The Request Metrics Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Request Metrics in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Request Metrics
The Insider’s Guide
Real-user monitoring and Lighthouse testing for Core Web Vitals
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among technical SEO tools, read from Request Metrics’s own pages.
Made by TrackJS LLC · checked Oct 23, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Request Metrics’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Request Metrics’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 23, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.2
GPA, above 20 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade
Request Metrics is a web performance monitor from the makers of TrackJS. A script on your site records real visitors' page loads and Core Web Vitals, weekly Lighthouse tests check your busiest pages, and Chrome UX Report data lets you compare scores with competitors. Plans are priced by the number of page views monitored each month.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Request Metrics, taken from its own pages and our grades.
A script goes on your site, through WordPress, Shopify or Next.js, and data only builds up once visitors arrive.
- 1
Best for real-user Core Web Vitals with capped billing
Request Metrics records real visitors' page loads and Core Web Vitals, runs weekly Lighthouse tests on your busiest pages and compares you with competitors through CrUX.
- 2
Paid plans start at $34 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $34 per month for 75,000 page views, billed annually ($37 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
1 user and 1 website, 1,000 monitored page views a month, Core Web Vitals monitoring and email alerts, with 24 hours of data kept.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Lighthouse performance testing
Lighthouse tests on desktop and mobile check your top pages every week, and on-demand runs confirm whether a change made a page faster.
- 6
Real-user monitoring
Records how actual visitors load your pages, with load times, device types and network speeds, shown in real time.
- 7
Core Web Vitals attribution
Points to the elements that are slow to paint or that shift during load, and to the slow resources and third-party vendors behind them.
- 8
A 2.2 GPA, above 20 of 83
That is against the other technical SEO tools we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
Nothing Request Metrics does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 2 things listed below take a company.
Request Metrics at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $34 per month for 75,000 page views, billed annually ($37 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- One-time 14-day free trial with Professional features and limits
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- TrackJS LLC
- Category
- Technical SEO & Site Audits
- Our grade
- 2.2 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for real-user Core Web Vitals with capped billing
Request Metrics records real visitors' page loads and Core Web Vitals, runs weekly Lighthouse tests on your busiest pages and compares you with competitors through CrUX. But RUM and lab tests start at $34 a month billed yearly, traffic above your per-minute cap is left out of the data, and payments aren't refunded.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Essentials is $34 a month for 75,000 page views billed yearly ($37 monthly), about this category's middle, with unlimited users. Each extra 25,000 page views adds $10 a month, and budgets need Professional at $88. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan for 1 user and 1 website: 1,000 page views a month, Core Web Vitals and email alerts, with only 24 hours of data kept. RUM and Lighthouse tests aren't in it. There's also a one-time 14-day trial of Professional. |
| Features | C | RUM, weekly and on-demand Lighthouse tests, attribution to the slow elements and third parties, CrUX competitor tracking and CSV export. It does speed monitoring fully, a smaller job than technical SEO, and budgets and error monitoring wait for Professional. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. A script goes on your site, through WordPress, Shopify or Next.js, and data only builds up once visitors arrive. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, installed through WordPress, Shopify or Next.js, with Google sign-in. No desktop or phone app, and no Slack or other alert channel named beyond email. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Request Metrics is for
- Fits if you want real-user Core Web Vitals and weekly Lighthouse tests on one bill
- Works for teams of any size, as every paid plan includes unlimited users
Who it is not for
- Tight if you're staying free: 1 site, 1,000 page views a month and 24 hours of data
- Watch out: page views are capped per minute, so traffic above the limit during a spike is left out of the data
- Not for you if you want a refund, as payments aren't refunded and cancelling deletes the account's data at once
- Pricey if you need performance budgets or error monitoring, which start at Professional, $88 a month billed yearly
- Skip it if you want to host it yourself, which is offered only on Enterprise plans
Good to know
Good for
- Site owners who want real-user Core Web Vitals without surprise overage bills
- Teams that want field data and weekly Lighthouse tests in one tool
- Agencies watching performance across ten or more sites
Worth knowing
- Monitored page views are capped per minute, so traffic above the limit during a spike is left out of the data rather than billed.
- The free plan keeps 24 hours of data for one site; RUM and Lighthouse tests start at Essentials, $34 a month billed annually.
- Its billing page says payments are not refunded, and cancelling closes the account at once and deletes its data.
- Self-hosting is offered only on Enterprise plans.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$34
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Request Metrics has a free plan. Paid plans start at $34 per month for 75,000 page views, billed annually ($37 billed monthly).
Free
$0
1 user, 1 website and 1,000 page views a month, with Core Web Vitals, email alerts and 24 hours of data.
Essentials
$34
per month for 75,000 page views, billed annually ($37 billed monthly)
Unlimited users, RUM, Lighthouse tests, SEO tracking and 30 days of data. Each extra 25,000 page views adds $10 a month billed monthly.
Professional
$88
per month for 500,000 page views, billed annually ($96 billed monthly)
Adds budgets, traffic analytics, error monitoring, user activity, SSO and 90 days of data. Extra 50,000 page views add $4 a month.
Custom
Custom
Professional features plus dedicated support, staff training, and invoicing with payment terms.
The free plan
1 user and 1 website, 1,000 monitored page views a month, Core Web Vitals monitoring and email alerts, with 24 hours of data kept.
Trying it first
One-time 14-day free trial with Professional features and limits
Read from requestmetrics.com on Oct 23, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
Lower monthly rate with annual billing
The pricing page lists Essentials at $34 a month billed annually against $37 billed monthly, and Professional at $88 against $96.
