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# bseoa vs Sitebulb: pricing, features, and which one to pick (2026)

Sitebulb is a desktop and cloud crawler known for prioritized hints, clear visual reports and client-ready PDFs, sold as a monthly or yearly subscription. bseoa is a desktop crawler and CLI you buy once, built for scripts, CI and AI assistants. Both render JavaScript and both connect to Claude and ChatGPT; they differ in pricing model, crawl caps, Linux and command-line support.

Disclosure: this page is published by bseoa, which is one of the two tools compared. Every Sitebulb price, limit and feature below was read on Sitebulb's own pricing or documentation pages on 31 October 2026, with the link next to it. If something has changed, [tell us](https://www.blackseoanalyzer.com/en/contact) and we will fix it.

## The verdict

- Pick Sitebulb if you want polished visual reports and customized PDF audits to hand to clients, with hints explained in plain language.
- Pick Sitebulb if you need a cloud crawler your whole team can open in a browser, or Search Console and Analytics data joined to the audit.
- Pick bseoa if you want to pay once ($279) instead of every month, and do not want a 10,000 or 500,000 URL cap per audit.
- Pick bseoa if you need a command line, Linux, or crawls you can start from an AI assistant; Sitebulb's MCP reads finished audits but cannot start one.
- Use both if Sitebulb is your client-reporting tool: run bseoa from the CLI or an assistant for quick checks, CI gates and the AI-readiness checks.

## Pricing

### Sitebulb

| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lite (desktop, 1 user) | $18 | $180 | 10,000 URLs per audit; no scheduling |
| Pro (desktop, 1 user) | $42 | $425 | 500,000 URLs per audit, can be raised to 2 million |
| Pro (desktop, 2 users) | $53 | $540.60 | Same; extra users from £7 a month |
| Cloud | From $125 | From $1,500 | No project limits; plans scale with crawling, and Sitebulb says big teams can pass £20,000 a year |
| Trial | $0 | n/a | 14 days, equivalent to Pro desktop, no credit card |

Yearly desktop plans save 15%. USD prices are the figures Sitebulb's pricing page loads for US visitors from its billing provider; the page's FAQ quotes Cloud from £95 a month. JavaScript rendering, the Google integrations and MCP access are on every plan, including Lite.

Source: [sitebulb.com/pricing](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/). Checked on 31 October 2026.

### bseoa

| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | One-time | Limit |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Single License | Not offered | Not offered | $279 | No crawl limit; updates included |
| Agency License | Not offered | Not offered | $1,999 | No crawl limit; for a team |
| Hosted connector, with a license | $15 | $120 | Not offered | Claude.ai and ChatGPT; 25,000 pages per rolling 30 days, 2,000 per crawl, results kept 90 days |
| Hosted connector, without a license | $50 | $500 | Not offered | Same limits as above |
| Free trial | $0 | $0 | $0 | 14 days, every feature, no page limit, no credit card |

Updates are included with both licenses, and every purchase carries the source code guarantee. The hosted connector is only needed to run audits from Claude.ai or ChatGPT in the browser; the license already covers the desktop app, the CLI and the local MCP server.

Source: [bseoa pricing](https://www.blackseoanalyzer.com/en/pricing). Checked on 31 October 2026.

### Three-year cost for one user

| Tool and plan | Three-year cost | How it adds up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| bseoa Single License | $279 | One-time; updates included |
| bseoa Single License plus hosted connector | $639 | $279 + 3 x $120 |
| Sitebulb Lite, yearly | $540 | 3 x $180; 10,000 URLs per audit |
| Sitebulb Pro, yearly | $1,275 | 3 x $425 |
| Sitebulb Pro, monthly | $1,512 | 36 x $42 |
| Sitebulb Cloud, yearly | From $4,500 | 3 x $1,500 |

List prices in USD before tax, from the tables above. Checked on 31 October 2026.

