# How to run your first full Crawlwise audit > From URL to saved report: credits, Turnstile, reading the checklist, and exporting a plan. Canonical: https://crawlwise.site/guides/getting-started/run-full-audit Last updated: 2026-03-20 Step-by-step first audit — free try, then save history on a plan. by Adnan Arodiya Updated March 20, 2026 · 10 min read ## Key takeaways - Paste a public URL — we fetch like a crawler. - First audit can run without sign-in; saving needs an account. - Read unmeasured vs failed before rewriting content. - Export markdown plan for tickets or clients. ## Before you start Pick a canonical HTTPS URL that returns 200 without login. Audits refuse localhost and private networks. ## Run the scan 1. Go to [crawlwise home](https://crawlwise.site/) and enter your URL. 2. Click **Get my free report** (or the credit-priced label if signed in). 3. Wait for page, performance, and plan stages — cancel if you picked the wrong host. ## Read the report Start on Overview for score context, then Checks for line-by-line evidence. Performance and Markup tabs hold PSI and JSON-LD detail. ## Save and upgrade Create an account to persist history. On [Starter](https://crawlwise.site/plans) and above you get monthly credits, exports, and site crawls. ## You are already further along than it feels “How to run your first full Crawlwise audit” is the kind of page people open when something feels off and they want a calm next step. That instinct is the whole job. You do not need a new stack, a new agency, or a weekend of tabs. You need one true thing you can fix, then another, then a re-check so you can see the page get cleaner. > You do not need a perfect site this week. You need the next true fix, and the patience to check it again after you ship. > > Adnan Arodiya, Crawlwise Start with the page a customer actually lands on. Read what the server returns, not what you remember pasting into the CMS. If a crawler is blocked, fix that before you rewrite a headline. If a title is doing its job, leave it alone and move to the next check. Small honest wins beat a dashboard full of red. When the free check has told you what it can, a full audit is the natural next sitting. It scores the checks that apply, says when something was not measured, and keeps the story if you save it. Plans start at $14.99 a month for Starter. Growth and Agency are there when a few sites become a client list. Nothing here asks you to buy a seat you will not use. ## What a plan actually costs The free tools stay free. You can open them, run them, and leave without an account. A plan is for the moment you want the report saved, a few sites watched, or the same checks from the API. The price on this table is the price at checkout. A yearly plan is ten months of the monthly price, so two months are on us. | Plan | Monthly | Credits | A good fit when | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $14.99 | 40 | Regular audits of up to three of your own sites, with Search Console and watched URLs | | Growth | $49.99 | 150 | Client work: backlinks, keyword research, rank tracking and the API | | Agency | $99.99 | 400 | Many locations, reported under your own name | A single-page audit is about 1.25 credits, and that includes the live probe of answer-engine crawlers. You see the estimate before anything runs. If a hold is not used, it comes back to your balance. Extra credits, when you already subscribe, are $9.99 for 20. ## A comparison worth keeping A typical SEO suite is wonderful at the work it was built for: a giant keyword database, a backlink index, ads research, seats for a team. Crawlwise is wonderful at a smaller, sharper job. We show the evidence on the page, we test whether answer-engine crawlers can actually fetch it, and we price the work in credits you can see before you click. If you need their index, keep it. If you need a clear read on this URL, you are in the right place. Take the win that is in front of you. Run the check, fix one thing on staging, and come back. The page will still be here, and so will we. ## Crawlwise vs a typical SEO suite | What you get | Crawlwise | Typical suite | | --- | --- | --- | | Monthly price for audits + crawler checks | From $14.99 | $139+ typical suite | | Evidence shown per finding | Value + check name | Often score only | | Answer-engine crawler live test | Included in audit | Rare | | Fractional credit pricing | Yes | Seat bundles | | Backlink index | Not our focus | Core | Try it on your URL ## Run the checks on your live site Free tools answer one question. A full audit scores the page, tests answer-engine crawlers, and saves to history on a plan. - Live crawler probes - Core Web Vitals - One free full audit [Get my free report](https://crawlwise.site/#audit-url) [Compare plans](https://crawlwise.site/plans) ## Frequently asked questions ### How much does a full Crawlwise audit cost? A single-page audit is about 1.25 credits (audit plus answer-engine crawler probe). You see the estimate before you start; unused holds return to your balance. ### Do I need an account for the first try? You can run a first audit without signing in. Saving history, exports, and site-wide crawls require a free account and credits. ### Is the checklist score a Google score? No. It is how many applicable checks passed out of the total applicable set. Google publishes no such number. ### What happens when a test cannot run? The report marks it unmeasured — separate from fail — so you are not shown a fake zero. ### Does an audit include Core Web Vitals? Yes when PageSpeed Insights returns data. When field data does not exist for a URL, we say so instead of inventing a number. ### Can I audit my whole site? Add a site on a paid plan to crawl many URLs, track structure, and monitor changes — not just one page. ### How is this different from Screaming Frog? Crawling overlaps, but Crawlwise packages checklist scoring, performance, answer-engine access, and credit-priced API/MCP on hosted plans. See /vs for honest trade-offs. ### What should I do after the audit? Work the prioritized plan, fix on staging, re-audit, then enable monitoring on a plan if the URL is business-critical. ## Meet the author Adnan Arodiya Crawlwise Writes about what Crawlwise actually measures: on-page evidence, crawler access, and performance signals — with the limits stated up front.