freeproprietary, freeLocal★ $0 forever
Crawly
A native Mac crawler with unlimited pages and crawl diffs; Windows users are invited to admire it from afar.
Technical Profile & Specs
verified 2026-08-11
- Cost
- $0 / forever (Free tier / Free tool)
- License
- proprietary, free
- Hosting Model
- Local (on your machine)
- Platforms
- desktopone-click install
- Installation
- Download and install the native universal macOS app
- Operational Setup
- macOS only
- Where Your Data Lives
- Crawl projects and history live in a local SQLite database on the Mac; there is no hosted account or cloud sync
- The Catch / Trade-off
- It is Mac-only, has no JavaScript rendering and lacks Lumar's managed scheduling, collaboration, log analysis and enterprise-scale crawling.
Replaces 3 paid apps
up to $41.55/mo ($499/yr) in subscriptions
Crawly FAQ
Common questions
Is Crawly free and open source?+
Crawly is a free tool that runs on local. A native Mac crawler with unlimited pages and crawl diffs; Windows users are invited to admire it from afar.
What paid software does Crawly replace?+
Crawly serves as a free replacement for 3 paid SaaS applications: Lumar, Screaming Frog SEO Spider, Sitebulb, saving up to $41.55/month ($499/year) in subscription bills.
How do you install and set up Crawly?+
Installation: Download and install the native universal macOS app. Setup notes: macOS only
What is the catch or trade-off with Crawly?+
It is Mac-only, has no JavaScript rendering and lacks Lumar's managed scheduling, collaboration, log analysis and enterprise-scale crawling.