SEOnaut vs LibreCrawl

SEOnaut (Open-source web-based SEO auditing tool (self-hosted or hosted)) and LibreCrawl (Open-source web-based SEO crawler (self-hosted)) on the same 24 capabilities, with a source for every cell and charts counted from the table.

Checked 21 October 2026 against each vendor's own public pages. Sources below.

SEOnaut

Open-source web-based SEO auditing tool (self-hosted or hosted)

Free MIT self-host; hosted Growth $9/monthRuns on your machine

LibreCrawl

Open-source web-based SEO crawler (self-hosted)

Free, $0; donations requestedRuns on your machine

Compatibility at a glance

SEOnaut scores 8 on coverage and 25 on automation; LibreCrawl scores 29 and 50. Both out of 100, counted from the table.

Out of 24 capabilities we compare for every tool.

6both have

1only SEOnaut

7only LibreCrawl

Market map

Horizontal axisVertical axis

Scores are counted from the table: yes = 1, partly = ½, no or not found in public docs = 0, as a share of the rows on each axis. Horizontal: Crawl, audit and data coverage (12 rows). Vertical: Automation and AI agents (6 rows). Hover or focus a marker for the breakdown; click to keep it open.

Coverage by group

Share of rows each tool covers in a group, 0–100, counted from the table below.

90Price and setup5 rows90

0Interfaces2 rows25

0AI agents and integrations2 rows50

33Crawl3 rows33

0Audit5 rows50

0Data sources4 rows0

17Reports and follow-up3 rows50

25Overall24 rows46

Side by side

Capability	SEOnaut	LibreCrawl
Price and setup
Free to use	Yes: Free MIT self-host; hosted Growth $9/month	Yes: Free, $0; donations requested
Open source	Yes: Yes, MIT licence (LICENSE file / README)	Yes: Yes, MIT licence
Runs on your machine	Yes: Self-hosted via Docker; hosted version also exists	Yes: Self-hosted; Local mode on 127.0.0.1
Works without an account	Partly: Sign-in in the web app; hosted needs sign-up	Partly: Not in Local mode; login in Standard mode
Free tier	Yes: Hosted Lite: 1 project, 500 URLs; self-host: none stated	Yes: No URL cap stated; guests 3 crawls/24h
Interfaces
Desktop app	No: Web app run via Docker, no native app	No: Web UI in browser (Docker or Python)
Command line	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Partly: python main.py --local; no crawl CLI
AI agents and integrations
MCP server for AI agents	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs
API	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Yes: Session-auth HTTP API, 19 endpoints
Crawl
JavaScript rendering	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Yes: Yes, via Playwright (Chromium)
Scheduled crawls	Yes: Hosted Growth lists recurring audits	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs
Custom extraction	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs
Audit
Audit checks	Not found in public docs: No count published; issues in 3 severity levels	Not found in public docs: No count; 13 check areas listed
Hreflang	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Yes: Listed among audit checks
Structured data	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Partly: Schema listed among audit checks
Core Web Vitals / Lighthouse	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Yes: PageSpeed Insights Core Web Vitals
Accessibility	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs
Data sources
Google Search Console	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs
Google Analytics 4	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs
Backlink data	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs
Keyword data	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs
Reports and follow-up
Report exports	Partly: Report export mentioned; formats not named	Yes: CSV, XLSX, JSON, XML (site: CSV/JSON/XML)
Task list and fix recheck	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Partly: Issue filtering; no task tracking found
Reads Screaming Frog exports	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs	Not found in public docs: Not found in public docs

yespartlynonot found in public docs

Where each one is stronger

SEOnaut

Ships as a ready web dashboard with charts and issues grouped by severity, with no scripting needed
MIT-licensed code that can be self-hosted with a Docker compose file
Offers an optional hosted version with team collaboration and recurring audits
Stores crawl results in MySQL, which suits a persistent multi-project web interface

LibreCrawl

Fully open source under MIT, so the code can be modified and self-hosted.
Multi-user mode with isolated sessions and tiers for teams sharing one server.
Browser plugin system: JavaScript files add custom tabs reading crawl data.
Documented HTTP API with crawl start, stop, pause, resume and export endpoints.
Built-in PageSpeed Insights and JavaScript rendering via Playwright.

Questions

SEOnaut: Free MIT self-host; hosted Growth $9/month. LibreCrawl: Free, $0; donations requested. Prices as published on 21 October 2026; check the vendors' pricing pages before you buy.

SEOnaut: self-hosted via Docker; hosted version also exists. LibreCrawl: self-hosted; Local mode on 127.0.0.1.

MCP server — SEOnaut: not found in public docs; LibreCrawl: not found in public docs. API — SEOnaut: not found in public docs; LibreCrawl: session-auth HTTP API, 19 endpoints.

The community edition is open source under the MIT licence and can be self-hosted. The hosted service lists a free Lite plan (1 project, 500 URLs) and a Growth plan at $9/month on its site as of 2026-10-21.

Yes. The README and website state it is free and MIT-licensed; the author asks for optional donations.

How we compared

Every cell comes from the vendor's own public pages (product, documentation, pricing, release notes, repository) on 21 October 2026.
“Not found in public docs” means we could not confirm it from an official source, not that the feature is missing. Charts count it as 0.
Prices and plans change. Check the vendor's pricing page before you buy.
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Sources

SEOnaut is a trademark of SEOnaut project (open source). LibreCrawl is a trademark of LibreCrawl project (open source). Names and icons identify the products compared; SpiderHead is not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by SEOnaut project (open source) or LibreCrawl project (open source). Owners can ask us to remove an icon via contact.

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