Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Lighthouse
Lighthouse clearly comes out ahead of Google PageSpeed Insights on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | ||
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | MarketingData & Analytics | MarketingData & AnalyticsLegal & Compliance |
| Categories | seo | seo |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Lighthouse
freemium
open source
| Feature | google-pagespeed-insights | lighthouse |
|---|---|---|
| Actionable Optimization Recommendations | ||
| Accessibility Auditing | ||
| Chrome User Experience Report (Crux) Field Data | ||
| Best Practices Auditing | ||
| Core Web Vitals Assessment | ||
| Performance Auditing | ||
| Lighthouse-Based Lab Data | ||
| Progressive Web App (Pwa) Auditing | ||
| Performance Analysis For Mobile And Desktop | ||
| Seo Auditing |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Lighthouse comes out ahead overall, though Google PageSpeed Insights can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both Google PageSpeed Insights and Lighthouse offer a free tier.
Lighthouse is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
