Screaming Frog vs Sitebulb MCP
Both bring crawler data to your agent, but they do different jobs: Screaming Frog lets the agent drive the crawl, while Sitebulb gives it safe, read-only access to finished audits.
Screaming Frog SEO SpiderScreaming Frog SEO Spider 24.0 ships a built-in MCP server that lets an AI assistant start, pause and monitor crawls, then pull reports and exports.Full review →
Sitebulb MCPSitebulb MCP is a hosted, read-only server that exposes Sitebulb Cloud and Desktop audit data (projects, audits, Hints and URLs) to Claude and ChatGPT.Full review →
HostingLocal, inside SEO Spider 24.0+Remote
Sign-inNone (local app)OAuth with your Sitebulb account
CostSEO Spider licenceIncluded on all plans, including the free trial
Can the agent start a crawl?Yes: start, pause and monitorNo, read-only
Data it reachesCrawls, reports and exportsProjects, audits, Hints and URLs
Needs the desktop app running?YesOnly for Desktop projects
Choose Screaming Frog SEO Spider if
- You want the agent to run fresh crawls on demand
- You already own an SEO Spider licence
- Crawl data must stay on your machine
Choose Sitebulb MCP if
- You want the agent to prioritise fixes from existing audits
- You want a server that can never change a crawl
- Your team uses Sitebulb Cloud
Bottom line
Pick Screaming Frog when the agent should produce new crawl data, and Sitebulb when it should reason over audits you already run. Teams that use both tools can safely connect both.