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 £25/mo; 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
- Your Gemini key for AI 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 (your Gemini key) 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 | Monthly or yearly from £25/mo. 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) | Your Gemini API key (stored locally). 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 + Jira/Linear export using your own API key, 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.