---
title: "Screaming Frog vs Semrush: Which is searched more?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Screaming Frog or Semrush? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/screaming-frog-vs-semrush"
publisher: "Brandwave"
---

# Screaming Frog vs Semrush: Which is searched more?

Which is more popular in search, Screaming Frog or Semrush? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the SEO tools set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Screaming Frog and Semrush
- **Competitive set**: SEO tools
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Sep 2026
- **Screaming Frog Share of Search**: 5%
- **Semrush Share of Search**: 56.6%

## Which is more popular in search, Screaming Frog or Semrush?

- In September 2026, Semrush had more branded searches than Screaming Frog among SEO tools worldwide. Semrush was estimated to have 838K branded searches compared to Screaming Frog’s 74.5K, and held a 56.6% Share of Search versus Screaming Frog’s 5%.
- Semrush was ahead of Screaming Frog in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Screaming Frog’s estimated Share of Search among SEO tools worldwide moved from 4.3% to 5%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 74.3K to 74.5K.
- Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Semrush’s estimated Share of Search among SEO tools worldwide moved from 48.1% to 56.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 838K.

## How did search popularity change for SEO tools worldwide in September 2026?

- In September 2026, Semrush gained estimated Share of Search among SEO tools worldwide, from 52.1% to 56.6%.

## Month by month

| Month | Screaming Frog estimated searches | Screaming Frog Share of Search | Screaming Frog rank | Semrush estimated searches | Semrush Share of Search | Semrush rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 74.3K | 4.3% | 4 | 838K | 48.1% | 1 |
| Nov 2025 | 74.4K | 4.5% | 4 | 845K | 51.4% | 1 |
| Dec 2025 | 74.3K | 5.7% | 4 | 691K | 53.1% | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 74.3K | 5% | 4 | 688K | 46% | 1 |
| Feb 2026 | 74.3K | 5.1% | 4 | 691K | 47.6% | 1 |
| Mar 2026 | 91K | 3.9% | 4 | 1.5M | 63.8% | 1 |
| Apr 2026 | 74.4K | 4.2% | 4 | 897K | 50.8% | 1 |
| May 2026 | 74.5K | 4.7% | 5 | 723K | 45.3% | 1 |
| Jun 2026 | 74.6K | 5% | 4 | 747K | 50.2% | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 74.6K | 4.9% | 4 | 723K | 47.4% | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 74.5K | 5.3% | 4 | 734K | 52.1% | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 74.5K | 5% | 4 | 838K | 56.6% | 1 |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Screaming Frog’s and Semrush’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Screaming Frog**: Measured on the search terms “crawler screaming frog”, “screaming frog”, “screaming frog app”, “screaming frog crawler” and “screamingfrog”, summed into one figure.
- **Semrush**: Measured on the search terms “semrush” and “semrush seo tool”, summed into one figure.

- [Screaming Frog profile](/demand/global-en/brands/screaming-frog)
- [Semrush profile](/demand/global-en/brands/semrush)
- [All SEO tools worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/seo-tools): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Screaming Frog or Semrush?

In September 2026, Semrush had more branded searches than Screaming Frog among SEO tools worldwide. Semrush was estimated to have 838K branded searches compared to Screaming Frog’s 74.5K, and held a 56.6% Share of Search versus Screaming Frog’s 5%.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Screaming Frog vs Semrush: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/screaming-frog-vs-semrush

This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/screaming-frog-vs-semrush. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.