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JetOctopus vs Sitebulb
Both are on our shortlist, and most people only need one. Here is where each genuinely wins.
Which fits your work better: JetOctopus or Sitebulb?
JetOctopus suits in-house teams and agencies with large sites who want crawl data, bot logs and Search Console data in one cloud platform and are willing to pay for scale. Sitebulb suits agencies who need to explain technical findings to non-technical clients without rewriting the crawl export themselves. Sitebulb is cheaper to start with ($18/month against $459/month), so price alone favours it.
JetOctopus
Technical SEO ToolsA cloud crawler that combines site crawls, server-log analysis and Search Console data.
Sitebulb
Technical SEO ToolsAudits that explain the issue, not just list it.
Decision view
Compare what changes the answer
| Decision factor | JetOctopus$459/mo | Sitebulb$18/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $459/mo | $18/mo |
| Free plan | Not verified | No |
| Free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Best for | In-house teams and agencies with large sites who want crawl data, bot logs and Search Console data in one cloud platform and are willing to pay for scale. | Agencies who need to explain technical findings to non-technical clients without rewriting the crawl export themselves. |
| Not for | Freelancers and small sites: the cheapest published plan is $349 a month on annual billing, far above desktop crawlers, and the 7-day trial crawls only 10,000 URLs. | Anyone who just wants the fastest possible raw crawl with no interpretation layer. |
Shared answers are dimmed so trade-offs stay visible.
Plan comparison
Published plans as recorded on each vendor’s pricing page on its verification date. Limits and add-ons differ between vendors, so compare at your own volume.
JetOctopus
| Plan | Monthly | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Growth | $459 | 500K crawled URLs and 2M log lines a month, 3 Search Console properties. Price shown is per month on quarterly billing; annual billing is the lower figure. The pricing page offers annual and quarterly billing only. |
| Pro | $1089 | 2M crawled URLs and 8M log lines a month, 10 Search Console properties. Marked best deal on the pricing page. |
| Ultra | $2069 | 5M crawled URLs and 25M log lines a month, 20 Search Console properties. |
| Unlimited | Custom | Custom crawl, log and user limits — contact sales. |
Sitebulb
| Plan | Monthly | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Lite | $18 | 1 user, 10,000 URLs per audit |
| Pro | $42 | 1 user, 500,000 URLs per audit, scheduled audits and custom PDF reports |
| Cloud | $245 | Starting price — scales with crawl volume and seats; hosted, no desktop install |
Where JetOctopus wins
- Logs, crawl and Search Console data are in one place, which a desktop crawler does not offer
- All modules are included on every plan, with no per-seat or per-domain fees
- A 7-day trial with all modules needs no credit card
Where Sitebulb wins
- Hint explanations do real work turning a crawl into a report a client can read
- Audit comparison makes regressions visible instead of buried in a new export
- Desktop and Cloud plans cover both one-off and ongoing monitoring
JetOctopus or Sitebulb?
JetOctopus suits in-house teams and agencies with large sites who want crawl data, bot logs and Search Console data in one cloud platform and are willing to pay for scale. Sitebulb suits agencies who need to explain technical findings to non-technical clients without rewriting the crawl export themselves. Sitebulb is cheaper to start with ($18/month against $459/month), so price alone favours it.
In-house teams and agencies with large sites who want crawl data, bot logs and Search Console data in one cloud platform and are willing to pay for scale.
Agencies who need to explain technical findings to non-technical clients without rewriting the crawl export themselves.
What decides it
- Entry price
- JetOctopus starts at $459/month; Sitebulb at $18/month. Compare the plan that matches your real usage, not the entry tier.
- Trial
- JetOctopus offers a 7-day trial; Sitebulb offers a 14-day trial.
- Platforms
- JetOctopus: web, api. Sitebulb: windows, macos, web.
- What each gives up
- JetOctopus: entry pricing is $349 a month billed annually, or $459 on quarterly billing, so it is a different class of purchase from Screaming Frog or Sitebulb. Sitebulb: desktop app is Windows/macOS only, no Linux build.