The lightweight, AI-powered desktop SEO spider.
Crawl thousands of URLs locally on your machine, spot technical SEO issues in seconds, and generate instant AI fixes—without bloated enterprise subscriptions.
Windows, macOS, and Linux • 1,000 URLs Free
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How CheapCrawler Compares to Traditional SEO Spiders
Feature
Free Crawl Allowance
Annual License Price
AI Meta Fixes
Memory Architecture
User Interface
JavaScript Rendering
Data Storage
1,000 URLs free
$120 / license ($100–$110 in vol)
Built-in (Ollama & BYOK)
SQLite (< 300MB RAM)
Clean & uncluttered
Chromium 128
100% Local on Device
Traditional SEO Spiders
500 URLs only
$259 / yr recurring
None native
JVM (8GB+ Heap)
Dense Java Swing
Chromium WRS
100% Local on Device
Get Your CheapCrawler License
Valid for 365 days
Unlocks complete features
$600
$100 / license
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CheapCrawler free to download and use?
Yes. CheapCrawler is free for audits up to 1,000 URLs per website with no credit card or account sign-up required.
Does it require Java or external dependencies?
No. CheapCrawler is compiled natively for Windows, macOS, and Linux with an embedded SQLite engine, operating under 300MB of RAM.
How do the AI metadata fixes work?
Connect to local Ollama models for 100% offline, zero-cost generation, or enter your own API key (OpenAI, Gemini, or Claude) in settings.
Where is my crawl data stored?
100% locally on your device in SQLite database files. Your crawl history and site data are never uploaded to cloud servers.