GTmetrix vs Webmatik (2026): which should you pick?
As of Oct 23, 2026, GTmetrix grades higher than Webmatik: 2.8 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 by ToolGPA
GTmetrix grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
GTmetrix
Page speed testing with Lighthouse reports, monitoring and an API
Webmatik
Website audit scoring SEO, speed, AI readiness and design together
Which one is for you
Pick GTmetrix if
- Fits if you want a Lighthouse report with a load video for a page now and then
- Works for developers who want to start speed tests from their own code through the API
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you watch many pages, as Lite monitors 1 and Core 3, and hourly checks start on Advanced at $24.99 a month
- Pricey if a team shares it, as seats start on Expert at $49.99 a month yearly, and white-label PDFs are Enterprise only at a quoted price
- Tight if you stay on Basic or Lite: Basic runs 2 API tests at a time against 8 for most PRO users, and Lite gets the API only as a 10-credit trial
- Watch out: API tests spend credits, a video costs 0.9 more, and credits refill daily only up to the plan's allowance
- Watch out: API reports are kept 1 month unless you pay credits for up to 24, and refunds become account credit after 14 days
Pick Webmatik if
- Fits if you run a small business site and want one ranked list of fixes
- Works for occasional audits paid per credit instead of a subscription
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free, as a free check shows a score range and explains only one issue
- Pricey if you want AI search visibility, which needs the $29 plan without Search Console or the API, or Growth at $99
- Not for you if you won't sign in with a Google account, which the terms require
- Watch out: refunds are case by case, and the terms rule them out for unused audits
- Too light for big sites, as an audit covers the homepage and up to 6 inner pages, with crawls of 300 pages at most
How we grade them
| 2.8GPAGTmetrixGood | 2.4GPAWebmatikFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | ALite is $4.99 a month billed yearly ($5.99 monthly), under 60% of the cheaper quarter of technical SEO tools ($7.20). It has 50 tests a month and 1 monitored page; API credits start on Core at $9.99 and hourly checks on Advanced at $24.99. | CStarter is $19 a month for 10 audits, between this category's cheaper quarter of $13 and its middle. Credits are $25 for 10 audits with no subscription, and Growth, with AI visibility and backlinks, is $99. |
| Free plan and trial | CA free Basic account. Through the API it runs 2 tests at once against 8 for most PRO users, with a lower rate limit. Its other limits aren't on record. | C3 free checks a month with no card, but each shows an estimated score range and explains one issue in full. The exact score, the fixes and the action plan need a credit or a plan. |
| Features | CLighthouse reports, a choice of locations, browsers and simulated devices, connection throttling, load videos, PDF exports, scheduled monitoring with alerts and a REST API. It does page speed testing fully, but that's a smaller job, and there's no real user data on record. | CScores 70+ signals across performance, SEO, AI readiness, UI/UX, conversion, retention, accessibility and security, with CrUX and PageSpeed data and site monitoring. The gaps: an audit covers 3 or 6 inner pages, and Starter crawls 100 pages with no AI visibility. |
| Ease of use | BNo rating on record. Tests run on GTmetrix's own site, with nothing to install or connect before the first report. | BNo rating on record. You sign in with Google, enter an address and get a ranked list of fixes, with nothing to install. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with a REST API, an OpenAPI specification and a GTmetrix for WordPress plugin. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb and a Chrome extension, with Search Console, WordPress and an API from Starter. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | one-off Lighthouse speed reports | one ranked fix list across SEO, speed and design |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: GTmetrix and Webmatik. How we grade
Price against what you get
GTmetrix starts at $4.99 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Webmatik starts at $19 a month and scores 2.7.
They score the same, and GTmetrix starts $14.01 a month lower. Of the other technical SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than GTmetrix for less, and none scores higher than Webmatik for less.
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
Where they differ
- Webmatik also covers reports, site audit and AI search visibility.
At a glance
| GTmetrix | Webmatik | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $4.99 per month, billed yearly ($5.99 billed monthly) | $19 per month for 10 audits |
| Free plan | 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. | 3 free checks a month: an estimated score range and every issue found by severity, with one explained in full. No credit card needed. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | GTmetrix | BLV Group |
| Price read from | gtmetrix.com | webmatik.ai |
| Checked | Oct 23, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
GTmetrix
- Team seats start only on Expert ($49.99 a month billed yearly), and hourly monitoring on Advanced; refunds are promised for 14 days, after that only account credit.
- API tests run on credits: a Lighthouse report costs 1 credit, a video 0.9 more, and credits refill daily only up to the plan's allowance.
- Through the API, Basic accounts can run 2 tests at once, against 8 for most PRO users.
