Trakup vs Sitebulb
Sitebulb is a powerful visual crawler for audits. Trakup adds the time dimension and continuous monitoring.
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What is Sitebulb?
Sitebulb is a desktop SEO audit tool recognized for the quality of its visualizations and the clarity of its reports. Where Screaming Frog displays raw data tables, Sitebulb emphasizes visual representations that make interpretation easier: crawl graphs, priority scores, color-coded indicators.
Launched in 2017, it quickly established itself as the premium alternative to Screaming Frog for agencies and SEO consultants who want to deliver more readable audit reports to their clients.
Sitebulb also integrates Lighthouse data for performance audits, making it a more complete tool than its competitor on the technical side.
Limitations
Where Sitebulb shows its limits
No time-based monitoring
Sitebulb produces audit snapshots. It cannot monitor the evolution of your scores week after week or compare two states of your site over time.
No automatic alerts
If an update degrades your Core Web Vitals or introduces 404 errors, Sitebulb does not notify you. You have to manually re-run an audit to find out.
Desktop only - limited access
Like Screaming Frog, Sitebulb runs locally. No access from another computer, no online dashboard sharing, no remotely accessible reports.
High price for occasional use
Sitebulb starts at 13,50€/month but its use is optimized for regular audits. For continuous monitoring, this model is not suitable.
Comparison table
Feature comparison
Trakup
Our verdict
Which tool for which use case?
TrakupTrakup is built for continuous monitoring. It tracks the evolution of your scores over time, automatically detects regressions, and lets you monitor multiple sites from a single cloud dashboard.
Try for freeSitebulb is built for in-depth SEO audits with quality visual deliverables. It is the ideal tool for consultants who want to impress their clients with structured reports.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Yes, Sitebulb integrates Lighthouse data including CWV. But this data is captured at the time of the audit and is not tracked over time.
Sitebulb offers a beta Cloud version, but it remains limited compared to a native cloud solution like Trakup. The core of the product remains desktop.
Both have their place. Sitebulb for in-depth SEO audits delivered to the client. Trakup for continuous monitoring between audits and automatic monthly report generation.
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