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Free alternatives to DebugBear

DebugBear has no free plan. 49 of the 83 other technical SEO tools in this directory are free or have a free plan.

DebugBear is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year). 20 of them have no paid plan at all; the rest pair a free plan with paid ones.

49 tools · Listings checked up to Oct 23, 2026 · Where the facts come from

The 12 closest to DebugBear

  1. GTmetrix

    Page speed testing with Lighthouse reports, monitoring and an API

    What is free: Free Basic account; the API docs give it 2 tests at a time and a lower API rate limit than PRO. Other limits could not be read.

    • GTmetrix starts at $4.99 per month, billed yearly ($5.99 billed monthly). DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • GTmetrix has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • DebugBear also covers dashboards.
    GTmetrix vs DebugBearGTmetrix pricing and details

  2. WebPageTest

    Page speed tests from real browsers in locations around the world

    What is free: Starter plan: 150 test runs a month (up to 3 per test), 30 test locations, Lighthouse, filmstrip and video, Opportunities, 3-step scripts and 60 days of history.

    • WebPageTest starts at $180 per year for 1,000 test runs a month ($18.75 billed monthly). DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • WebPageTest has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    WebPageTest vs DebugBearWebPageTest pricing and details

  3. Treo

    Core Web Vitals dashboard built on CrUX data and Lighthouse runs

    What is free: a personal account with 5 sites and 2 years of history, and CrUX data for 50 pages. No Lighthouse monitoring.

    • Treo starts at $75 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly). DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • Treo has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • DebugBear also covers dashboards.
    Treo vs DebugBearTreo pricing and details

  4. Chrome UX Report

    Google's public dataset of real Chrome users' Core Web Vitals

    What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.

    • Chrome UX Report is free. DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • Chrome UX Report has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    Chrome UX Report vs DebugBearChrome UX Report pricing and details

  5. Lighthouse

    Google's open-source audit of page speed, accessibility and SEO

    What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.

    • Lighthouse is free. DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • Lighthouse has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Lighthouse lists a browser extension.
    • Lighthouse is open source, according to its own site.
    Lighthouse vs DebugBearLighthouse pricing and details

  6. NitroPack

    Automatic speed optimization and CDN for WordPress and WooCommerce

    What is free: 1 website, 1,000 pageviews and 1GB of CDN bandwidth a month, 1 team member, no credit card needed.

    • NitroPack starts at $7 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly). DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • NitroPack has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • DebugBear also covers dashboards.
    NitroPack vs DebugBearNitroPack pricing and details

  7. PageSpeed Insights

    Free Google speed test with real-user Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse

    What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.

    • PageSpeed Insights is free. DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • PageSpeed Insights has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • DebugBear also covers dashboards.
    PageSpeed Insights vs DebugBearPageSpeed Insights pricing and details

  8. SpeedVitals

    Page speed tests from 35 locations, TTFB checks and speed monitoring

    What is free: 15 speed tests and 15 TTFB tests a week, 1 daily monitoring slot, RUM for 1 site up to 5,000 page views a month, and 1 month of test reports.

    • SpeedVitals starts at $16 per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly). DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • SpeedVitals has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • SpeedVitals also covers web analytics.
    • DebugBear also covers dashboards.
    SpeedVitals pricing and details

  9. Google Search Console

    Free Google reports on a site's search traffic, indexing and issues

    What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.

    • Google Search Console is free. DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • Google Search Console has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Google Search Console also covers site audit and schema markup.
    • DebugBear also covers dashboards.
    Google Search Console pricing and details

  10. Yellow Lab Tools

    Free open-source audit of a page's speed and front-end code

    What is free: Everything. There is no paid plan.

    • Yellow Lab Tools is free. DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • Yellow Lab Tools has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Yellow Lab Tools lists macOS and Linux apps.
    • Yellow Lab Tools is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
    Yellow Lab Tools pricing and details

  11. Website Crawler

    Cloud SEO crawler, data scraper and page monitor priced by pages

    What is free: Basic plan: 1,000 pages a month, 1 project, the HTML crawler, basic SEO reports, 3 page monitors and API access. Advanced reports show only 5 URLs.

    • Website Crawler starts at $10 per month for 2,000 pages, billed monthly. DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • Website Crawler has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Website Crawler also covers site audit.
    • DebugBear also covers dashboards.
    Website Crawler pricing and details

  12. Webmatik

    Website audit scoring SEO, speed, AI readiness and design together

    What is free: 3 free checks a month: an estimated score range and every issue found by severity, with one explained in full. No credit card needed.

    • Webmatik starts at $19 per month for 10 audits. DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
    • Webmatik has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
    • Only Webmatik lists a browser extension.
    • Webmatik also covers reports, site audit and AI search visibility.
    Webmatik pricing and details

37 more that are free or have a free plan

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Common questions

Is there a free alternative to DebugBear?

Yes. GTmetrix, WebPageTest, Treo, Chrome UX Report, Lighthouse, NitroPack, PageSpeed Insights, SpeedVitals and 41 more are free or have a free plan.

Does DebugBear have a free plan?

DebugBear has no free plan. DebugBear is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).

When was this checked?

Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 23, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices and plans without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.

This page is built from the listings. A tool is here because its listing says so, and the order is how close each is to DebugBear: the alternatives its listing names first, then the tools that share the most features with it.