Side-by-side comparison of two listed Marketing tools — real listing data only, no paid placement.
On record, they differ in: platforms (Screaming Frog SEO Spider 3 official install links found vs FrogDR 1 — store/installer links only); unique tags (Screaming Frog SEO Spider 2: #crawler #site-audit vs FrogDR 2: #domain-rating #backlinks); category rank (Screaming Frog SEO Spider #12 vs FrogDR #22). Same pricing model (Freemium) and category (Marketing). Listing facts only — not a recommendation.
The desktop crawler every technical SEO relies on
Screaming Frog's SEO Spider crawls websites like a search engine to surface broken links, redirect chains, duplicate content, metadata issues and JavaScript rendering problems. Free up to 500 URLs, licensed beyond.
Published 2026-08-06 · Links checked 2026-09-14
Track your Domain Rating daily and stay motivated to build backlinks
FrogDR monitors the Domain Rating of your websites in one dashboard, notifies you when DR changes and gamifies link building with goals, milestones and a public leaderboard popular among indie hackers.
Published 2026-08-06 · Links checked 2026-09-14
| Screaming Frog SEO Spider | FrogDR | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Category | Marketing | Marketing |
| Rank in Marketing | Position #12 of 64 | Position #22 of 64 |
| Alternatives listed | 11 → | 12 → |
| Shared tags | #seo | |
| Unique tags | #crawler #site-audit | #domain-rating #backlinks |
| Platforms | macOS · Windows · Linux | Web app (installable) |
| Pricing page | Not detected on official site (checked 2026-09-15) | Pick your membership |
| Company | Screaming Frog | Not detected on official site (checked 2026-09-16) |
| In their own words | We run remarkably successful search engine optimisation (SEO) and paid search (PPC) campaigns using a unique blend of data, technology & creativity.— official site (homepage description), checked | FrogDR helps you tracking and growing your Domain Rating. Get more backlinks, improve your SEO and increase your Domain Authority.— official site (homepage description), checked |
| Official channels | X (Twitter)LinkedInYouTubeInstagramFacebookdeclared on www.screamingfrog.co.uk via schema.org sameAs | — |
| Official website | www.screamingfrog.co.uk | frogdr.com |
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Rank = neutral rotation by listing ID, not a quality score · how it works
Only platforms with an official store or installer link are listed; others may exist.
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is Freemium; FrogDR is Freemium. Both are listed in Marketing on ToolDock.
What they have in common: #seo
Screaming Frog SEO Spider is listed as freemium (free tier alongside paid plans); FrogDR is listed as freemium (free tier alongside paid plans). Pricing label set at listing time; official pricing page linked where verified — see each official website for current details.
Both are Marketing tools listed on ToolDock, and they share the tag seo.
ToolDock keeps a tag-matched alternatives list for each: see Screaming Frog SEO Spider alternatives and FrogDR alternatives.