UK SEO Agency Alternatives

5 Alternatives to Screaming Frog

UK SEO and AI search agencies that compete with Screaming Frog on enterprise work. Compared on pricing, contract length, AI platform coverage, and sector fit.

Screaming Frog (£5,000/month, 6-month minimum) is best for enterprise sites needing deep technical seo + ai crawler audit. The five strongest alternatives in 2026 are Impression, Angelfish Marketing, Found, Charle, ClickSlice, ranked by sector overlap, pricing fit, and AI platform coverage. Use the table below to find the right swap for your business.

Screaming Frog at a glance

HQ: Henley-on-Thames, UK
Founded: 2010
Starting price: £5,000/mo
Min contract: 6 months
Sectors: Enterprise, Tech, Publishers
AI platforms: ChatGPT, AI Overviews

Watch out for: Less brand-side / content marketing capability than full-service agencies

The 5 alternatives

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Impression

Nottingham, UK · Founded 2012 · 100+ team

From
£5,000/mo
Sectors: B2B, Finance, Tech, Retail
AI platforms: 3 (ChatGPT, Gemini, AI Overviews)
Min contract: 6 months

Best for: Mid-market B2B brands wanting integrated SEO + paid + content

Watch out for: Less AI-search-native than purpose-built agencies; broader scope dilutes SEO depth

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Angelfish Marketing

Cheltenham, UK · Founded 2007 · 10-20 team

From
£2,500/mo
Sectors: B2B, Manufacturing, Tech
AI platforms: 2 (ChatGPT, AI Overviews)
Min contract: 6 months

Best for: B2B and manufacturing brands wanting SEO + inbound content together

Watch out for: AI platform coverage narrower than specialists; B2C experience limited

3

Found

London, UK · Founded 2005 · 100+ team

From
£4,000/mo
Sectors: Retail, B2B, Travel, Finance
AI platforms: 4 (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity...)
Min contract: 6 months
Tooling: Everysearch / Luminr

Best for: Mid-market and enterprise brands wanting full-service SEO + AI search under one roof

Watch out for: Premium pricing puts SMEs out of range

4

Charle

London, UK · Founded 2014 · 20-50 team

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£3,000/mo
Sectors: Ecommerce, Shopify Plus, DTC
AI platforms: 4 (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity...)
Min contract: 6 months

Best for: Shopify and ecommerce brands wanting AI search + technical SEO together

Watch out for: Ecommerce focus may not fit B2B service businesses

5

ClickSlice

London, UK · Founded 2018 · 20-50 team

From
£2,500/mo
Sectors: B2B, Retail, Local services
AI platforms: 5 (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity...)
Min contract: 3 months

Best for: UK businesses wanting full AI search platform coverage at SME pricing

Watch out for: Smaller team than enterprise specialists

How we picked these alternatives

SEOCompare ranks alternatives by a four-factor score: sector overlap with the target agency (weighted 2x per matching sector), pricing fit (within 50% of target retainer), pricing band match, and AI platform coverage overlap. We do not weight by paid placements. Read the full methodology.

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