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PageSpeed Insights alternatives
As of Oct 23, 2026, the highest-graded PageSpeed Insights alternative is Lighthouse (3.2 GPA). It's also the best free one.
PageSpeed Insights compared with 9 alternatives: GTmetrix, WebPageTest, Lighthouse, DebugBear, Chrome UX Report and 4 more.
PageSpeed Insights is free to use. 8 of the 9 alternatives are free or have a free plan. One more offers a free trial.
Listings checked up to Oct 23, 2026 · Where the facts come from
At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| PageSpeed InsightsThis tool | Free | Free | Web |
| GTmetrix | Free plan · from $4.99/mo | Yes | Web |
| WebPageTest | Free plan · from $180/yr | Yes | Web |
| Lighthouse | Free | Free | Web, Browser extension |
| DebugBear | Free trial · from $99/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Chrome UX Report | Free | Free | Web |
| NitroPack | Free plan · from $7/mo | Yes | Web |
| SpeedVitals | Free plan · from $16/mo | Yes | Web |
| Unlighthouse | Free | Free | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Yellow Lab Tools | Free | Free | Web, macOS, Linux |
Price against what you get
PageSpeed Insights has no paid plan and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. None of the 9 alternatives on this chart both scores higher and starts lower.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
How each one differs from PageSpeed Insights
GTmetrix
Page speed testing with Lighthouse reports, monitoring and an API
- GTmetrix starts at $4.99 per month, billed yearly ($5.99 billed monthly).
Suits: Checking why a single page loads slowly
WebPageTest
Page speed tests from real browsers in locations around the world
- WebPageTest starts at $180 per year for 1,000 test runs a month ($18.75 billed monthly).
- WebPageTest also covers dashboards.
Suits: Developers digging into exactly how a page loads
Lighthouse
Google's open-source audit of page speed, accessibility and SEO
- Lighthouse is free.
- Lighthouse also lists a browser extension.
- Lighthouse is open source, according to its own site.
- Lighthouse also covers site audit.
Suits: Web developers fixing speed and accessibility problems on a page
DebugBear
Page speed and Core Web Vitals monitoring with lab tests and RUM
- DebugBear starts at $99 per month, billed yearly ($1,188 a year).
- DebugBear has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike PageSpeed Insights.
- DebugBear also covers dashboards.
Suits: SEO and development teams working to pass Core Web Vitals
Chrome UX Report
Google's public dataset of real Chrome users' Core Web Vitals
- Chrome UX Report is free.
- Chrome UX Report also covers dashboards.
Suits: Checking how a site's Core Web Vitals look to Google's real-user data
NitroPack
Automatic speed optimization and CDN for WordPress and WooCommerce
- NitroPack starts at $7 per month, billed annually ($8 billed monthly).
Suits: WordPress site owners who want faster pages without configuring a caching plugin
SpeedVitals
Page speed tests from 35 locations, TTFB checks and speed monitoring
- SpeedVitals starts at $16 per month, billed yearly ($19 billed monthly).
- SpeedVitals also covers web analytics.
Suits: Checking how fast a page loads from many countries in one go
Unlighthouse
Free open-source tool that runs Lighthouse on every page of a site
- Unlighthouse is free.
- Unlighthouse also lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- Unlighthouse lists no web app, which PageSpeed Insights has.
- Unlighthouse is open source, according to its own site.
- Unlighthouse also covers site audit.
Suits: Developers who want Lighthouse scores for a whole site, not one page
Yellow Lab Tools
Free open-source audit of a page's speed and front-end code
- Yellow Lab Tools is free.
- Yellow Lab Tools also lists macOS and Linux apps.
- Yellow Lab Tools is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
Suits: Front-end developers tracing what makes a single page heavy or slow
Limits worth knowing in PageSpeed Insights
- Tests one URL per run, and a shared report link keeps its snapshot for only 30 days.
- Real-user data appears only for public pages with enough Chrome visits; otherwise only the lab test is shown.
- Lab tests run from a Google data center in North America, Europe or Asia, and scores vary from run to run.
- Google plans to drop real-user data from the API and points developers to the CrUX API instead.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to PageSpeed Insights?
The alternatives to PageSpeed Insights in this directory are GTmetrix, WebPageTest, Lighthouse, DebugBear, Chrome UX Report, NitroPack, SpeedVitals, Unlighthouse and Yellow Lab Tools. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with PageSpeed Insights.
Is there a free alternative to PageSpeed Insights?
Yes. Lighthouse, Chrome UX Report, Unlighthouse and Yellow Lab Tools are free to use. GTmetrix, WebPageTest, NitroPack and SpeedVitals have a free plan alongside paid ones.
Which PageSpeed Insights alternatives work on Windows?
The PageSpeed Insights listing does not include a Windows app. Unlighthouse lists one.
Which PageSpeed Insights alternatives work on macOS?
The PageSpeed Insights listing does not include a macOS app. Unlighthouse and Yellow Lab Tools list one.
Is there an open-source alternative to PageSpeed Insights?
Lighthouse, Unlighthouse and Yellow Lab Tools are described as open source on their own sites.
When were these prices checked?
Every listing on this page was checked on Oct 23, 2026, against the pages it cites. Vendors change prices without notice, so confirm on their site before you buy.