## Feature matrix

Yes, No or Partial, with a numbered note for every Partial. Competitor cells that are not obvious link to the page we read on 31 October 2026.

| | bseoa | Sitebulb |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Runs where | Desktop GUI and CLI on your own machine; optional hosted connector | Desktop app (Windows, Mac) or Sitebulb Cloud in the browser ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| Price model | One-time license; the hosted connector is an optional subscription | Monthly or yearly subscription |
| Entry price | $279 once | $18 a month (Lite) ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| Crawl limit at entry price | No limit | 10,000 URLs per audit on Lite ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| JavaScript rendering | **Yes**. Headless Chrome in the desktop app and CLI; the hosted connector does not render JavaScript | **Yes**. On every plan ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| Command line and automation | **Yes**. Full CLI for scripts, cron jobs and CI pipelines | **No**1. No command line; a CLI is an open feature request |
| API or scriptable output | **Yes**. JSON, JSONL, CSV, XML and HTML exports; every crawl is kept in a local SQLite file | **Partial**2. Auto-export to Google Sheets and a read-only MCP; no public API or CLI |
| Scheduled crawls | **Partial**0. No built-in scheduler; run the CLI from cron or Task Scheduler | **Partial**3. Pro and Cloud only, not Lite |
| Log file analysis | **No** | **No**. Not listed on the pricing page ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| Backlink data | **No** | **No** |
| Keyword and rank data | **No** | **No**. Search Console and Analytics data are joined to the audit, but there is no keyword research or rank tracking ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| Search Console integration | **No** | **Yes**. Google Analytics, Search Console and Sheets on every desktop plan ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| AI assistant integration | **Yes**. Local MCP server in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and Perplexity; hosted connector in Claude.ai and ChatGPT | **Yes**. Sitebulb MCP on every plan, read-only, guides for Claude and ChatGPT; cannot start crawls ([source](https://support.sitebulb.com/en/articles/15984102-sitebulb-mcp-troubleshooting-and-faq)) |
| AI-readiness checks | **Yes**. 26 checks: AI crawler access in robots.txt, llms.txt, bylines and dates, JavaScript-dependent content ([example](https://www.blackseoanalyzer.com/en/technical-seo/ai-readiness-analyzer/ai-search-crawler-blocked)) | **Partial**4. Rendered-HTML hints cover JavaScript-dependent content; no AI crawler or llms.txt hints found |
| Reporting and exports | HTML reports with your own templates, CSV, XML, JSON, a broken-links CSV and an interactive site map | Customized PDF reports, Google Sheets auto-export, Looker Studio (Cloud) ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| Users and seats | Per license; the Agency License covers a team | Pro from 1 to 50 users; extra users from £7 a month; Lite is 1 user ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows and Mac; Cloud in the browser; no Linux ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| Free tier or trial | 14-day trial, every feature, no page limit, no credit card | 14-day trial equivalent to Pro, no credit card ([source](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/)) |
| Source code guarantee | **Yes** ([what it covers](https://www.blackseoanalyzer.com/en/source-code-guarantee)) | **No**. None published |

**0.** bseoa has no scheduler of its own. The CLI runs headless, so a cron line or a Windows scheduled task gives you recurring crawls, and two stored crawls can be compared after each run.

**1.** Sitebulb does not have a command line. Requests for one (for example to run on Debian servers without a GUI) are on Sitebulb's public feature board, which refused automated fetches on 31 October 2026, so its status there is not verified. Source: [feature request](https://features.sitebulb.com/suggestions/117004/command-line-support).

**2.** Sitebulb auto-exports to Google Sheets and offers Looker Studio integration on Cloud. Its MCP server reads finished audits read-only. We found no public API or CLI. Sources: [pricing page](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/), [MCP FAQ](https://support.sitebulb.com/en/articles/15984102-sitebulb-mcp-troubleshooting-and-faq).

**3.** Scheduled audits are listed for Pro and Cloud; the FAQ lists scheduling as a Pro feature, so Lite cannot schedule. Source: [pricing page](https://sitebulb.com/pricing/).