Stated on requestmetrics.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Real-user monitoring and Lighthouse testing for Core Web Vitals. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: web analytics, page speed.
RUM, weekly and on-demand Lighthouse tests, attribution to the slow elements and third parties, CrUX competitor tracking and CSV export.
- Lighthouse performance testing
- Lighthouse tests on desktop and mobile check your top pages every week, and on-demand runs confirm whether a change made a page faster.
- Real-user monitoring
- Records how actual visitors load your pages, with load times, device types and network speeds, shown in real time.
- Core Web Vitals attribution
- Points to the elements that are slow to paint or that shift during load, and to the slow resources and third-party vendors behind them.
- Competitor benchmarks
- Uses Chrome UX Report data to track the real-user scores of competing sites alongside your own.
- Privacy and ad-block handling
- The vendor says it uses no cookies, stores no IP addresses and keeps data in Canada; a custom hostname keeps browser extensions from blocking the script.
- CSV export
- Any dashboard or filtered report can be exported as CSV for analysis elsewhere.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- WordPress
- Shopify
- Next.js
- Google Sign-In
Request Metrics is made by TrackJS LLC.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
20/83
Other technical SEO tools it is graded above
Request 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 $34 a month, against a middle price of $22.41 for the category: 30 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 6 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. Request Metrics’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 9 of 83
- CFree plan and trialAbove 18 of 83
- CFeaturesAbove 10 of 83
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 83
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 27 of 83
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 73 technical SEO tools. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Request Metrics is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
Nothing Request 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 $408 a year.
What you could not
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
- A tracking script and a database that counts every visit.
What this rests on. Request 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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
DebugBear, SpeedCurve, PageVitals, RUMvision and CoreDash
The 5 tools Request Metrics is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.2GPA
DebugBear
Free trial · from $99/mo
Page speed and Core Web Vitals monitoring with lab tests and RUM.
- Request Metrics has a free plan. DebugBear does not, though it has a free trial.
- Request Metrics also covers web analytics.
- DebugBear also covers dashboards.
- 2.2GPA
SpeedCurve
Free trial · from $90/mo
Web performance monitoring with RUM, synthetic tests and budgets.
- Request Metrics has a free plan. SpeedCurve does not, though it has a free trial.
- Request Metrics also covers web analytics.
- SpeedCurve also covers dashboards.
- 2.4GPA
PageVitals
Free trial · from $12/mo
Page speed monitoring with Lighthouse tests, RUM and CrUX data.
- Request Metrics has a free plan. PageVitals does not, though it has a free trial.
- Request Metrics also covers web analytics.
- PageVitals also covers reports.
- 1.6GPA
RUMvision
From €150/mo
EU-based real-user monitoring for Core Web Vitals and third parties.
- Request Metrics has a free plan. RUMvision does not.
- Request Metrics also covers web analytics.
- RUMvision also covers reports.
- 2.2GPA
CoreDash
Free trial · from $16/mo
Real-user Core Web Vitals monitoring with element-level attribution.
- Request Metrics has a free plan. CoreDash does not, though it has a free trial.
- Request Metrics also covers web analytics.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
14
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Request Metrics free?
Request Metrics has a free plan. 1 user and 1 website, 1,000 monitored page views a month, Core Web Vitals monitoring and email alerts, with 24 hours of data kept.
How much does Request Metrics cost?
Request Metrics lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Request Metrics work on?
Request Metrics is available on Web.
Does Request Metrics offer any discounts?
Request Metrics publicly lists the following: Lower monthly rate with annual billing.
Does Request Metrics have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Request Metrics is listed for Web.
Does Request Metrics have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. Request Metrics is listed for Web.
Is Request Metrics open source?
Request Metrics is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
What does Request Metrics integrate with?
Request Metrics's listing names WordPress, Shopify, Next.js and Google Sign-In.
Does Request Metrics have a free trial?
Yes. One-time 14-day free trial with Professional features and limits.
Who makes Request Metrics?
Request Metrics is made by TrackJS LLC.
What are the alternatives to Request Metrics?
The closest alternatives to Request Metrics in our directory are DebugBear, SpeedCurve, PageVitals, RUMvision and CoreDash.
How does Request Metrics compare with other technical SEO tools?
Request Metrics's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 20 of the 83 other technical SEO tools we grade, and level with 20.
Is Request Metrics good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Request Metrics C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $34 a month, against a middle price of $22.41 for the category: 30 of the 52 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Request Metrics?
Nothing Request Metrics does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 2 things listed below take a company.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Request Metrics’s own pages on Oct 23, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 23, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Request Metrics' own pages on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by TrackJS LLC. Prices change, so check requestmetrics.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
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categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Request Metrics, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/request-metrics
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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See our other guides
The best-graded technical SEO tools after Request Metrics, each with an Insider's Guide of its own.
- Technical SEO & Site Audits Insider's GuideEvery one of the 84 technical SEO tools we grade, compared
- Lighthouse Insider's GuideGoogle's open-source audit of page speed, accessibility and SEO3.2 GPA
- PageSpeed Insights Insider's GuideFree Google speed test with real-user Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse3.2 GPA
- Yellow Lab Tools Insider's GuideFree open-source audit of a page's speed and front-end code3.2 GPA
Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Request Metrics’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Request Metrics is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by TrackJS LLC. Prices and plans change: check requestmetrics.com before you buy.