Crawlix

Crawlix is desktop software for auditing websites across technical SEO, content, performance, and accessibility. It runs on Linux and Windows and describes more than 100 checks across nine categories, including on-page SEO, links, images, structured data, security, and international SEO. Chromium-based rendering supports JavaScript-heavy sites and detects frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, Next.js, Nuxt, Gatsby, and Svelte. Crawlix checks 13 AI crawler directives and can generate robots.txt and llms.txt templates. Crawl data is stored locally in SQLite, and earlier crawls can be reviewed offline. The free tier includes all checks, one project, and up to 100 pages per crawl, with no time limit; CSV and JSON exports are available there. PDF and Excel exports require Pro. Pro costs $15 a month, while Agency costs $45 a month and allows unlimited pages and projects. Google Search Console and PageSpeed Insights integrations are listed for Pro. Licenses are tied to devices, and transferring to a new device requires contacting support.

Crawlix offers a local desktop crawl workflow, with a limited free tier and larger paid plans. Check the device limit and export requirements when choosing a plan.

Crawlix suits people auditing websites on Linux or Windows. The maker positions Pro for freelancers and consultants, and Agency for agencies and teams.

Crawlix is a desktop SEO crawler for Windows and Linux, built for people who want broad site audits and keep crawl data on their own machine. Its free plan is useful for small sites; larger crawls, more projects, and team use require a paid tier.

Overview

Crawlix brings technical, content, performance, and accessibility auditing into one desktop tool. Its 102+ checks span nine categories, including links, images, structured data, security, and international SEO, making it a broader audit option than a crawler focused only on URL discovery. Log-file analysis and structured data auditing extend its reach, while the 100-page Free limit keeps that plan best suited to small sites or initial checks.

Crawl data is stored locally in SQLite, and past crawls can be reviewed offline. The maker says data stays on the user's machine and describes Crawlix as GDPR and CCPA compliant. That local-first model will appeal to users who prefer not to keep crawl data in a hosted service, though it is a desktop workflow rather than a web-based team workspace.

Key features

Chromium-based rendering supports JavaScript-heavy sites and detects React, Vue, Angular, Next.js, Nuxt, Gatsby, and Svelte. That makes Crawlix relevant for modern sites whose content may not be fully visible to a basic crawler. It also checks 13 AI crawler directives and generates robots.txt and llms.txt templates, giving site owners tools to review crawler access.

Exports include CSV, JSON, PDF, Excel, and interactive HTML. Free users get CSV and JSON; PDF and Excel are Pro features. Google Search Console and PageSpeed Insights are Pro integrations. Looker Studio, Google Sheets, Slack notifications, and a REST API are listed as coming soon, so they should not factor into a purchase decision today. The product does not offer API access.

Pricing

The Free plan costs $0 forever and allows 100 pages per crawl, one project, one device, and two concurrent connections. It includes all 100+ checks with no time limit, so it is a useful way to audit a small site without a subscription. Its page cap and single project make it unsuitable for ongoing work across larger sites.

Pro starts at $15/mo. Billed monthly, it raises the limit to 50,000 pages per crawl and includes 20 projects, five scheduled crawls, and one device. It is intended for freelancers and consultants; the main trade-off is that a single device license restricts access to one machine. Pro is also offered at $149 /year or $249 once for the current version forever, with one year of updates included.

Agency starts at $45/mo. It provides unlimited pages, projects, and scheduled crawls, five devices, and five team seats, making it the practical choice for agencies or teams with multiple users and larger crawl workloads. Annual billing is $399 /year; a $699 once perpetual option covers the current version forever and includes one year of updates. Agency licenses are device-bound, and moving a license to a new device requires contacting support.

Support scales with the plans: Free includes community forums and documentation, Pro has a 48-hour email response, and Agency has a 24-hour priority email response. The paid plans renew monthly or annually according to the selected term; the perpetual options are one-time purchases with one year of updates included.

Platforms

Crawlix runs on Linux and Windows. Free and Pro licenses cover one device, while Agency covers five, so users who switch machines or need broader team access should account for the device limits before choosing a plan.

Who it's for

Crawlix is a good fit for solo SEO practitioners, consultants, and agencies that want a wide set of desktop audit checks, JavaScript rendering, offline review, and local data storage. Free works for small sites; Pro suits larger independent workloads; Agency fits teams that need unlimited crawl capacity and multiple devices. It is a weaker fit for buyers who need API access now, a web-first shared workspace, or more than one device on Pro.

Pros and cons

• Pros: More than 102 checks across nine categories cover a broad range of audit needs.
• Pros: Local SQLite storage and offline review suit privacy-conscious users and desktop workflows.
• Pros: Free includes the full check set and has no time limit, making it useful beyond a short trial.
• Cons: Free is capped at 100 pages per crawl and one project, a sharp constraint for larger sites.
• Cons: Pro is limited to one device, and license transfers require contacting support.
• Cons: API access is unavailable, while several reporting and notification integrations are still coming soon.

Alternatives

For API or web access, consider Crawlr, whose free plan includes full site crawling, SEO intelligence, CSV and JSON exports, and 15-day crawl history, but is metered at 500 tokens per month and one concurrent crawl. CrawlZilla is another freemium API and web option; its free tier allows 10,000 URLs per session, 10 requests per second, three Lighthouse audits per crawl, and 20 monitored URLs.

Netpeak Spider is a Windows and macOS alternative with a free tier capped at 500 URLs, five threads, and two devices per user. SEO4Ajax offers API, extension, and web access, with a free Developer plan of 1,000 pages and 2,500 snapshots per month. Seodar is an API and web alternative whose free tier covers one site and 200 pages per crawl.

A1 Website Analyzer is a Windows and macOS option with a free mode that continues after its 30-day evaluation and allows 500 page URLs per website. Crawlie is a free API, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows option with 200 credits per month, three sites, and 1,000 pages per crawl. CrawlX is an API and web alternative whose free plan offers 500 URLs per crawl, five crawls per month, one project, and 150+ SEO checks.

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Verdict

Crawlix is best for SEO practitioners who want broad audits, JavaScript rendering, and locally stored crawl history on Windows or Linux. Its strongest reason to choose is the combination of extensive checks and offline local data; its clearest reason to look elsewhere is the restrictive 100-page Free tier or Pro's one-device license. Choose Pro for independent work at scale, Agency for multi-device teams, and another tool if API access or a web-first workflow is essential.