TECHNICAL SEO AUDIT
A technical SEO audit that crawls your site and ranks every issue
Digimetrics Technical SEO Crawler runs a technical SEO audit by crawling your website page by page and listing each issue in plain words, how many pages it affects and its severity (high, medium or low). It takes 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes, and a 10-page starter crawl is included in the 7-day free trial.
- 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes
- Free for 7 days
- No card needed
Updated 23 October 2026
The short answer
- A technical SEO audit checks whether search engines can crawl, read and index your pages without tripping over errors.
- Technical SEO Crawler needs a website address, a page count (10 by default) and a crawl depth (4 suits most sites).
- Every issue comes back in plain words with the number of pages affected and a high, medium or low severity.
- The 7-day free trial on sign-up covers a sizeable first crawl.
- Fix the high-severity rows first, then re-crawl to confirm they are gone.
WHAT YOU GET BACK
What the crawl report shows
- Crawl summaryPages crawled, issues found, high-severity count
- Issue listEach problem in plain words
- Pages affectedHow many pages have each problem
- SeverityHigh, medium or low, so you know what to fix first
From the official tutorialMissing meta descriptions on 6 of 10 pages was the first fix. (Sample brand “Brightpath”.)
HOW IT WORKS
How to run a technical SEO audit in three steps
- 1
Enter your website and page count
Start with the default 10 pages to see the pattern, or raise the count to cover the whole site. You see what the run includes before you press Run.
- 2
Set the crawl depth
Depth is how many clicks away from the home page the crawler follows links. Four suits most small and mid-size sites.
- 3
Fix by severity
Read the crawl summary, then work down the issue list from high to low. Each row tells you how many pages share the problem.
Takes 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes. Included on every plan.
What is a technical SEO audit?
A technical SEO audit checks the plumbing of a website: whether pages can be crawled, whether each has the tags search engines need, and whether broken links or errors waste the crawler's time.
Content and links get the attention, but technical problems decide whether that work is ever seen. A missing title, a broken internal link or a page blocked by mistake can hold back a good page for months.
A crawler does what a search engine bot does: it starts at your home page, follows links and records what it finds on each page. Technical SEO Crawler then turns those findings into a list a non-developer can act on. In the official tutorial's sample (fictional brand Brightpath), the first fix was missing meta descriptions on 6 of 10 pages: easy to fix, and invisible until a crawl surfaced it. Our glossary explains crawl budget and meta descriptions in a sentence each.
How to conduct a technical SEO site audit: manual checklist vs crawler
By hand, you check each page's tags, links and status one at a time. A site crawler checks every page in one pass and groups identical problems, so you fix a pattern once instead of page by page.
Here is how a typical technical SEO audit checklist maps to the crawler. For the full manual method, use our technical SEO checklist.
| Checklist item | By hand | With Technical SEO Crawler |
|---|---|---|
| Titles and meta descriptions | Open each page's source | Missing or weak tags listed with pages affected |
| Broken links | Click every link or use a separate broken link checker | Flagged in the issue list |
| Headings | Read every page | Problems grouped by issue |
| Which issue to fix first | Your judgement | High, medium or low severity on each row |
| Did the fix work? | Check again by hand | Re-crawl and compare |
Is there a free technical SEO audit tool?
You can run your first crawl free. Every new account gets every tool for 7 days with no card, and a crawl takes 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes.
That suits small sites well: you crawl the pages you choose without paying for a large monthly suite. It also makes the tool a practical broken link checker and SEO crawler for one-off jobs, such as checking a site after a redesign.
If you want a single health score that also covers speed and AI visibility, run the Full Site Audit. If you only need one page through Google's eyes, the Googlebot simulator shows the title, canonical, headings and links exactly as a crawler reads them.
- Crawl summary: pages crawled, issues found, high-severity count
- Issue list in plain words, not error codes
- Pages affected for every issue, so you fix patterns
- Severity (high, medium or low) to set the order
What does a technical SEO audit cost?
Technical SEO audit services from agencies are priced by the project or the hour. A self-serve crawl in Digimetrics is included on every plan, from $31 a month billed annually.
Agencies add value by interpreting findings and making the changes, and for a complex migration that can be worth it. For routine checks, a crawler gives you the same issue list in minutes, and you can hand it to a developer or freelancer with the severity already set.
If you do hire help, Google's own advice is to grant read access only at the audit stage, and to check any third-party tool's recommendations against Google's official guidance.
Who runs a technical SEO audit, and what to run next
Web designers run it before handing over a site; business owners after a redesign; agencies before a pitch. After the crawl, fix speed and on-page issues next.
See how web designers and developers use Digimetrics for pre-launch checks. Then close the loop with two tools:
- Page speed test: Google's 0-100 performance score and Core Web Vitals for your slowest page.
- On-page SEO checker: benchmark one page against the top three results and get rewrites.
Digimetrics doesn't just flag SEO problems. It explains what's wrong and how to fix it. I'm saving hours on audits and getting clearer, more actionable insights without jumping between multiple tools.
QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK
Frequently asked questions
Still unsure? Email support@digimetrics.ai and a person will reply.
What is the best technical SEO audit tool for a small site?
One that crawls your pages, explains each issue in plain words and tells you what to fix first, without a large monthly fee. Technical SEO Crawler does that in 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes, with severity on every issue.
How long does a technical SEO audit take?
The crawl itself takes 30 seconds to 2.5 minutes. Fixing the findings depends on how many high-severity issues you have and who makes the changes.
How many pages should I crawl?
Start with the default 10 pages to see common patterns, then crawl the whole site. Problems in templates usually repeat across many pages, and the pages-affected column shows that.
What is crawl depth?
How many clicks from the home page the crawler follows. A depth of 4 suits most sites; raise it if important pages sit deep in your navigation.
Technical SEO Crawler vs Semrush and Ahrefs: which is better?
Large suites crawl at bigger scale and suit enterprise sites. For small businesses and freelancers, a crawler with plain-language fixes on every plan is often more practical. See our Screaming Frog alternative comparison for crawler specifics.
How often should I run a technical SEO audit?
After any redesign, migration or CMS change, and on a regular cycle (monthly suits most sites) to catch new broken links and missing tags early.
Find the technical issues holding your pages back.
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