SEO crawler
Screaming Frog for deep SEO crawls. Insight for priorities and a retest.
InsightQuality audit
Findings, tasks and a retest
Technical crawl
A specialist scope and workflow
CometWeb InsightSEO, performance, accessibility and security results should land in one priority list and a re-check.
You need a highly configurable technical SEO crawl, custom extraction and raw exports.
The practical differences
Three differences worth considering before you change tools.
Insight crawl supports diagnosis, but it does not replace Screaming Frog’s max configuration, custom extraction and segments.
Screaming Frog wins here: crawl configuration, JS controls, custom search and raw exports.
One run covers performance, SEO, accessibility, security and CO₂e with a shared priority scale.
The crawler also covers accessibility, security signals and a CO₂e estimate. Some checks need configuration or a paid licence.
Tasks, run history and re-measurement after fixes are part of the product.
You export data and run prioritization and reporting in your own process.
Capabilities side by side
This compares typical uses, not every plan, setting or add-on.
Showing 14 of 14 areas
| Area | CometWeb Insight | Screaming Frog |
|---|---|---|
| Deep SEO crawl | Basic | Strong |
| Crawl configuration | Basic | Strong |
| Custom extraction | Outside scope | Strong |
| Custom search and crawl segments | Outside scope | Strong |
| JS rendering controls | Basic | Strong |
| Robots and canonical diagnostics | Partial | Strong |
| Raw crawl data export | Basic | Strong |
| Performance and CWV | Strong | Via integration |
| Accessibility (automated) | Strong | Strong |
| Security (public signals) | Strong | Partial |
| Ecology and CO₂e estimate | Strong | Partial |
| Shared backlog and tasks | Strong | Outside scope |
| Before/after comparison | Strong | Strong |
| SEO research integrations (Ahrefs etc.) | Outside scope | Via integration |
These labels describe capability scope, not an overall product rating. Availability depends on the plan and configuration.
Match the tool to the job
Situations where each product makes sense.
CometWeb Insight Choose Screaming Frog for a highly configurable technical SEO crawl. Choose Insight when SEO, performance, accessibility and security results should land in one priority list, report and re-check.
Check the basis of this comparison
Public material behind this comparison.
Reviewed: September 2026
How we prepare comparisonsDescribes typical product scope from official docs and public product pages. It is not a partnership, scored ranking, or affiliate piece. We do not use third-party reviews or affiliate content as a primary source.
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Not 1:1. Insight does not match crawl-configuration depth and custom extraction. It often sits beside an SEO crawler as a shared quality audit and backlog.
From public documentation checked in September 2026. Statuses describe feature scope, but not every plan or configuration.
The capability exists in a limited scope or is not the product’s main job. That is not equivalent to “Strong” for a specialist tool in that area.
Insight connects an audit to priorities, tasks and a retest after changes.