Compare · seo tools

Google Search Console VS Screaming Frog SEO Spider_

As of 4 November 2026, Screaming Frog SEO Spider is named by 717 companies and Google Search Console by 2,430; Google Search Console skews to companies under 200 people (64% vs 61%), Screaming Frog SEO Spider to companies over 1,000 (14% vs 13%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Google Search Console's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Screaming Frog SEO Spider rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

Google Search Console: 2–200 employees
64%
Screaming Frog SEO Spider: 2–200 employees
61%
Google Search Console: 1,000+ employees
13%
Screaming Frog SEO Spider: 1,000+ employees
14%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.1 · 1.4
Website or DNS footprint
10,019,857 · 0
2,430companies name Google Search Console
717companies name Screaming Frog SEO Spider
810name both
5,167 · 1,035postings in 90 days, Google Search Console · Screaming Frog SEO Spider
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentGoogle Search ConsoleshareScreaming Frog SEO SpidershareLeans
Self-employed1416%314%even
2-10 employees42117%9914%Google Search Console
11-50 employees66427%19327%even
51-200 employees47620%14821%even
201-500 employees28612%9814%even
501-1000 employees1255%466%even
1001-5000 employees1807%619%even
5001-10000 employees462%162%even
10,001+ employees914%253%even
By industry
SegmentGoogle Search ConsoleshareScreaming Frog SEO SpidershareLeans
Business & finance services92238%36250%Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Technology & software64927%18726%even
Media & content1928%335%Google Search Console
Manufacturing & industry1376%264%Google Search Console
Commerce & trade1315%456%even
Consumer services & leisure1265%253%even
Property & construction813%122%even
Public, community & associations402%51%even
Health care402%91%even
Hospitality & travel392%81%even
Utilities & infrastructure251%––outside top 12
Automotive231%41%even
Transport, logistics & rental––10%outside top 12
By country
SegmentGoogle Search ConsoleshareScreaming Frog SEO SpidershareLeans
United States1,02942%30442%even
India2229%487%Google Search Console
Netherlands1928%233%Google Search Console
United Kingdom1817%659%even
Germany1687%7010%Screaming Frog SEO Spider
France783%294%even
Canada633%122%even
Poland452%172%even
Australia402%132%even
United Arab Emirates341%122%even
Italy301%152%even
Belgium271%––outside top 12
Spain––172%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentGoogle Search ConsoleshareScreaming Frog SEO SpidershareLeans
Marketing & communications5,62485%1,26689%Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Software engineering1472%322%even
Sales751%70%even
Data & AI681%81%even
Product, program & project management581%111%even
arts media and entertainment461%30%even
Customer service & success421%20%even
Unclassified310%10%even
IT operations & business systems120%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy110%20%even
Design & UX100%20%even
skilled trades and field service90%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting80%––outside top 12
Engineering (non-software)70%––outside top 12
real estate and property70%––outside top 12
Education & training60%10%even
General management & consulting60%10%even
Administration & office50%––outside top 12
Retail & store operations50%––outside top 12
Legal, compliance & risk40%––outside top 12
Human resources30%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport20%––outside top 12
social care and community20%10%even
construction and civil10%––outside top 12
healthcare clinical10%––outside top 12
manufacturing and production10%––outside top 12
Quality, safety & environment10%––outside top 12
research and science10%––outside top 12
Cite this

Quote the sentence with the date and the link. The numbers change daily; the link always shows the current ones.

Screaming Frog SEO Spider is named by 717 companies in job postings and Google Search Console by 2,430; 810 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/google-search-console-vs-screaming-frog)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

Google Search Console vs Screaming Frog SEO Spider: questions

Which is more used, Google Search Console or Screaming Frog SEO Spider?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, Google Search Console (2,430) over Screaming Frog SEO Spider (717). By website-and-DNS footprint, Google Search Console (10,019,857 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses Google Search Console?

64% of Google Search Console companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 61% for Screaming Frog SEO Spider. 13% of Google Search Console companies have over 1,000 employees, against 14% for Screaming Frog SEO Spider.

Do companies run both?

810 companies name both in their postings, usually Google Search Console in marketing and Screaming Frog SEO Spider in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

Companies and people

Get either list your way

The same data as a search, over MCP and the API, as bulk files, or pushed to you as it changes.

Every company on either tool,
with the person who owns it

Filter on Google Search Console or Screaming Frog SEO Spider, and get 1,000 records free.

  1. 01Sign up, no card
  2. 02Connect Claude, ChatGPT or an API key
  3. 03Ask for your market, 1,000 records free