Comparison
Crawlmind vs Sitebulb
An honest feature-by-feature comparison. Updated 2026-05-17.
Sitebulb is a respected technical-SEO crawler with both a desktop app and a cloud-hosted edition, popular among in-house technical SEOs and agencies for its visualizations and rule depth (300+ technical checks). Crawlmind is a complementary AI-discoverability crawler — narrower technical surface, broader AI surface.
| Feature | Crawlmind | Sitebulb |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Cloud SaaS | Desktop + Sitebulb Cloud |
| Technical-SEO + AI rules | 70+ rules incl. real CWV + AI discoverability | 300+ technical checks (industry-leading depth) |
| Visualization | Score cards + delta charts | Industry-leading — crawl maps, hint graphs, link explorer |
| JSON-LD validation | Yes — Google + AI-engine scoring | Yes — schema extraction + Google validation |
| llms.txt audit | Built-in — detect, validate, draft | Not natively supported |
| AI crawler access matrix | Per-bot allow/block (12 bots tracked) | Custom user-agent crawling supported; no AI-bot summary |
| AI citation tracking | Perplexity / ChatGPT / Gemini daily | Not supported |
| Rendered (JS) crawling | Playwright on Pro+ | Chromium-based rendering built-in |
| Scheduled scans | Weekly / daily on Pro / Agency | Daily / weekly on Sitebulb Cloud |
| White-label reports | Yes — Agency plan ($149/mo) | Yes — branded PDFs across plans |
| Free tier | 5 crawls / month, no card | 14-day free trial |
| Paid entry price | $29 / month (Pro) | £13.50 / month per project (Sitebulb Cloud Lite) |
When Sitebulb wins
If you want the most technical-SEO depth in a crawler, Sitebulb is genuinely top-tier. Their crawl visualizations are unmatched, the hint system explains *why* each issue matters, and the desktop edition handles large enterprise crawls (1M+ URLs) better than most hosted tools. Pay for Sitebulb if you're a technical-SEO specialist and AI search is not yet on your client roadmap.
When Crawlmind wins
Sitebulb's surface is Google-era technical SEO. It doesn't cover llms.txt detection + validation, per-AI-bot allow/block matrix, JSON-LD scored for AI-engine retrievability, Perplexity / ChatGPT / Gemini citation tracking, or AI action plan + citation gap analysis.
Can you use both?
Yes — Sitebulb for the deep technical drill-down on large sites, Crawlmind for AI-discoverability monitoring + citation tracking. Many in-house teams pair them.
Try Crawlmind free
Crawlmind has a free tier (5 crawls / month, no credit card). Sign up →
Try Crawlmind in 5 minutes
Free tier — 5 crawls / month, no credit card. AI discoverability + technical SEO in one report.