_website(), get_scan(), and list_scans() as native tools. You can ask Claude "scan my homepage and fix the critical issues" and it handles the full loop, no browser tab needed. Screaming Frog has no MCP integration.
How much does SEOLint cost compared to Screaming Frog?
SEOLint is $79/month, one flat price per site under agent watch. Includes weekly auto-scans, 200 AI credits/month bundled in (BYOK to skip the cap), MCP server, CLI, AI fix prompts, REST API, GitHub Actions, and the PR bot. No annual commitment, cancel anytime. Multi-site Custom plan available via email.

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