Mangools vs Screaming Frog

as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-10-12

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Screaming Frog leads here, with an overall score of 29 versus Mangools' 12, and a wider footprint at 39 of 76 answers compared to 19 of 76. Screaming Frog swept as the top pick for technical SEO audits and agency use, each 4 of 4 answers, while Mangools shows up most for value-for-money and small business questions, at 3 of 3 or 3 of 4. Head-to-head, Screaming Frog was named more often on 10 questions, Mangools on 6, with 4 ties. Neither tool gets a mention for local business or blog optimization questions.

Head to head

metric	Mangools	Screaming Frog
score	14	28
questions won	17	18

By assistant

Mangools

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	8	10% of answers	#4.5
Claude	28	60% of answers	#7.8
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	10	25% of answers	#8.8

Screaming Frog

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	31	45% of answers	#4.4
Claude	32	65% of answers	#7.6
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	23	30% of answers	#4.3

Where they differ

Only Mangools gets named for

What's the best tool for keyword research?
What's the best SEO tool for a solo founder with no SEO experience?
Which tool is best for seeing what keywords my competitors rank for?

Only Screaming Frog gets named for

What's the best tool to run a technical SEO audit of my website?
Which tool is best for backlink analysis and finding link building opportunities?
What's the best all-in-one SEO platform right now?
What's the best SEO tool for an agency managing lots of clients?

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