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When it comes to selecting a cloud crawler, the market of available tools is broad and bustling, and it can be hard to make sure you're using the best product for your team. If you don't want to be swimming in a sea of free (or sometimes even pricey) demos, checkout our product comparison.
You need an enterprise crawler that's going to make life easier, not harder. Whether that means playing nicely with your other programs, giving you the exact data you need, or being kinder to your budget. By comparing Sitebulb Cloud to Lumar feature by feature, we can help you decide which is the better tool for you.
And if the answer is Sitebulb? Well, we wouldn't be surprised.
Sitebulb's main goal has always been to make things as easy as possible for our customers. That means an intuitive interface, transparent and well-equipped product packages, and the kind of pricing that makes our services available to everyone. Software review site Capterra gives Sitebulb a 4.9 out of 5.
Lumar, previously Deepcrawl, pride themselves on being customer-focused. They have been actively evolving from a technical SEO solution to an enterprise-scale website intelligence platform. Capterra gives Lumar an overall score of 4.2 out of 5.
“Sitebulb Cloud has been a game-changer for us. We know we get reliable data every time... The flexibility of the platform is second to none... And the pricing is a lot better, you're getting a lot more for less."
Nikki Halliwell
Senior Technical SEO Manager
| Feature | Sitebulb | Lumar |
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| On-page SEO analysis | ||
| Internal link analysis | ||
| Google Analytics Integration | ||
| Looker Studio Connector | ||
| Site Visualizations/Crawl Maps | ||
| Performance auditing | ||
| Mobile-friendly checks | ||
| No project limits | ||
| JavaScript crawling inc. for free |
“Sitebulb Cloud is a much cheaper and more flexible option than all of the other web based crawling tools.”
Unfortunately, Lumar pricing isn't publicly available. If this lack of transparency makes you wonder if Lumar's services are expensive, you'd be right. The cost of Lumar is one of the main negative points raised in many of their otherwise positive reviews, though there are of course some people willing to pay those high amounts for Lumar's services.
Sitebulb has always been in favour of transparent pricing, and the prices for both the Desktop and Cloud products are readily available on their website, with the potential for more expansive packages upon discussion. You can view Sitebulb Cloud pricing here.
When it comes to crawling, Lumar is known for its ability to crawl big websites, with reviews labeling it as powerful, if not the most intuitive. They claim to be the fastest crawler on the market, and cite crawling as one of the cornerstones of their website intelligence platform.
Both products benefit from the freedom that comes with being cloud crawlers and running through servers - but with Sitebulb Cloud you are also given access to our Desktop product, giving you more flexibility to try different styles of working across your team. Unlike Lumar, Sitebulb doesn't impose any limitations on projects or total URLs crawled, which can be a major pain point for SEOs.
We've said previously that Lumar is positioning itself as a website intelligence platform aimed at larger enterprises - part of their recent rebrand seems to involve wanting to move away from being 'just a crawler.'
Sitebulb has a broader appeal, thanks to our far more accessible price points, and the desire to be able to help SEOs at any level - whether they're freelance SEOs, large teams at agencies or enterprises, or a website owner looking to improve their own performance.
With matching ratings of 4.5 on review site G2, both Lumar and Sitebulb garner largely positive reviews, though their main praises are for different qualities. For example, Lumar's professional services team feature highly in their reviews, whereas Sitebulb's user-friendly interface is prominent in theirs. This could mean that Lumar may be the better choice for you if you're looking for a lot of support and guidance, whereas Sitebulb's intuitiveness will allow you to quickly fly solo without any need for jargon-busting.
If you're part of an agency and using Lumar, you may find yourself loving their professional services team - depending on how you like to work and the kind of support you require. While they offer regular meetings, consultations and SEO strategy reviews, this may not be the kind of help you require on a day-to-day basis as a professional in the industry.
Sitebulb offers support via email and, for the more high-end packages, Slack. You're able to share screenshots and screencasts, helping us to help you get to the bottom of any issues quickly and effectively.
With both our Desktop and Cloud offerings, Sitebulb is always focused on making our product as good as it can be, and our customers as satisfied as possible. As a small company with no investor pressure, we're able to focus on what matters - affordable website auditing for anyone who needs us. Why not book a demo to see if we're right for you. In the meantime, you can give our Desktop tool a 14-day free test drive, which will give you a flavour of what to expect with Cloud.
Hear from some of the world's most well-respected SEOs on why they chose Sitebulb Cloud and how it's helping their SEO teams every day.
