Scan modes
Every crawl runs in one of two modes. Both score all three lenses for every URL — the difference is whether GEOBee reads the raw HTML or fully renders each page.
Quick scan
A fast static crawl. GEOBee fetches each page's HTML and scores it directly — no browser, no rendering. It is the default and the right first pass for almost any site: point it at a URL, press Start, and rows fill in as pages are scored. Quick scan needs nothing installed beyond GEOBee itself.
Deep scan
A rendered crawl. In addition to everything the quick scan does, GEOBee runs each page through the Lighthouse CLI, which adds two things a static read cannot see:
- Lighthouse category scores — real performance and quality signals from a rendered page.
- JavaScript-discovered links — URLs that only appear after scripts run, so client-rendered sites get crawled properly.
Deep scan is heavier: rendering every page takes more time and memory, so 8 GB of RAM is recommended. It requires the Lighthouse CLI on your PATH — see Getting started for the one-time setup. Deep scan is part of the Pro plan.
Quick vs. deep at a glance
| Quick scan | Deep scan | |
|---|---|---|
| SEO / AEO / GEO scoring | Yes | Yes |
| Reads static HTML | Yes | Yes |
| Renders the page | No | Yes (Lighthouse) |
| Lighthouse performance scores | — | Yes |
| JavaScript-discovered links | — | Yes |
| Needs Lighthouse CLI | No | Yes |
| Speed | Fast | Slower |
Which should I use?
- Quick scan for fast, broad passes — first audits, large sites, and static or server-rendered pages.
- Deep scan when you need rendered performance scores, or when the site is client-rendered and important links only appear after JavaScript runs.