BearAudit vs. Sitebulb
Both offer technical SEO audits and subscription options. Here’s a detailed comparison on pricing, where data lives, and how they approach audits.
At a glance
BearAudit
- From £150/yr; desktop only; data stays local
- GSC + GA in one app via OAuth; per-page security grade A+–F
- Cannibalization, high-impact lists, Jira/Linear export
- AI included on Daddy Bear for suggestions and entities
Sitebulb
- Desktop (Lite/Pro) or Cloud; Pro has 300+ hints
- GSC/GA/Sheets integration; security hints (HTTPS, mixed content)
- Scheduled audits, comparison reports, custom PDFs (Pro)
- 14-day trial; cancel anytime
Sitebulb offers desktop (Lite and Pro) and cloud plans, with 300+ audit hints on Pro, scheduled audits, and polished PDF reports. BearAudit is desktop-only, subscription-based, and keeps all data on your machine. It combines crawl audits with GSC + GA (OAuth), a single per-page security grade (A+–F), keyword cannibalization, and optional AI on Daddy Bear plus Jira/Linear export. If you’re comparing them, the main trade-offs are cloud vs desktop-only, breadth of hints vs integrated GSC/GA and security grade, and whether you want scheduling/PDFs vs action-plan and task export.
| Feature | BearAudit | Sitebulb |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Yearly from £150/yr. No URL cap on crawl. Cancel anytime. | Desktop: Lite (smaller crawl) and Pro (e.g. 500k URLs). Cloud from ~£95/mo. 14-day trial. |
| Crawl data | 100% on your machine. No cloud copy. | Desktop: local. Cloud: data on Sitebulb’s infrastructure. |
| URL limit per audit | No hard cap. Unlimited URLs on all plans. | Desktop Lite: lower limit (e.g. 10k). Pro: up to 500k. Cloud: very high (e.g. 10M+). |
| Google Search Console | OAuth, built-in. Queries, impressions, clicks, high-impact pages in the app. | Integration available. GSC data alongside audit. |
| Google Analytics | OAuth, built-in. Traffic, sources, countries, cities in one dashboard. | GA + Google Sheets integration. Pull analytics into audits. |
| Security headers & grade | Per-page grade A+–F (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, etc.). Single score per URL. | Security hints (HTTPS, mixed content, internal HTTP, etc.). No single A+–F grade per page. |
| Audit depth / hints | Focused checks: 40+ signals. SEO, crawl, security, sitemaps, GSC/GA, high-impact. | 300+ hints (Pro). Lite has 100+. Broad technical + content coverage. |
| PageSpeed / Core Web Vitals | Optional PageSpeed Insights API (your key). Desktop + mobile, CWV. | Page speed insights and mobile crawling. Check plan for limits. |
| Keyword cannibalization / high-impact | Built-in. Query overlap, high-impact pages, prioritised fix lists. | Audit prioritisation; check product for dedicated cannibalization views. |
| AI (suggestions, entities) | AI included on Daddy Bear. Suggestions, entity extraction, action plans. | Not a core feature. Focus on hint-based audits. |
| Export | CSV + JSON. Verifications, broken links, redirects, duplicates, entities. No lock-in. | CSV/Excel export. Custom PDF reports (e.g. Pro). Audit data export. |
| Jira / Linear / task export | Built-in. Export action items to Jira or Linear. | Export data for use in other tools; no native Jira/Linear push. |
| Scheduled / repeat audits | Run crawls on demand. No built-in scheduler. | Pro: scheduled audits, audit comparison over time. |
| Cloud vs desktop | Desktop only. Data never leaves your machine. | Desktop (Lite/Pro) or Cloud. Cloud for large crawls and teams. |
When BearAudit may fit better
If you want a desktop-only tool where data never leaves your machine, with GSC and GA in the same app (OAuth), a single per-page security grade (A+–F), built-in keyword cannibalization and high-impact fix lists, and optional AI on Daddy Bear plus Jira/Linear export, BearAudit is built for that. No cloud tier—everything runs and stays on your Mac or Windows PC.
When Sitebulb may fit better
If you want a very large hint library (300+ on Pro), scheduled audits and before/after comparisons, or a cloud option for big crawls and team collaboration, Sitebulb is a strong fit. The 14-day trial and optional cloud make it easy to try and scale.
Pricing and features for Sitebulb are as commonly cited (e.g. Lite vs Pro, Cloud from ~£95/mo). Check sitebulb.com for current plans and limits.