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Crawlability

PaginationAre paginated pages set up right?Internal searchIs site search eating crawl budget?URL parametersAre parameters creating duplicates?Log analyserWhat does Googlebot actually crawl?Robots builderNeed a robots.txt file?Soft 404sAre pages “not found” but returning 200?JavaScriptCan crawlers see it without running JS?FreshnessIs my site quietly going stale?Robots.txtDoes robots.txt say what I think?

Indexing

Sitemap lastmodAre my sitemap dates valid?SitemapIs my sitemap actually fetchable?IndexingIs Google allowed to index my pages?CanonicalsIs Google indexing the wrong URL?Index signalsDo sitemap and index signals agree?Sitemap generatorNeed a sitemap.xml for my site?Bulk URL statusWhere does each of these URLs really land?Redirect builderNeed the redirect rules?RedirectsAre my URLs answering directly, over HTTPS?

On-page

Keyword ideasWhat are people searching for?SERP previewHow does my page look in Google?Content qualityAre your pages too thin or too alike?Image weightAre images slowing the page?CannibalizationAre pages competing with each other?On-page checkDoes the page use its target phrase?ImagesAre my images accessible and loading?Meta tag builderWhat should my title and share tags say?DuplicatesDo my pages compete for one query?

Links

Orphan pagesWhich pages can no link reach?Link graphHow deep do your pages sit?Anchor textDo links say what they point at?Outbound linksAre external links still alive?Broken linksAre internal links sending visitors nowhere?

Structured data

Rich resultsIs my markup eligible for a rich result?Structured dataIs my product schema valid?Schema coverageDo my key pages carry structured data?Social previewHow does my page look when shared?Schema vs pageDoes markup match the page price?Schema builderNeed valid JSON-LD?

International

Hreflang sitemapDo page and sitemap hreflang agree?HreflangDo my language versions link back?Hreflang builderNeed the hreflang tags?Page DoctorWhy is this page not doing well?Redirect planMy site has dead links — what redirects do I write?Sitemap diffIs anything missing from my sitemap?Robots simulatorWhat does my robots.txt actually block?Can Googlebot?Can Googlebot fetch this URL?
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How does your site compare?

Paste your site and a competitor's. Both are crawled from outside the network with the same checks, then shown side by side, so you can see what they do better and what you already do well.

A set of pages from each site, read the same way for both. Nothing is stored.

What this compares

The same checks on both URLs: reachability, indexation, markup, links, delivery and, for stores, catalogue, then a per-check difference. It does not invent competitor keywords or backlinks; those need a licensed data set, so it compares the signals each site actually serves.

What the competitor SEO comparison runs

The comparison crawls two public sites with the same bounded set of checks and the same sample size, then shows the results side by side. It reports the errors and warnings each site carries per check, a score for each site from the same formula, and the per-check difference so you can see where each is stronger.

Both sites are read the same way, so neither is favoured by size: a large site and a small one get the same number of pages. It does not run a full crawl of either site. The sample is a set of pages from each, which is enough for a like-for-like read.

How to read a comparison

The headline states which site scores higher and by how many points. The table lists each check with the error and warning counts for both sites and marks the edge. The findings behind each count are listed, so a claim such as three errors can be checked rather than taken on faith.

A higher score means one site had fewer, or less serious, findings in the sample. It does not measure traffic, revenue, backlinks or keyword rankings, and it does not prove that the winning site is better overall. It compares the technical and content signals each site actually serves.

What a comparison can and cannot show

It can show that a competitor serves compressed, cacheable responses, publishes clean structured data, fixes broken links or avoids duplicate titles while your site does not. Those are copyable advantages. It cannot show competitor keywords or backlinks, because that needs a licensed data set the tool does not have, so it does not invent them.

A page-count difference or a single strong check can swing the result, so read the per-check rows rather than only the score. The comparison is a starting point for a fix list, not a verdict. The findings it lists for the competitor come from their public pages, the same as yours.

Turn the comparison into a plan

Sort the table by the size of the difference and work through the checks where the other site leads. Each row is backed by the underlying findings, so you can see what failed and why. Fix your own site at the source, then run site audit on your domain to confirm the change across more pages.

Use site score to track your own number over time, and keyword gap or content gap when the question moves from technical signals to topics. The guide free website audit checklist gives an order for the work.

When to use related checks

Use this comparison when you want a like-for-like technical read of two sites. Use site audit for depth on your own site, since the comparison samples only a few pages. Use traffic at risk when you want to see which of your own pages carry problems rather than how you compare.

Competitor keyword and backlink data is not part of this tool. If you need a topic-level comparison, content gap and keyword gap cover that ground without claiming data the tool does not have.

Questions

What does it compare?
The same bounded audit on both URLs: reachability, indexation, markup, links, delivery and (for stores) catalogue, then a per-check difference so you can see where each site is stronger.
Can I compare any two sites?
Yes. Both are fetched from outside the network, so it works on any public site, not just stores.
Does it show competitor keywords or backlinks?
No. Those need a licensed data set we do not have, so we do not invent them. It compares the technical and content signals each site actually serves.
Is it fair on large sites?
Both are checked the same way (a set number of pages), so neither is favoured by size. It is a like-for-like read of each, not a full crawl of either.
How do I compare my site to a competitor?
Enter your site and the other site. Both are crawled with the same checks and the same sample size, then shown side by side with a score for each, a per-check difference and the findings behind each count. The comparison reads public pages only, so it works on any site you can name.
Is the comparison fair on large sites?
Both sites are checked the same way with the same number of pages, so neither is favoured by size. It is a bounded sample, not a full crawl, so a large site is not measured in full. A competitor with thousands of pages may have problems the sample never reaches, and so may you. Read the per-check rows and the findings rather than the headline score alone.
Does the comparison store my data?
No. The comparison saves no history and keeps no record of the run. It reads the two public sites, shows the result and returns. Nothing about either site is stored for the comparison, so you can run it as often as you like without leaving a trace.