Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Lighthouse
Lighthouse clearly comes out ahead of WebPageTest on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. WebPageTest's paid plans start at $18.75/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Catchpoint | |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | MarketingData & AnalyticsEducation & EdTech | MarketingData & AnalyticsLegal & Compliance |
| Categories | seo | seo |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Lighthouse
custom
freemium
per user
open source
| Feature | webpagetest | lighthouse |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Month Test History Retention | ||
| Accessibility Auditing | ||
| 30 Global Test Locations | ||
| Best Practices Auditing | ||
| 35 Global Test Locations | ||
| Performance Auditing | ||
| Bulk Testing | ||
| Progressive Web App (Pwa) Auditing | ||
| Core Performance Metrics | ||
| Seo Auditing | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Everything In Starter | ||
| High Priority In Testing Queues | ||
| No-Code Experiments | ||
| Opportunities Report | ||
| Premium Testing Locations | ||
| Private Tests | ||
| Real User Monitoring (Rum) | ||
| Sso | ||
| Synthetic Testing | ||
| Unlimited Users | ||
| Webpagetest Api Access |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Lighthouse comes out ahead overall, though WebPageTest can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Both WebPageTest and Lighthouse offer a free tier.
Lighthouse scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
