Bot Types Comparison Chart

Feature / Bot Type🔎 Keyword Bot (With Browser)🔗 Referrer Bot (With Browser)⚙️ Request Bot (Headless / No Browser)
Does it use a real browser?✅ Yes✅ Yes❌ No
Can it search on Google?✅ Yes❌ No✅ Yes (request only)
Does it perform site clicks (mouse scroll)?✅ Yes✅ Yes❌ No
Can it navigate between pages?✅ Yes✅ Yes❌ No
Appearance in Google Analytics✅ Organic traffic✅ Referral & Organic traffic⚠️ Very low
Leaves trace in Google Search Console?✅ Yes (search → click visible)❌ No⚠️ Very low
Bounce Rate / Session duration impact✅ Real impact✅ Real impact❌ No effect
Redirects to target URL after click✅ Direct✅ Direct✅ Headless (background)
Speed / Performance (hits per second)⚠️ Medium⚠️ Medium✅ Very fast
Resource consumption (RAM/CPU)⚠️ Medium⚠️ Medium✅ Very low
Ban / Bot protection risk✅ Very low✅ Very low⚠️ Medium/High
Scroll, click, visit possible?✅ Yes✅ Yes❌ No
User-Agent, Referrer modification✅ Yes✅ Yes✅ Yes
Real user-like behavior✅ High similarity✅ High similarity⚠️ Medium/High

 

The Most Suitable Scenario-Based Bot Type

Scenario / PurposeRecommended Bot Type
Get organic clicks from Google for SEO✅ Keyword Bot (With Browser)
Generate traffic & visibility from backlinks✅ Referrer Bot (With Browser)
Hit counter, fake visits, or testing purposes✅ Request Bot (Headless / No Browser)
Targeting session duration & low bounce rate✅ Browser-Based Bots
Bots requiring proxy & resource efficiency✅ Request Bot (Headless / No Browser)
Create clicks visible in Google Search Console✅ Keyword Bot (With Browser)