Lighthouse Metrics review (2026): is it worth $10?
Lighthouse tests from 16 regions with scheduled monitoring
Lighthouse Metrics report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for Lighthouse scores from 16 regions at once
Lighthouse Metrics runs one Lighthouse test from up to 16 regions at once and keeps a history of past reports, with daily monitors from $16 a month billed yearly. But it only does lab tests, with no real-user or CrUX data, each region uses up a run, and the API, hourly monitors and webhooks need Pro at $80.
Who Lighthouse Metrics is for
- Fits if you need to see how a page's Lighthouse score changes from region to region
- Makes sense if you audit now and then and want test runs that never expire
Who Lighthouse Metrics is not for
- Skip it if you need real-user data, as it only runs Lighthouse lab tests
- Pricey if you need the API, hourly monitors, webhooks or custom headers, all on Pro at $80 a month billed yearly
- Tight if you test from many regions, since each region uses one run
- Watch out: the pricing page doesn't say whether the free account's 25 runs ever renew
- Too light for a team on Indie, which has 1 team member
Why Lighthouse Metrics gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyIndie is $16 a month billed yearly ($20 monthly), just past this category's cheapest quarter, for 5 daily monitors and 100 tests a month. One-off packs start at $10 for 50 runs, but each region counts as a run, so 50 runs is three tests from all 16 regions.
- CFree plan and trialA free account gives 25 test runs with full reports and history, and no card. The pricing page doesn't say whether those runs renew, so it works more like a trial.
- CFeaturesLighthouse tests from 16 regions, daily monitors, alerts and report history, plus an API for CI/CD on Pro. The listing's own gap: lab tests only, with no real-user monitoring or CrUX data.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. A test needs only a URL and the regions, but monitors, alert channels and the API all need setting up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with email alerts, Slack from Startup, and webhooks and a REST API on Pro. Slack is the only named integration.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Lighthouse Metrics' own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Lighthouse Metrics's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 20 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade, and level with 20.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 27 of 83) and worst on ease of use (C, above 7).
Its paid plans start at $16 a month, against a middle price of $22.41 for the category: 18 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 5 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 84 technical SEO tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Lighthouse Metrics’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 9 of 83, level with 33
- CFree plan and trialAbove 18 of 83, level with 32
- CFeaturesAbove 10 of 83, level with 66
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 83, level with 54
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 27 of 83, level with 56
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 73 technical SEO tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Lighthouse Metrics, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Lighthouse Metrics does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 2 things listed below take a company.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 43 of the 83 other technical SEO tools grade higher. It costs $192 a year.
What you could not
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
- It plugs into other products, Slack among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Lighthouse Metrics’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Lighthouse Metrics?
Lighthouse Metrics runs Google Lighthouse audits on a page from up to 16 regions around the world in a single test and keeps a history of past reports. Subscriptions add daily or hourly monitors with email, Slack or webhook alerts, and the Pro plan opens an API for running tests from a CI/CD pipeline. One-off audits can be paid for with packs of test runs instead.
Worth knowing
- Its pages describe Lighthouse lab tests only, with no real-user monitoring or Chrome UX Report data.
- API access, hourly monitors, webhooks and custom headers need the Pro plan, $80 a month billed annually.
- The pricing page does not say whether the free account's 25 test runs renew; more runs come from paid packs or a plan.
Key features
- Global Lighthouse tests
- Run one Lighthouse test from up to 16 regions at once, including US, Europe, Brazil, India, Singapore, Japan and Australia. Each region counts as a run.
- Scheduled monitors
- Monitors re-test a page daily on every plan, and hourly on Pro. Each test is run several times to reduce variance.
- Alerts
- Monitors send email alerts on every plan, Slack alerts from the Startup plan and webhook alerts on Pro.
- Test history
- Past Lighthouse reports are kept so you can compare how a page has changed, for 3 to 12 months depending on the plan.
- API for CI/CD
- On the Pro plan, a REST endpoint starts Lighthouse checks for a URL and chosen regions, so tests can run from a build pipeline.
Lighthouse Metrics pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, Lighthouse Metrics is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $10 one-time for 50 test runs, or $16 per month billed annually for monitoring.
- Starts at
- $10 one-time for 50 test runs, or $16 per month billed annually for monitoring
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- Free account with 25 test runs, full Lighthouse reports and test history, no credit card
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Test Runs | $10one-time for 50 test runs | Packs of test runs for one-off audits: also 150 runs for $25 or 500 for $60. Purchased runs never expire. |
| Indie | $16per month, billed annually ($20 billed monthly) | 5 daily monitors, 100 on-demand tests a month, 1 team member, 3 months of data and email alerts. |
| Startup | $40per month, billed annually ($50 billed monthly) | 20 daily monitors, 300 on-demand tests a month, 5 team members, 6 months of data, and email and Slack alerts. |
| Pro | $80per month, billed annually ($100 billed monthly) | 50 daily and 5 hourly monitors, 1,000 on-demand tests, 15 team members, 12 months of data, webhooks, API access and custom headers. |
| Enterprise | $399per month and up | Custom limits on monitors, on-demand tests and API use, quoted on request. |
Read from lighthouse-metrics.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Lighthouse Metrics before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free with annual billing
The pricing page offers annual billing with 2 months free: Indie is $16 a month billed annually against $20 billed monthly.
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Common questions
Does Lighthouse Metrics have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Lighthouse Metrics is listed for Web.
Does Lighthouse Metrics have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Lighthouse Metrics is listed for Web.
Is Lighthouse Metrics open source?
Lighthouse Metrics is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does Lighthouse Metrics have an API?
Yes. Lighthouse Metrics offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.