<b>Log file analysis: Screaming Frog Log Analyser vs JetOctopus</b>

<b>Log file analysis: Screaming Frog Log Analyser vs JetOctopus</b>
Compared both on real server logs from a 100k-URL site to find crawl-budget waste.

<b>SF Log File Analyser</b>
➕ Cheap one-time-ish license, runs on your machine, data stays local
➕ Matches logs against a crawl to find crawled-but-orphan URLs
➖ Desktop app, you import logs manually; not built for huge daily volumes

<b>JetOctopus</b>
➕ Cloud, ingests logs continuously, pairs crawl + logs + GSC in one view
➕ Built for enterprise crawl-budget work at scale
➖ Real subscription cost; overkill for a small site

<b>Best for:</b> SF for occasional log audits on small/mid sites. JetOctopus for large sites where crawl budget is a constant battle.

<b>Price-vs-value:</b> SF wins for one-off checks; JetOctopus earns its price only past six figures of URLs.

Pick SF if you audit logs a few times a year.
Skip JetOctopus unless Googlebot wasting crawl is genuinely costing you indexation.