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WebPageTest alternatives
As of Oct 24, 2026, the best WebPageTest alternative for most people is PageSpeed Insights (3.2 GPA), third in our ranking of technical SEO tools. It's also the best free one.
WebPageTest compared with 10 alternatives: GTmetrix, PageSpeed Insights, DebugBear, SpeedCurve, sitespeed.io and 5 more.
WebPageTest has a free plan. Paid plans start at $180 per year for 1,000 test runs a month ($18.75 billed monthly). 6 of the 10 alternatives are free or have a free plan. 4 more offer a free trial.
Listings checked up to Oct 23, 2026 · Where the facts come from
At a glance
| Tool | Price | Free plan | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|
| WebPageTestThis tool | Free plan · from $180/yr | Yes | Web |
| GTmetrix | Free plan · from $4.99/mo | Yes | Web |
| PageSpeed Insights | Free | Free | Web |
| DebugBear | Free trial · from $99/mo | Trial only | Web |
| SpeedCurve | Free trial · from $90/mo | Trial only | Web |
| sitespeed.io | Free | Free | macOS, Windows, Linux |
| Calibre | Free trial · from $75/mo | Trial only | Web |
| Lighthouse | Free | Free | Web, Browser extension |
| Lighthouse Metrics | Free trial · from $10 one-time | Trial only | Web |
| SpeedVitals | Free plan · from $16/mo | Yes | Web |
| Yellow Lab Tools | Free | Free | Web, macOS, Linux |
Price against what you get
WebPageTest starts at $15 a month when paid by the year and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. 4 of the 10 alternatives on this chart score higher and start lower: GTmetrix, PageSpeed Insights, Lighthouse and Yellow Lab Tools.
sitespeed.io starts lower without scoring higher.
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 WebPageTest
GTmetrix
Page speed testing with Lighthouse reports, monitoring and an API
- GTmetrix starts at $4.99 per month, billed yearly ($5.99 billed monthly).
- GTmetrix does not cover dashboards, which WebPageTest does.
Suits: Checking why a single page loads slowly
PageSpeed Insights
Free Google speed test with real-user Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse
- PageSpeed Insights is free.
- PageSpeed Insights does not cover dashboards, which WebPageTest does.
Suits: Checking one page's Core Web Vitals the way Google measures them
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 WebPageTest.
Suits: SEO and development teams working to pass Core Web Vitals
SpeedCurve
Web performance monitoring with RUM, synthetic tests and budgets
- SpeedCurve starts at $90 per month, billed annually, for 500K page views and 3K checks.
- SpeedCurve has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike WebPageTest.
Suits: Teams that want field and lab speed data in one place
sitespeed.io
Free open-source toolkit for testing and monitoring web performance
- sitespeed.io is free.
- sitespeed.io also lists macOS, Windows and Linux apps.
- sitespeed.io lists no web app, which WebPageTest has.
- sitespeed.io is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- sitespeed.io does not cover dashboards, which WebPageTest does.
Suits: Developers who want full control of synthetic performance tests at no license cost
Calibre
Web performance monitoring with RUM, CrUX data and synthetic tests
- Calibre starts at $75 per month, billed monthly or $900 a year.
- Calibre has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike WebPageTest.
- Calibre does not cover dashboards, which WebPageTest does.
Suits: SEOs tracking the Core Web Vitals data Google uses
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.
- Lighthouse does not cover dashboards, which WebPageTest does.
Suits: Web developers fixing speed and accessibility problems on a page
Lighthouse Metrics
Lighthouse tests from 16 regions with scheduled monitoring
- Lighthouse Metrics starts at $10 one-time for 50 test runs, or $16 per month billed annually for monitoring.
- Lighthouse Metrics has no free plan, only a free trial, unlike WebPageTest.
- Lighthouse Metrics does not cover dashboards, which WebPageTest does.
Suits: Seeing how a page's Lighthouse score varies across regions
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.
- SpeedVitals does not cover dashboards, which WebPageTest does.
Suits: Checking how fast a page loads from many countries in one go
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.
- Yellow Lab Tools does not cover dashboards, which WebPageTest does.
Suits: Front-end developers tracing what makes a single page heavy or slow
Limits worth knowing in WebPageTest
- Every page load counts as a test run: 5 runs with first and repeat views use 10 of the monthly allowance.
- Starter allows 150 runs a month and 3 runs per test; scheduled tests, alerts, the API and Experiments need Pro.
- There is no free trial of Pro, and a Pro account holds up to 5 team members.
- The webpagetest.org site answered with a bot check; prices were read on LogicMonitor's WebPageTest pricing page.
Common questions
What are the alternatives to WebPageTest?
The alternatives to WebPageTest in this directory are GTmetrix, PageSpeed Insights, DebugBear, SpeedCurve, sitespeed.io, Calibre, Lighthouse, Lighthouse Metrics, SpeedVitals and Yellow Lab Tools. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with WebPageTest.
Is there a free alternative to WebPageTest?
Yes. PageSpeed Insights, sitespeed.io, Lighthouse and Yellow Lab Tools are free to use. GTmetrix and SpeedVitals have a free plan alongside paid ones.
Which WebPageTest alternatives work on Windows?
The WebPageTest listing does not include a Windows app. sitespeed.io lists one.
Which WebPageTest alternatives work on macOS?
The WebPageTest listing does not include a macOS app. sitespeed.io and Yellow Lab Tools list one.
Is there an open-source alternative to WebPageTest?
sitespeed.io, Lighthouse 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.