Moz vs Screaming Frog

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

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Screaming Frog currently outranks Moz across AI assistants, scoring 28 overall versus Moz's 11, with similar gaps on ChatGPT (31 vs 10), Claude (32 vs 19), and Perplexity (23 vs 5). Screaming Frog also gets named more often, appearing in 35 of 75 answers compared to Moz's 22 of 75. Head-to-head, Screaming Frog comes out ahead on 13 questions, Moz on 6, with 6 ties. Screaming Frog shows up consistently for technical SEO audits and free or low-cost tool questions, while Moz is named mainly when assistants list alternatives to Semrush, SE Ranking, or Ahrefs. Neither tool appears for daily rank tracking or tracking brand visibility in AI answers.

Head to head

metric	Moz	Screaming Frog
score	11	28
questions won	13	18

By assistant

Moz

assistant	score	named in, this week	usual spot, this week
ChatGPT	10	10% of answers	#5.5
Claude	19	40% of answers	#8.0
Gemini	not sampled this week
Perplexity	5	10% of answers	#5.0

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 Moz gets named for

What's the best SEO tool for a local business that wants to rank on Google Maps?
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 SEO tools have the most accurate data?
Which SEO tool gives the most value for the money?
What SEO tools should a beginner start with?
What's the best SEO tool for a Shopify or ecommerce store?
What's the best SEO tool for an agency managing lots of clients?
What tool should I use to optimize blog posts so they rank?

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