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Screaming Frog SEO Log File Analyser
Screaming Frog SEO Log File Analyser · Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK · founded 2010
What it is
Screaming Frog SEO Log File Analyser is a desktop application for examining access logs and understanding search engine and AI bot activity. It installs locally and stores log events in a local database. The analyser accepts Apache, W3C Extended, and Amazon Elastic Load Balancing logs, and can verify supported search and AI bots to help identify spoofed requests. Reports cover crawled URLs, crawl frequency, response errors, redirects, bytes downloaded, and response times. Users can import data with a URLs column to match against log activity, including crawls, directives, or external link data. Log files can be added by drag and drop, and analysis can be exported to CSV and Excel. The software can process millions of log events, though capacity depends on hard drive capacity. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and free technical support is listed for both editions. The free plan allows 1,000 log event lines and one project. The paid licence costs $139 a year per user and provides unlimited events and projects, subject to storage capacity.
For and against
For
- Stores event data locally for analysis
- Supports three listed log formats
- Reports URL, response, and crawl details
- Free technical support is listed for both editions
Against
- Free plan is limited to 1,000 event lines
- Free plan allows one project
- Paid licence requires yearly renewal
- Processing capacity depends on hard drive capacity
The verdict
This desktop tool focuses on access-log analysis for search and AI bot activity. Its free edition has event and project limits; the $139 a year paid licence removes those limits subject to storage capacity.
Who it suits
The analyser is designed for SEOs examining search and AI bot activity. It may suit users who want local log analysis and the option to match log data with URL-based information.
Plans and prices
Free
1,000 log event lines · 1 project
Read 30 Sep 2026 · screamingfrog.co.uk
Paid
Unlimited log events · Unlimited projects
Read 22 Sep 2026 · screamingfrog.co.uk
Free Version
1,000 log-event lines · 1 project · unlimited imported-URL matching
Read 20 Oct 2026 · screamingfrog.co.uk
Paid Version
Unlimited log events subject to disk capacity · unlimited projects · free technical support
Read 20 Oct 2026 · screamingfrog.co.uk
Paid licence
Unlimited log events, subject to hard drive capacity · Unlimited projects · Per user · Licence lasts 1 year and requires renewal
Read 30 Sep 2026 · screamingfrog.co.uk
On the record
- API and SDK
- The official Log File Analyser navigation and documentation describe no public API, SDK or developer integration surface.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The maker describes the software as specifically designed for SEOs analysing search and AI bot activity.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 30 Sep 2026
- Bot verification
- The software verifies genuine search and AI bots and can expose spoofed bot IP activity.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Company
- Screaming Frog says it was founded in 2010 and is based in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 30 Sep 2026
- Company headquarters
- LinkedIn lists headquarters in Henley-on-Thames, England, at 6 Greys Road.linkedin.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Screaming Frog as privately held with 11–50 employees.linkedin.com · read 20 Oct 2026
- Crawl analysis
- It reports crawled URLs, crawl frequency, response errors, redirects, bytes downloaded and response times.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 30 Sep 2026
- Crawled URLs
- It shows which URLs search and AI bots requested and how often each was crawled.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Data matching
- Users can import data containing a URLs column and match it against log data, including crawls, directives or external link data.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 30 Sep 2026
- Documentation
- The vendor publishes user guides covering importing, projects, tabs, configuration, bot verification, filtering, proxies and troubleshooting.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Errors and redirects
- Reports identify 4xx and 5xx responses, temporary or permanent redirects, and URLs with changing response codes.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Exports
- Analysis data can be exported to CSV and Excel, and version 7 added Google Sheets export.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Import and export
- Users can drag and drop log files for import and export analysis data to CSV and Excel.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 30 Sep 2026
- Installation
- Windows supports silent installation with the /VERYSILENT command-line option, and installers are also provided for macOS and Linux distributions.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- Release 7.1 dated July 6, 2026 is described as a bug-fix update.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Legal entity
- UK Companies House identifies Screaming Frog Limited, company number 07277243, incorporated on June 8, 2010.find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Licence expiry
- After a paid licence expires, existing projects remain open but the application returns to the 1,000-event and one-project restrictions.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
- Licence model
- The product is distributed under a commercial, per-user annual licence and no open-source licence is stated.screamingfrog.co.uk · read 20 Oct 2026
