PageSpeedPlus vs PageVitals (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, PageSpeedPlus and PageVitals share a 2.4 GPA, neither has a free plan, and PageVitals starts cheaper, at $12 a month against about $22.34 a month.
Checked Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 · graded Oct 23, 2026 and Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
PageSpeedPlus grades higher on features. PageVitals grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
PageSpeedPlus
Scheduled PageSpeed Insights monitoring with alerts and scans
PageVitals
Page speed monitoring with Lighthouse tests, RUM and CrUX data
Which one is for you
Pick PageSpeedPlus if
- Fits if you keep a short list of key pages and want an alert when one gets slow
- Works for agencies that report Core Web Vitals to clients
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to stay free, as there is no free plan and only a 14-day trial
- Tight if you watch more than 25 URLs: Basic stops there and Standard jumps to €60
- Pricey if you want API access or hourly checks, which start on Standard at €60 a month
- Watch out: prices are in euros with no annual price shown, history is 1 month on Basic, and Enterprise has no published price
Pick PageVitals if
- Fits if you run a couple of small sites and want lab, RUM and CrUX data on one plan
- Works for agencies tracking Core Web Vitals for several client websites
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a free plan, as there's only a 14-day trial and the pricing page says no refunds
- Pricey if you need the API, webhooks, CI/CD or tests behind a login, which start at Growth, $39 a month billed yearly
- Watch out: when the month's tests run out, testing stops until the next cycle, and unused tests don't roll over
- Tight if you test a lot, as 5,000 extra synthetic tests are a $50 a month add-on
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAPageSpeedPlusFair | 2.4GPAPageVitalsFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C€20 a month for 25 monitored URLs on Basic, then €60 and €200. The category's middle is $29 and its cheaper quarter ends at $13. | BStarter is $12 a month billed yearly ($15 monthly), inside this category's cheapest quarter. That's 2 websites, 1,000 synthetic tests and 50,000 RUM pageviews a month. The REST API, webhooks and CI/CD need Growth at $39. |
| Free plan and trial | CThere is a 14-day free trial and no free plan. The page we read does not say whether a card is needed. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day trial with all features and 300 tests, and no card needed. The pricing page says it gives no refunds, so the trial is the only way to try it. |
| Features | BScheduled checks, sitemap scans, real-user vitals, alerts, competitor charts and a WordPress plugin, with no gap in the listing for this job. | CLighthouse and waterfall tests from 11 regions, RUM through a script, CrUX history with competitor comparison, multi-step tests and budgets with alerts. It covers speed monitoring fully, but that's a smaller job than technical SEO, with no crawling or indexing checks. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You add the URLs and thresholds you want watched and connect Slack or Sheets yourself. | CNo rating on record. RUM needs a script added through GTM, WordPress, Shopify, Wix or Magento, and the tests, multi-step flows and budgets all have to be set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web service with Slack, Teams, Google Sheets and WordPress hooks, and an API from Standard up. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb only, with alerts by email, Slack, Teams or webhook, plus Search Console, GitHub Actions, Zapier, a CLI and a JavaScript SDK. The REST API and CI/CD start at Growth. |
| Best for | scheduled PageSpeed checks on key pages | speed monitoring with lab, RUM and CrUX data |
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: PageSpeedPlus and PageVitals. How we grade
Price against what you get
PageSpeedPlus starts at about $22.34 a month and scores 2.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. PageVitals starts at $12 a month and scores 2.3.
PageSpeedPlus scores higher, and starts $10.34 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other technical SEO tools on the chart, none scores higher than PageSpeedPlus for less, and 5 score higher than PageVitals 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
- PageSpeedPlus also covers web analytics.
At a glance
| PageSpeedPlus | PageVitals | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | €20 per month | $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial | 14-day free trial with all features and 300 tests, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Leader Internet Limited | PageVitals ApS |
| Price read from | pagespeedplus.com | pagevitals.com |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Oct 23, 2026 |
Worth knowing
PageSpeedPlus
- There is no free plan; the page offers a 14-day trial.
- Prices are shown in euros, and the page does not say whether they are billed monthly or annually beyond the per-month figure.
- API access starts on the Standard plan, and on-demand scans are listed only under Pro.
- History is 1 month on Basic, 6 months on Standard and 1 year on Pro; Enterprise has no published price.
