Beam Us Up review (2026): is it any good?
Free desktop SEO crawler for Windows, Mac and Linux
Beam Us Up report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for free desktop crawls with no limits
Beam Us Up is a free desktop crawler for Windows, Mac and Linux that finds broken links, redirects, duplicates and missing tags, and version 2.0 added JavaScript rendering and AI bot checks. Its own site says paid crawlers such as Screaming Frog are more capable. It's one developer's personal project, with support through comments on the site.
Who Beam Us Up is for
- Fits if you want a site crawler without a subscription
- Works for developers who want to run crawls from the command line or a server
Who Beam Us Up is not for
- Not for you if you need support you can count on, as it's one developer's project answered through site comments
- Too light for very big audits, since crawls use up to half your computer's memory and Excel exports stop at 65,536 rows
- Skip it if you want crawls run in the cloud, as it only runs on your own computer
- Watch out: its own site says paid crawlers such as Screaming Frog and Netpeak do more
Why Beam Us Up gets a 3.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyFree, with no paid plans and no crawl limits stated. You download it and run it on your own computer, which counts as free and substantial on our ladder.
- AFree plan and trialFree outright. The only extra is a free Google API key of your own if you want PageSpeed scores.
- CFeaturesFinds broken links, redirects, duplicates, missing tags and canonical problems, with bulk PageSpeed, JavaScript rendering, AI bot checks, crawl comparison, a command line and MCP. Its own site says paid crawlers such as Screaming Frog are more capable, and Excel exports stop at 65,536 rows.
- BEase of useNo rating on record. You install it, type a site address and crawl, with nothing else to set up unless you want PageSpeed scores.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWindows, Mac and Linux, plus a command-line crawler and MCP links to Claude, Cursor, VS Code and Gemini CLI. Computers only, though: no web or phone version.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Beam Us Up's own pages on 23 October 2026. Its site turned our reader away (an HTTP 403) when we went back to check it the same day, so the listing was not compared again. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Beam Us Up's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 73 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade, and level with 7.
It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 62 of 83) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 3).
Beam Us Up has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 84 technical SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Beam Us Up’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 54 of 83, level with 29
- AFree plan and trialAbove 62 of 83, level with 21
- CFeaturesAbove 10 of 83, level with 66
- BEase of useAbove 62 of 83, level with 21
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 3 of 83, level with 23
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 73 technical SEO tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Beam Us Up, or make your own?
Keep it
Beam Us Up is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 73 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade.
What you could not
- A crawler that checks every page of a site.
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
- Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Google PageSpeed Insights, Claude and Cursor among them.
What this rests on. Beam Us Up’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Beam Us Up?
Beam Us Up is a free SEO crawler that runs on your own computer and checks a site for broken links, redirects, duplicate content, missing titles and descriptions, headings, canonicals and sitemap problems. Version 2.0 added JavaScript rendering, a check of which AI bots robots.txt lets in, crawl comparisons, a command-line crawler and a connection to AI apps over MCP. It has no paid plans or crawl limits.
Worth knowing
- It is desktop software only: crawls run on your own computer and can use up to half of its memory.
- The Excel export stops at 65,536 rows per sheet.
- It is a personal project of its developer, and support is offered through comments on the site.
- Its own site says paid crawlers such as Screaming Frog and Netpeak are more capable.
Key features
- Technical crawl checks
- Finds broken links, server and client errors, redirects, duplicate content, page titles, meta descriptions, H1 to H3 headings, canonicals and blocked URLs.
- PageSpeed scores in bulk
- Pulls Google PageSpeed results, including Core Web Vitals from real visitors, for crawled pages using a free Google API key.
- JavaScript rendering
- Version 2.0 can render pages using a Chrome or Edge browser already installed on the computer, set to never, auto or always.
- AI bot access checks
- An AI Access tab shows which of 27 search and AI bots the site's robots.txt allows, checks llms.txt, and can export an llms.txt draft.
- Crawl comparison
- Compares two crawls to show fixed, new and remaining issues and changed pages, with results exported as CSV files.
- Command line and MCP
- Installs a command-line crawler for scripts and servers, and can connect to AI apps such as Claude, Cursor and VS Code over MCP.
Beam Us Up pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Beam Us Up is free to use.
- Starts at
- Free
- Free plan
- The whole crawler is free with no stated crawl limits; PageSpeed scores need your own free Google API key.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | The full desktop crawler for Windows, macOS and Linux, with no limits stated on the site. |
Read from beamusup.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Beam Us Up before you buy.
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Beam Us Up alternatives
- Beam Us Up vs Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Free plan · from $279/yr
- Beam Us Up vs Sitebulb
Free trial · from $18/mo
- Beam Us Up vs Netpeak Software
Free plan · from $20/mo
- Beam Us Up vs Visual SEO Studio
Free plan · from €149/yr
Common questions
Does Beam Us Up have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Beam Us Up is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Does Beam Us Up have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Beam Us Up is listed for Windows, macOS and Linux.
Is Beam Us Up open source?
Beam Us Up is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
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