CoreDash vs SpeedCurve (2026): which should you pick?

Pick CoreDash if

• Fits if you need to know which element or script is causing a poor Core Web Vital
• Works for EU sites that want RUM without cookies or a consent banner

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 14-day trial
• Pricey if you want AI insights, the MCP server or the API, which start at Standard, $31 a month billed yearly
• Tight if you run several sites, as Starter covers 1 and Standard up to 2
• Watch out: extra pageview blocks (about $5 to $25 each) and site slots ($0.50 to $2 each) are monthly add-ons
• Not for you if you want lab tests too, as it measures real visits only

Pick SpeedCurve if

• Fits if you want to see whether faster pages line up with more conversions
• Works for teams of any size, since users and teams are unlimited

Look elsewhere if

• Watch out: every URL, browser, region and scheduled run counts as a check, so testing many pages in many places adds up fast
• Not for you if you might cancel mid-year, as annual plans get no prorated refund
• Pricey if you want 13 months of data or priority support, which start at $500 a month
• Tight if you need SSO or private test agents, which need an annual plan over $12,000
• Watch out: paying by invoice needs a plan of $5,000 a year or more

CoreDash

• There is no free plan; after the 14-day trial the cheapest plan is $16 a month billed annually for 75,000 pageviews and one site.
• AI insights, the MCP server and API access are not on Starter; they start at Standard, $31 a month billed annually.
• Extra pageview blocks (about $5 to $25 each) and site slots ($0.50 to $2 each) are monthly add-ons, priced by tier.
• Agency plans pool pageviews across client sites: Growth is $159 a month billed annually for 25 sites and 3M pageviews.

SpeedCurve

• The listed prices include a 20% annual discount, and an annual plan cancelled partway through gets no prorated refund.
• Synthetic checks count every URL, browser, region and scheduled run, so testing many pages in several places raises the cost quickly.
• 13-month data retention and priority support start at $500 a month; single sign-on and private agents need an annual plan over $12,000.
• Paying by invoice is limited to plans of $5,000 a year or more.

CoreDash

Real-user Core Web Vitals

Measures LCP, INP, CLS, TTFB and FCP on every pageview with Google's web-vitals library, unsampled and with no limit on tracked URLs.

Attribution and waterfalls

Each slow pageview carries a request waterfall and names the LCP element, the interaction behind a poor INP or the shifting element, plus long animation frame scripts.

Segmentation

Filter by device, browser, OS, country, network speed, page group, navigation type and custom labels such as A/B variant or login state.

Alerts and uptime

Pulse alerts by email or Slack when a metric slips, and uptime monitoring that reports when a site or checkout stops responding.

AI insights and MCP server

From the Standard plan, an MCP server lets Claude, Cursor or another AI agent read your live performance data, alongside built-in AI insights.

CI/CD checks

One curl call from a build pipeline flags deploys that miss performance budgets and tracks real-user results per release.

SpeedCurve

Real user monitoring

Measures page views from real visitors, with sampling to control cost, custom data, conversion correlation and A/B test segments.

Synthetic monitoring

Scheduled tests in several browsers and regions, with scripting for user flows, pages behind a login and private staging sites.

Performance budgets and alerts

Set budgets on RUM and synthetic metrics and get alerts by email, Slack or webhook when a page crosses one.

Core Web Vitals debugging

Breaks Core Web Vitals into subparts, finds layout shift causes, and tracks first- and third-party requests and JavaScript impact.

Competitive benchmarking

Test competitors' pages alongside your own and produce side-by-side comparison videos.

CI/CD and deploy testing

Trigger tests on each deploy through the API, the GitHub integration or CI tools such as CircleCI, and mark deployments on charts.

CoreDash

• Starter$16

  per month for 75,000 pageviews, billed annually ($20 billed monthly)

  1 site, 3 users, 200 diagnostic reports and 6 months of data. No AI insights, MCP server or API access.

• Standard$31

  per month for 500,000 pageviews, billed annually ($39 billed monthly)

  Up to 2 sites, 10 users, AI insights, the MCP server, standard API access, 5,000 diagnostic reports and 1 year of data.

• Studio$71

  per month for 1M pageviews, billed annually ($89 billed monthly)

  Up to 10 sites sharing the pageviews, unlimited users, 10,000 diagnostic reports, priority support and 3 years of data.

• Enterprise$319

  per month for 3.5M+ pageviews, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)

  Custom sites, unlimited reports, top API quota, SSO, SAML and SCIM, a DPA and SLA, PO billing and 8 years of data. Bought self-serve.

SpeedCurve

• Starter$90

  per month, billed annually, for 500K page views and 3K checks

  Unlimited users and teams, RUM and synthetic monitoring. Priced at $15 per 1,000 checks and $135 per million page views, less 20% for annual billing.

• Growth$576

  per month, billed annually, for 2M page views and 30K checks

  Plans above $500 a month add 13 months of data retention, high-priority support and priority synthetic testing.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Single sign-on, private test agents and regular check-ins on annual plans above $12,000 a year, and consulting above $20,000 a year.

CoreDash

• Annual discount

  About 20% off with annual billing

  CoreDash's pricing page says annual billing is about 20% lower: Standard is $31 a month billed annually ($372 a year) against $39 billed monthly.

SpeedCurve

• Annual discount

  Save 20% with annual billing

  SpeedCurve's plan builder and billing docs give a 20% discount for paying annually instead of monthly.

• Other savings

  10% volume discount on larger plans

  The plan builder takes a further 10% off when a plan comes to more than $25,000 a year.