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Compare fit and tradeoffs before adding another tool to your workflow.
| What matters | Plausible Analytics | Screaming Frog SEO Spider |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Teams that want a simpler view of traffic and conversion events. | Technical SEOs who need detailed crawl configuration and exports. |
| Pricing | Paid. Hosted paid plans; consult the vendor for hosting and traffic limits. | Freemium. Free crawling up to 500 URLs; paid licence unlocks additional features. |
| Capabilities | Traffic reporting · Referral analysis · Goal tracking | Broken-link discovery · Metadata audits · Canonical checks · Custom extraction |
| Limitations | Analytics requires installation and configuration. It does not replace search-engine indexing reports. | Large crawls depend on available computer resources. Advanced configuration has a learning curve. |
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