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Features

Everything an SEO needs.
Nothing you don't.

Ten capabilities that separate Crawl Cove from a raw-data crawler. Every feature is included on every plan — no per-feature paywalls, no URL caps. Monthly or yearly plans from £14.99/mo.

Windows only desktop app for Windows 10 and 11 — no Mac or Linux version

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Features

Everything an SEO needs.
Nothing you don't.

  • Plain-English fixes

    Every finding pairs with an AI-written explanation of what's wrong, why it hurts rankings, and how to fix it — while the findings stay 100% deterministic.

    • Each issue includes a plain-English title, a "why it matters" paragraph, and a step-by-step fix.
    • AI explanations are generated at audit time and cached locally — no live API call on every view.
    • The underlying issue counts and URLs are deterministic — only the prose is AI-assisted.
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  • Built for agencies

    Manage every client site in one local app with separate projects, histories, and reports. Built around a multi-client workflow, not one crawl at a time.

    • Projects are fully isolated — client A's data never mixes with client B's.
    • Switch clients in one click; each project remembers its own settings, credentials, and audit history.
    • Export per-client PDF or CSV reports directly from the audit view.
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  • Real ranking data — free

    Native Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools shows actual impressions, clicks, and queries alongside the crawl. Fix what earns traffic first.

    • Impressions, clicks, CTR, and average position mapped to each crawled URL.
    • Bing Webmaster Tools included alongside GSC — no separate setup per integration.
    • Issues are sorted by traffic impact, so the highest-value fixes surface first.
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  • Core Web Vitals from real users

    Built-in CrUX pulls real 28-day field data from the Chrome User Experience Report, plus Lighthouse lab scores on every audit — no paid PageSpeed API key to wire up. Free and first-class.

    • LCP, INP, and CLS from the Chrome User Experience Report — real 28-day field data from actual visitors, not lab simulations.
    • Lighthouse performance, accessibility, best-practices, and SEO scores alongside field data.
    • CWV scores are stored per audit so you can track trends over multiple crawls.
    • Uses the free CrUX API — no billing or quota management.
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  • Zero per-feature paywalls

    No 500-URL cap, no locked scheduling, no gated JS rendering or integrations. Runs on free, open data sources with no feature gates.

    • Crawl unlimited URLs — no per-crawl caps or throttle tiers.
    • JS rendering, scheduled crawls, and all integrations included in the base license.
    • Every plan — Solo, Studio and Agency — unlocks the full feature set; the plans differ only by how many client projects and devices they cover.
    No caps

  • Catches what JavaScript hides

    A sampled, fully-rendered crawl pass via a real headless browser surfaces content, links, and issues that only appear after JS runs — SPAs audited accurately.

    • Headless Chromium renders a sampled subset of pages on every crawl.
    • JS-injected links, lazy-loaded images, and client-side metadata are all captured.
    • Works with Next.js, Nuxt, Gatsby, and any SPA framework without extra config.
    Headless crawl

  • Tracks whether fixes worked

    Every audit is versioned and stored locally, so you can compare crawls over time and prove improvements to clients with real data.

    • Side-by-side crawl comparison: see exactly which issues appeared, were fixed, or regressed.
    • Issue count trends graphed over time — useful for client reporting.
    • All audit data stored locally in SQLite — no cloud required, no sync fees.
    History

  • Smart check packs

    Detects WordPress automatically and adds a dedicated pack of WordPress-only checks on top of the standard crawl — no manual rule configuration required.

    • WordPress pack: exposed generator version, reachable xmlrpc.php, an open /wp-content/uploads/ listing, default ?p= permalinks, and images missing width/height.
    • Not on WordPress? Nothing extra fires. Detection is passive, so other sites get the full standard crawl and no additional requests to your server.
    • Platform detection is automatic — you never need to select it manually.
    Auto-detect

  • Prioritised by severity

    Every issue carries a default severity, giving a ranked to-do list of highest-impact fixes first — not buried across tabs.

    • Five severity levels: Critical, High, Medium, Low and Info — each colour-coded so the list scans at a glance.
    • Ranked by severity weighted against each page's Search Console impressions, so the issues on pages people actually see come first.
    • Any check can be re-scored to a different severity — or switched off entirely — per site.
    High impact first

  • Private and local by design

    Crawl data and client info never leave the machine — stored locally, secrets encrypted. Server contact is licence checks and updates only.

    • All crawl data, client names, and audit results stored in a local SQLite database.
    • API keys and credentials encrypted at rest using the OS keychain.
    • No analytics, no telemetry, no data sent to Crawl Cove servers during a crawl.
    Private

Comparison

How Crawl Cove compares.

A direct feature comparison with Screaming Frog SEO Spider.

Feature comparison between Crawl Cove and Screaming Frog SEO Spider. A checkmark means the feature is included; a warning triangle means it is limited or requires additional setup; a cross means the feature is not available.
Plain-English fixes per issue Crawl Cove Built-in Screaming Frog Raw data only
Multi-client projects & history Crawl Cove Native Screaming Frog One crawl at a time
Google Search Console + Bing Crawl Cove Free Screaming Frog Limited / setup
Core Web Vitals (CrUX + Lighthouse) Crawl Cove Free, every audit Screaming Frog Paid API key
URL cap on free use Crawl Cove None Screaming Frog 500 URLs
JS-rendered crawl Crawl Cove Sampled, included Screaming Frog Behind license
Historical trend / versioned audits Crawl Cove Built-in Screaming Frog None
Structured data / schema validation Crawl Cove Every page Screaming Frog Extraction only
AI search visibility (GEO) Crawl Cove llms.txt + answerability Screaming Frog Not available
Hreflang / international SEO Crawl Cove Reconciled site-wide Screaming Frog Reporting only
Severity-ranked to-do list Crawl Cove Default Screaming Frog Manual across tabs
Local & private by design Crawl Cove Crawl data stays on your machine Screaming Frog Cloud API integrations
Included Limited / requires setup Not available

What it checks

One crawl, every check.

Crawl Cove is a broken link checker, Core Web Vitals checker, on-page SEO checker and more — in a single desktop audit. Explore what it finds:

And what it does not do

Three things people reasonably expect from an SEO crawler that Crawl Cove does not claim. Each page explains what we give you instead:

Stop guessing.
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Crawl Cove runs on your machine, connects to your real ranking data, and tells you exactly what to fix first — no per-feature paywalls, no spreadsheets, no guesswork.

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