Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: WebPageTest
WebPageTest clearly comes out ahead of Pingdom Speed Test on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. WebPageTest has a free tier; Pingdom Speed Test does not. Paid plans start at $18.75/mo for WebPageTest and $15/mo for Pingdom Speed Test.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Catchpoint | SolarWinds |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | MarketingData & AnalyticsEducation & EdTech | MarketingData & AnalyticsSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | seo | seo |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
WebPageTest
custom
freemium
per user
usage based
| Feature | webpagetest | pingdom-speed-test |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Month Test History Retention | ||
| 1 Advanced | ||
| 30 Global Test Locations | ||
| 1,000 Sms | ||
| 35 Global Test Locations | ||
| 1,000 Uptime | ||
| Bulk Testing | ||
| 10 Advanced | ||
| Core Performance Metrics | ||
| 10 Uptime | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| 100 Sms | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| 100 Uptime | ||
| Everything In Starter | ||
| 20 Advanced | ||
| High Priority In Testing Queues | ||
| 200 Sms | ||
| No-Code Experiments | ||
| 200 Uptime | ||
| Opportunities Report | ||
| 25 Uptime | ||
| Premium Testing Locations | ||
| 30 Advanced | ||
| Private Tests | ||
| 300 Uptime | ||
| Real User Monitoring (Rum) | ||
| 350 Sms | ||
| Sso | ||
| 4 Advanced |
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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, WebPageTest comes out ahead overall, though Pingdom Speed Test can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
WebPageTest's paid plans start at $18.75/mo and Pingdom Speed Test's start at $15/mo, so Pingdom Speed Test is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
WebPageTest offers a free tier; Pingdom Speed Test does not currently list one.
WebPageTest is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
