Google Analytics vs Screaming Frog

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14

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Screaming Frog edges out Google Analytics overall, scoring 29 to 21 and appearing in 39 of 76 answers versus 24 of 76. Google Analytics leans on beginner and budget questions, named in 4 of 4 answers for "beginner tools" and "free or low-cost tools," but it's shut out entirely on keyword research, local SEO, and blog optimization questions. Screaming Frog performs strongly on technical audits and agency use, swept 4 of 4 for both, plus matching Google Analytics on the free-tools question. Head to head, Screaming Frog is named more often in 8 questions, Google Analytics in 2, with 10 ties. Claude and ChatGPT rate Screaming Frog highest; Gemini favors Google Analytics most.

Head to head

metric	Google Analytics	Screaming Frog
score	21	29
questions won	10	12

By assistant

Google Analytics

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	17	26% of answers	#4.4
Claude	23	35% of answers	#4.3
Gemini	32	53% of answers	#5.3
Perplexity	12	15% of answers	#3.0

Screaming Frog

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	32	53% of answers	#5.3
Claude	31	60% of answers	#7.3
Gemini	29	53% of answers	#6.3
Perplexity	26	40% of answers	#4.6

Where they differ

Only Google Analytics gets named for

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Only Screaming Frog gets named for

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