PageVitals review (2026): is it worth $12 a month, billed yearly?
Page speed monitoring with Lighthouse tests, RUM and CrUX data
PageVitals report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for speed monitoring with lab, RUM and CrUX data
PageVitals puts scheduled Lighthouse tests, real-user monitoring and CrUX data in one dashboard, from $12 a month billed yearly for 2 websites. There's no free plan and the pricing page says no refunds, the API and CI/CD checks wait for Growth at $39, and testing stops for the month once your allowance runs out.
Who PageVitals is for
- 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
Who PageVitals is not for
- 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
Why PageVitals gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyStarter 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.
- CFree plan and trialNo 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.
- CFeaturesLighthouse 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb 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.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from PageVitals' 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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PageVitals's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 41 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 43 of 83) and worst on ease of use (C, above 7).
Its paid plans start at $12 a month, against a middle price of $22.41 for the category: 12 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. PageVitals’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 43 of 83, level with 10
- 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 PageVitals, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of PageVitals you could make: reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $144 a year.
What you could make
- Reports: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
- It plugs into other products, Slack, Microsoft Teams and Google Search Console among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. PageVitals’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 PageVitals?
PageVitals is a web performance monitor that combines scheduled Lighthouse tests, real-user monitoring through a script on your site, and Chrome UX Report data in one dashboard. It also runs multi-step tests of user flows and alerts you when a performance budget is broken. Plans are priced by websites, synthetic tests and RUM pageviews per month.
Worth knowing
- 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
- 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.
PageVitals pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, PageVitals is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $12 per month, billed annually ($15 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial with all features and 300 tests, no credit card needed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $12per 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 | $39per 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 | $79per 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. |
Read from pagevitals.com on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with PageVitals before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAbout 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.
Stated on pagevitals.com - NonprofitNonprofit and charity discount
The pricing FAQ says non-profit and charity organizations can get a discount on annual plans by contacting the sales team.
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Common questions
Does PageVitals have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. PageVitals is listed for Web.
Does PageVitals have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. PageVitals is listed for Web.
Is PageVitals open source?
PageVitals is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Does PageVitals have an API?
Yes. PageVitals 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.