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Moz vs Screaming Frog SEO Spider

A long-established SEO platform with the Moz Domain Authority metric — keyword tracking, link analysis, and site audits for real estate SEO.

$99/mo (Standard)

Screaming Frog SEO Spider

A desktop website crawler for technical SEO audits — crawls your real estate site like Googlebot would and surfaces technical issues.

$259/yr (paid license)

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Moz vs Screaming Frog SEO Spider: feature comparison

Feature	Moz	Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Website Traffic Analytics	✗	✗
Keyword / Rank Tracking	✓	✗
Backlink Analysis	✓	✗
Technical SEO Audit	✓	✓
Competitor Analysis	✓	✗
Heatmaps / Session Replay	✗	✗
Custom Dashboards / Reports	✓	✗
Free Tier Available	✓	✓

Moz — Pros & Cons

Pros

Lower entry price than Semrush / Ahrefs
Domain Authority metric widely referenced
Solid keyword research and rank tracking
Community and educational resources

Cons

Feature depth lags Semrush / Ahrefs
Backlink index smaller than Ahrefs
Keyword difficulty data less reliable than competitors
Fewer integrations with modern AI tools

Screaming Frog SEO Spider — Pros & Cons

Pros

Deepest technical audit tool available
Free tier for sites under 500 URLs
Renders JavaScript (paid tier) for modern frameworks
Integrates with GSC, GA, and Ahrefs/Majestic

Cons

Desktop app only — no cloud version
Learning curve for non-technical users
Audit-only — not a monitoring tool
Paid license required for sites over 500 URLs

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