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| What matters | PageSpeed Insights | Screaming Frog SEO Spider |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Developers and site owners investigating loading performance. | Technical SEOs who need detailed crawl configuration and exports. |
| Pricing | Free. Free web interface. | Freemium. Free crawling up to 500 URLs; paid licence unlocks additional features. |
| Capabilities | Mobile and desktop tests · Performance diagnostics · Lab measurements · Field data when available | Broken-link discovery · Metadata audits · Canonical checks · Custom extraction |
| Limitations | Field data may be unavailable for low-traffic pages. Lab results vary between runs. | Large crawls depend on available computer resources. Advanced configuration has a learning curve. |
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