Integrity vs SEO Tracer (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Integrity if

• Fits if you have a Mac and want a free broken-link check of a personal site
• Makes sense if you'd rather pay $20 or $59 once than a monthly fee

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you're on Windows or want it in a browser, as it's macOS only
• Tight if you stay free, with no export, search, sitemaps or SEO checks, and business use asked to pay
• Not for you if you need scheduled scans, logins or client reports, which need the maker's $149 Scrutiny
• Watch out: licences are per user, so a team buys one each

Pick SEO Tracer if

• Fits if you work on a Mac and want a native crawler with no Java runtime
• Works for quick technical checks of a site from an iPhone or iPad

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you use Windows or Linux, as it's Apple devices only
• Watch out: it needs macOS 15.6 or later, or iOS and iPadOS 18.6 or later
• Tight if you stay free, as each crawl session stops at 500 pages
• Watch out: App Store purchases are non-refundable except where the law or Apple's policies require
• Watch out: it obeys robots.txt by default, so blocked sections are skipped unless you switch the override on

Integrity

• It runs only on macOS 11.5 or later; older versions remain for older Macs.
• The free edition is for personal use and cannot export results; business users are asked to buy Plus or Pro.
• Scheduled scans, login-protected sites and client reports need Scrutiny, the maker's $149 app.
• Licences are per user; there is no web or Windows version, only a paid online scan service.

SEO Tracer

• The free tier stops at 500 pages per crawl session; larger crawls need a Premium plan or Lifetime Access.
• Apple devices only: it needs macOS 15.6 or later, or iOS and iPadOS 18.6 or later, with no Windows, Linux or web version.
• Purchases go through the App Store, and the terms say they are non-refundable except where the law or Apple's policies require.
• Its crawler obeys robots.txt by default, so blocked sections are skipped unless you switch on the robots override.

Integrity

Link checking

Crawls a site and checks every internal and external link and image, including soft 404s, with problems highlighted in color.

XML sitemap export

Plus and Pro export an XML sitemap, optionally with images and PDF files, with rules for priority and change frequency.

SEO warnings

Integrity Pro flags missing titles and descriptions, thin content, keyword-stuffed pages, images without alt text and mixed content.

HTML validation and spelling

Pro checks the HTML of each page as it scans and runs a spell check using the Mac's own dictionary.

Search, filter and export

The paid editions let you search and filter scan results and export them, and keep settings for many sites.

SEO Tracer

On-page data from every crawled page

Collects titles, meta descriptions, H1 and H2 headings, canonicals, images, CSS and JavaScript, and flags missing titles and duplicate headings.

Broken links and status codes

Finds broken internal and external links, 4xx and 5xx errors and redirect chains, records server response times and filters pages by status code.

JavaScript rendering

Renders pages built with JavaScript before auditing them, and detects robots.txt files and sitemaps along the way.

Custom extraction and list mode

Pulls page data with CSS selectors, XPath or regular expressions, audits a pasted list of URLs, and reaches protected pages with HTTP Basic Auth or cookies.

Large crawls kept on the device

A database storage mode handles projects of 100,000+ pages. Crawl data stays local, and sessions move between Mac and iPhone or iPad as files.

Exports and issue help

Exports to CSV, HTML or PDF on the Mac, searches the downloaded HTML with text or regex, and explains each flagged issue with fix examples.

Integrity

• Integrity$0

  Donationware link checker for personal use: checks images and all internal and external links, with soft 404 detection.

• Integrity Plus$20

  one-time, per user

  Adds search, filters and export, XML sitemap generation, archiving and managing as many sites as you like.

• Integrity Pro$59

  one-time, per user

  Adds SEO warnings, HTML validation, spell checking, JavaScript rendering and checking links inside PDF and Word files.

SEO Tracer

• Free$0

  Up to 500 pages per crawl session on Mac, iPhone or iPad.

• Monthly Premium$4.99

  per month

  Unlimited crawling and the Pro features, billed monthly through the App Store.

• Yearly Premium$44.99

  per year

  The same unlimited crawling and Pro features, billed once a year through the App Store.

• Lifetime Access$129.99

  one-time

  Unlimited crawling and the Pro features for a single payment, with no renewal.

Integrity

• Education

  Extra 20% off for education and nonprofits

  PeacockMedia gives schools, colleges, universities, students, nonprofits and charities a further 20% off its one-off licences, on request.

• Other savings

  Bulk licence discounts from five users

  Five to 20 licences are each 15% off the single-user price, and more than 20 are each 30% off.

SEO Tracer

• Annual discount

  About 25% less with the yearly plan

  On the US App Store, Yearly Premium costs $44.99 a year, against $59.88 for twelve months of Monthly Premium at $4.99.

• Lifetime license

  Lifetime Access for a one-time $129.99

  The App Store listing sells Lifetime Access as a single in-app purchase of $129.99, and the terms describe it as a one-time lifetime purchase.