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| What matters | WebPageTest | Screaming Frog SEO Spider |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Developers diagnosing where page-loading time is spent. | Technical SEOs who need detailed crawl configuration and exports. |
| Pricing | Freemium. Free testing and paid options; current test allowances vary. | Freemium. Free crawling up to 500 URLs; paid licence unlocks additional features. |
| Capabilities | Waterfall analysis · Location and device settings · Performance tests | Broken-link discovery · Metadata audits · Canonical checks · Custom extraction |
| Limitations | Test conditions affect results. Detailed diagnostics require technical interpretation. | Large crawls depend on available computer resources. Advanced configuration has a learning curve. |
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