**4.** Sitebulb's Rendered hints flag content, links, titles, canonicals and headings that exist only in the rendered HTML, which covers the JavaScript-dependent part of AI readiness. Its hint library lists no hints for AI crawlers in robots.txt, llms.txt, or bylines and dates. Sources: [Rendered hints](https://sitebulb.com/hints/rendered/), [hint library](https://sitebulb.com/hints/).

## Where Sitebulb wins

- Reports. Customized PDF audits and visual explanations of each hint are what Sitebulb is known for, and clients read them.
- A browser-based Cloud product for teams, with recurring crawls and no project limits, that bseoa does not have.
- Search Console, Analytics and Google Sheets integrations on every desktop plan, including the $18 Lite plan.
- A cheap way in: Lite at $18 a month or $180 a year is fine for small sites under 10,000 URLs.
- MCP access on every plan, including the trial, with step-by-step guides for both Claude and ChatGPT.

## Where bseoa wins

- No URL cap per audit, and no subscription. $279 once against $425 a year for Sitebulb Pro's 500,000 URL cap.
- A command line and Linux. bseoa runs headless in cron jobs and CI pipelines on Windows, macOS and Linux; Sitebulb runs on Windows and Mac with a GUI only.
- An assistant can start the crawl. bseoa's connector and local MCP server can start crawls, check single pages and compare two crawls; Sitebulb's MCP reads finished audits and cannot start one.
- 26 AI-readiness checks, including AI crawler access in robots.txt, llms.txt, and visible bylines and dates, which Sitebulb's hint library does not list.
- Raw data you own: every crawl in a local SQLite file plus JSON, JSONL, CSV and XML exports, and a source code guarantee.

## Who should pick which

- **Agency:** Sitebulb if client-facing PDF reports are the deliverable. bseoa if you want one Agency License ($1,999 once) for the team, CLI crawls for many client sites, and audits from Claude.ai or ChatGPT.
- **In-house technical SEO:** Sitebulb Pro if you value its hint explanations and Search Console data in the audit. bseoa if you crawl sites above 500,000 URLs, want AI-readiness checks, or would rather not renew every year.
- **Developer:** bseoa. Sitebulb has no CLI and no Linux build; bseoa runs in CI and from Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code and Codex.
- **Enterprise:** Sitebulb Cloud if you need a shared browser workspace and recurring crawls run for you. bseoa suits engineers who want scripted crawls on their own hardware alongside an enterprise platform.

## Questions people ask

How much does Sitebulb cost in USD?

Sitebulb Lite is $18 a month or $180 a year, Pro is $42 a month or $425 a year for one user ($53 or $540.60 for two), and Cloud starts at $125 a month or $1,500 a year, checked on 31 October 2026. bseoa costs $279 once.

Is there a free version?

Neither has a free version. Sitebulb has a 14-day trial equivalent to Pro with no credit card. bseoa has a 14-day trial with every feature, no page limit and no credit card.

Does it render JavaScript?

Both do. Sitebulb includes JavaScript rendering on every plan. bseoa renders with headless Chrome in the desktop app and the CLI; its hosted connector for Claude.ai and ChatGPT does not render JavaScript.

Are there page limits?

Sitebulb Lite crawls up to 10,000 URLs per audit and Pro up to 500,000, which can be raised to 2 million. bseoa has no crawl limit on a license; its hosted connector allows 2,000 pages per crawl and 25,000 pages per rolling 30 days.

Can it run from Claude or ChatGPT?

Both connect. Sitebulb's MCP works on every plan and reads finished audits read-only; it cannot start a crawl. bseoa's hosted connector in Claude.ai and ChatGPT, and its local MCP server in Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and Perplexity, can start crawls and check single pages.

Is there a lifetime license?

Sitebulb is sold monthly or yearly only. bseoa is a one-time purchase, $279 for a Single License or $1,999 for an Agency License, with updates included and a source code guarantee.

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