Independent comparison based on public product information and hands-on testing. Lil Robots is not affiliated with or endorsed by Screaming Frog.
Choose Lil Robots when your priority is moving from a crawl issue to the source URL and an exportable fix. Start free, audit larger sites in focused batches, keep crawl data on your Mac, and upgrade when you want unlimited crawls, JavaScript rendering, or Advanced Link Analysis.
Free mode includes separate allowances for 100 page URLs, 100 selected resource URLs, and 100 analyzed hyperlinks per crawl. Audit larger sites manually in separate batches. No payment card or licence key is required.
Quick answer
Screaming Frog provides a larger URL allowance in one free crawl. Lil Robots includes domain, subdomain, subfolder, and URL-list scopes in Free mode, with separate allowances for pages, selected resources, and analyzed hyperlinks.
Choose Lil Robots if
Choose Screaming Frog if
Side-by-side
The URL count is only part of the workflow. Lil Robots lets you divide a larger site into focused crawl sessions whether a section path ends in a slash or not. Screaming Frog supports free subfolder crawling when the start URL ends in a slash and returns 200; its documented fallback for other URL structures is the licensed Include feature.
Free allowances
Each crawl includes up to 100 page URLs, 100 resources of the types you choose, and 100 analyzed hyperlinks. Run focused passes by domain, subdomain, subfolder, or URL list without a card or licence key.
How much one crawl can cover
Lil Robots
100 page URLs plus 100 selected resource URLs
The allowances are separate and include analysis of up to 100 hyperlinks per crawl.
Screaming Frog
Up to 500 URLs per free crawl
A paid licence is required to remove the crawl limit.
Keep a crawl inside one section of a site
Lil Robots
Included in Free mode
Treats paths such as /services and /services/ as the same section boundary.
Screaming Frog
Depends on the site URL structure in Free mode
The start folder must end in / and return 200. If /folder/ redirects to /folder, strict scoping requires the licensed Include feature.
Images, CSS, JavaScript, media, and other selected assets
Lil Robots
100 resource URLs in Free, separate from the 100-page allowance
Free adds selected resources to Pages. Advanced Link Analysis shows every page-to-resource relationship.
Screaming Frog
500 URLs total in Free mode
A paid licence removes the total crawl limit and unlocks advanced features.
What happens after the crawl
Lil Robots
Trace the source URL and export a suggested fix
Built to turn findings into implementation-ready work.
Screaming Frog
Broad exports, reports, and advanced analysis
Best suited to users who need its wider specialist toolset.
When you are ready to remove limits
Lil Robots
$179/year for Pro Yearly
Unlimited pages and resources, JavaScript rendering, and Advanced Link Analysis included.
Screaming Frog
$279/year per licensed user in USD
Each person who uses the paid software needs a licence.
Who can use the paid software and where
Lil Robots
Up to 3 active devices with Pro Yearly
The device allowance is managed from the licence account.
Screaming Frog
One authorised user per licence
That user may install it on multiple controlled devices, but may use only one instance at a time.
Where site data is handled
Lil Robots
Processed locally on your Mac
No cloud crawl project is required.
Screaming Frog
Desktop crawler with local RAM or database storage
Also offers a local desktop workflow.
Operating-system support
Lil Robots
Purpose-built for macOS
A focused Mac desktop experience.
Screaming Frog
macOS, Windows, and Linux
The better fit when cross-platform support is required.
Lil Robots Free limits each crawl separately to 100 page URLs, 100 selected resource URLs, and 100 analyzed hyperlinks. Resources appear in Pages; Advanced Link Analysis adds every page-to-resource relationship. Pro and Agency remove those crawl limits. Lil Robots plan details are available in the plan comparison and crawler terms. Screaming Frog details are sourced from its official pricing page and product FAQ, subfolder guide and licence terms. Information reviewed September 24, 2026; subfolder behavior tested with Screaming Frog 23.3 Unlicensed. Screaming Frog and its product names are trademarks of their respective owner.
Try a real workflow
Use the public Lil Robots fixture site to see the complete issue-to-fix workflow without putting client data into a demo.
Start with the demo fixture workflow in the docs.
Open an issue and identify the affected source URL.
Download a fix list and judge whether the handoff is usable.
Download Lil Robots free, run one audit, and compare the evidence and export with the crawler you use today.