PageVitals
- There is no free plan, and the pricing page says it gives no refunds; the 14-day trial is offered instead.
- The REST API, webhooks, CI/CD integration and tests behind a login start at Growth, $39 a month billed annually.
- When the monthly test allowance runs out, testing stops until the next billing cycle; unused tests do not roll over.
- Extra tests are add-ons: 5,000 synthetic tests for $50 a month, 100,000 field tests for $10 a month.
Key features
PageSpeedPlus
- Monitored URLs
- Chosen pages are checked hourly, daily or weekly on mobile and desktop. Each check averages three runs, and a page is flagged when it drops below a threshold you set.
- Full site scans
- Reads the sitemap and tests every page through PageSpeed Insights, then emails an average score. Scans run daily, weekly or on demand.
- Real user monitoring
- Collects LCP, CLS, INP and TTFB from real visitors, filterable by device, time and country, without waiting for Search Console data.
- Alerts and export
- Slow-page alerts go to email, Slack or Teams, and data is exported to Google Sheets. API access is on the Standard plan and above.
- Competitor comparison
- Charts a page against rival pages on desktop and mobile, with web vitals history and a filmstrip of screenshots.
- WordPress speed plugin
- A plugin for page caching, CSS and JavaScript optimization and WebP/AVIF images, downloaded from inside the dashboard.
PageVitals
- Scheduled Lighthouse tests
- Synthetic tests on desktop and mobile from 11 regions, with Lighthouse and network waterfall reports. One page tested daily uses about 60 tests a month.
- Real-user monitoring
- A script collects LCP, INP, CLS and TTFB from real visits, filterable by device, location and network. Installs through GTM, WordPress, Shopify, Wix or Magento.
- CrUX reports
- Chrome UX Report data for the whole site and for single pages, with 6 months of weekly history and competitor comparison.
- Multi-step tests
- Scripted tests that follow a user flow across several steps, from 5 on Starter to 100 on Pro.
- Performance budgets and alerts
- Budgets on 25+ lab and field metrics, with defaults based on Google's recommendations, and alerts by email, Slack, Teams or webhook.
- Developer workflow
- A GitHub Action, CLI, JavaScript SDK, REST API and a Zapier connection. The API and CI/CD integration start at the Growth plan.
Plans
PageSpeedPlus
Basic€20
per month for 25 monitored URLs
Daily checks, full site scans of 50 URLs, real-user monitoring for 100K pageviews, Slack and email alerts, Sheets export, 1 month of history and 1 user.
Standard€60
per month for 100 monitored URLs
Hourly checks, full site scans of 250 URLs, real-user monitoring for 500K pageviews, API access, 6 months of history, 5 load-time locations and 1 user.
Pro€200
per month for 500 monitored URLs
Hourly checks, full scans of 2,500 URLs, real-user monitoring for 2 million pageviews, on-demand scans, onboarding, 1 year of history, 11 locations and 5 users.
EnterpriseCustom
Unlimited pageviews and monitored URLs, daily full site scans, unlimited cache-warm locations, a public dashboard and sub teams.
PageVitals
Starter$12
per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
2 websites, 1,000 synthetic tests and 50,000 RUM pageviews a month, 5 multi-step tests and 6 months of data.
Growth$39
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
Up to 10 websites, 5,000 synthetic tests and 250,000 RUM pageviews, plus the REST API, webhooks, CI/CD and tests behind a login.
Pro$79
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
Up to 25 websites, 10,000 synthetic tests, 2 million RUM pageviews, 24 months of data, priority support and SSO.
Ways to pay less
PageSpeedPlus
No public discounts listed.
PageVitals
- Annual discount
About 20% off with annual billing
PageVitals' pricing page shows Starter at $12 a month billed annually against $15 billed monthly, and Pro at $79 against $99.
- Nonprofit
Nonprofit and charity discount
The pricing FAQ says non-profit and charity organizations can get a discount on annual plans by contacting the sales team.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, PageSpeedPlus or PageVitals?
As of Nov 12, 2026, PageVitals is cheaper to start with: $12 a month, against about $22.34 a month for PageSpeedPlus. PageSpeedPlus starts at €20 per month, and PageVitals starts at $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, PageSpeedPlus or PageVitals?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither PageSpeedPlus nor PageVitals has a free plan. Both have a free trial.
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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.