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Don't paste the URL — unless you need a crawl
Pagehand is free Open-Tab SEO for the page already open. Ahrefs and Screaming Frog win at site-wide graphs. Paste-URL checkers win when you are not allowed to install an extension. Pick the tool that matches the job.
| Pagehand | Paste-URL on-page checker | Ahrefs / SEMrush on-page | Screaming Frog | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How the page arrives | Active Chrome tab | You paste a URL; their bot fetches | Their crawler / API | Desktop crawl you configure |
| Price for this job | $0 forever | Often freemium caps | Subscription | Free tier limited / paid unlock |
| Sees logged-in / preview DOM | Yes, your session | Usually no | Usually no | Only if crawl is authenticated |
| Whole-site inventory | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Backlinks / ranks | No | No | Yes | No (links on-page only) |
| Best at | Instant audit while editing | Quick remote check without install | Competitive research | Technical crawl QA |
What we measured on purpose
We refuse to fake “Domain Rating” or keyword difficulty. Pagehand Score is a transparent on-page rubric (title, meta, H1, HTTPS, schema, alts…). Rubric notes: how Score is built.
Where Pagehand loses (honestly)
- 40k-URL migrations — use Frog or a cloud crawler.
- Link intersecting competitors — use a link index product.
- Machines without Chrome — a paste-URL tool still helps.
Feature list: Features. Price pledge: Free forever.