- API reports are kept 1 month unless longer retention, up to 24 months, is paid for in extra credits.
Webmatik
- A free check shows only an estimated score range and explains one issue; the full report needs a credit or a plan.
- AI search visibility is not on Starter: it comes with the $29 AI Visibility plan, which has no Search Console, API or backlinks, or with Growth.
- The terms require signing in with a Google account.
- Refunds are handled case by case, and the terms rule out refunds for unused audits or a change of mind.
Key features
GTmetrix
- Lighthouse speed reports
- Each test produces a Lighthouse report, with older PageSpeed and YSlow reports or a metrics-only report also available through the API.
- Locations, browsers and devices
- Choose the test location and browser, simulate phones and tablets by screen size and pixel ratio, and throttle the connection speed.
- Videos and PDF reports
- Record a video and filmstrip of the page loading, and export a summary or full PDF of the report.
- Page monitoring and alerts
- Monitored pages are retested on a schedule, grouped with tags, and can raise performance alerts when chosen metrics cross set conditions.
- REST API
- Start tests, fetch reports and manage monitored pages from your own code, with an OpenAPI specification and a GTmetrix for WordPress plugin.
Webmatik
- Growth Score across eight categories
- Scores performance, SEO, AI readiness, UI/UX, conversion, retention, accessibility and security from 70+ signals, weighted by the type of site it detects.
- Homepage plus inner pages
- Each audit checks the homepage and 3 or 6 key inner pages by plan, and paid plans add a site crawl of up to 50, 100 or 300 pages.
- Real speed and search data
- Pulls Core Web Vitals from the Chrome UX Report and Lighthouse scores from PageSpeed, keyword rankings from DataForSEO, and Search Console data on most paid plans.
- AI search visibility
- Runs buyer-style prompts through ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Mode, compares you with up to 3 competitors and lists the sources AI cites.
- AI design review and action plan
- An AI vision pass reviews layout, hero, calls to action and navigation, and every issue lands in a ranked fix plan with progress checkboxes, PDF export and a share link.
- Site monitoring
- Paid plans re-audit sites weekly or monthly, check uptime every five minutes and the SSL certificate daily, and compare homepage screenshots week to week.
Plans
GTmetrix
Lite$4.99
per month, billed yearly ($5.99 billed monthly)
50 on-demand tests a month, 1 monitored page, 5 test locations, 1 month of history. API and MCP only as a 10-credit trial; no hourly monitoring.
Core$9.99
per month, billed yearly ($11.99 billed monthly)
150 tests a month, 3 monitored pages, 10 locations, 10 API credits a day and 6 months of history. No hourly monitoring or team seats.
Advanced$24.99
per month, billed yearly ($29.99 billed monthly)
Unlimited on-demand tests under a fair-use rule, 10 monitored pages with hourly checks, 28 locations and 50 API credits a day.
Expert$49.99
per month, billed yearly ($59.99 billed monthly)
50 monitored pages, 100 API credits a day, 12 months of history and 5 team seats. Enterprise adds white-label PDFs at a quoted price.
Webmatik
Free$0
3 checks a month with an estimated score range and every issue listed; exact scores, fixes and the action plan need a credit or a plan.
Starter$19
per month for 10 audits
Monitoring for 10 sites, 100-page crawls, 20 keywords, Search Console, PDF export and the API. $39 for 25 audits, $69 for 50.
Credits$25
one-time for 10 credits
One credit opens one full Starter-level audit and never expires. A first pack of 3 is $9, once per account; 30 credits cost $60.
AI Visibility$29
per month for 10 audits
8 prompts on ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Mode per audit, share of voice against 3 rivals and weekly tracking of 3 sites.
Growth$99
per month for 50 audits
Monitoring for 50 sites, weekly 300-page crawls, AI search visibility, backlinks, 50 keywords and Send to Dev. $179 for 100 audits, $299 for 200.
Agency$199
per month for 100 audits
Everything in Growth for 5 seats, with client portals, a lead-gen audit widget, white-label PDFs and monitoring for 100 sites.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, GTmetrix or Webmatik?
As of Oct 23, 2026, GTmetrix is cheaper to start with: $4.99 a month, against $19 a month for Webmatik. GTmetrix starts at $4.99 per month, billed yearly ($5.99 billed monthly), and Webmatik starts at $19 per month for 10 audits.
Which has a free plan, GTmetrix or Webmatik?
As of Oct 23, 2026, both GTmetrix and Webmatik have a free plan.
Which platforms do GTmetrix and Webmatik run on?
As of Oct 23, 2026, only Webmatik lists a browser extension. Both list a web app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.