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    Google PageSpeed Insights

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle PageSpeed Insights is a search engine optimization software solution offered by Google.N/A

    GTmetrix

    Score9.9 out of 10
    N/AGtmetrix is an analytics tool focused on determining website performance with features like page load speed details, video capture, and the ability to test from multiple regions around the world.

    $10.67

    per month

    Pricing
    Google PageSpeed InsightsGTmetrix
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Solo
    $10.67
    per month
    Starter
    $21.25
    per month
    Growth
    $42.50
    per month
    Basic
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google PageSpeed InsightsGTmetrix
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google PageSpeed InsightsGTmetrix
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    Chose Google PageSpeed Insights
    We prefer Google PageSpeed Insights to Pingdom's site speed tool and GTmetrix. It's easier to use and the data is highly actionable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Google PageSpeed Insights
    I think GTmetrix has some feedback that PageSpeed doesn't provide, but Google's tool is easier overall and has a better user experience; also offers compressed images, CSS, and javascript files if that's the case. Also, Google has extensive documentation to help you better …
    Incentivized
    Chose Google PageSpeed Insights
    Google's approach is a little different from competing services like WebPageTest and pingdom by providing Google-specific benchmarks. Their interface is a bit simpler and well-suited to more novice and intermediate site owners. Advanced users will prefer the granular data and …
    Incentivized
    Gossamer Threads Inc.
    Chose GTmetrix
    Compared to the products I have listed PageSpeed Insights is probably the closest to what GTMetrix does and many times those 2 tabs are open side by side. SEMRush is a full SEO platform and though it can do much of what GTmetrix does it is also quite expensive and does a lot …
    Incentivized
    Chose GTmetrix
    GTmetrix is well documented and gives complete analysis.
    Incentivized
    Chose GTmetrix
    Given we are doing the work to improve in Google to a large degree - the Google product is essential. But GTMetrix may use their info as well as other independent stuff to be a little better. I appreciate the way GTMetrix provides the info - cleaner and clearer and thus quicker …
    Incentivized
    Chose GTmetrix
    GTmetrix gathers data from both Google PageSpeed and YSlow at same time, so we're using it more often than Google's alternative.
    On the other hand, Google PageSpeed offers neat features like download optimized images, scripts and CSS (which GTmetrix don't), so it could be a …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Google PageSpeed InsightsGTmetrix
    SEO
    Comparison of SEO features of Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix
    Feature
    Google PageSpeed Insights
    7.5
    5 Ratings
    3% below category average
    GTmetrix
    -
    Ratings
    Keyword analysis6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Page grader7.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Competitive analysis5.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site audit / diagnostics9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Site recommendations9.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Task management6.72 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Channels
    Comparison of SEO Channels features of Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix
    Feature
    Google PageSpeed Insights
    6.3
    5 Ratings
    19% below category average
    GTmetrix
    -
    Ratings
    Local SEO5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social SEO5.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile SEO10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Global SEO5.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO Platform & Account Management
    Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix
    Feature
    Google PageSpeed Insights
    8.5
    3 Ratings
    0% above category average
    GTmetrix
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-domain support9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with web analytics tools8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Testing and Experimentation
    Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix
    Feature
    Google PageSpeed Insights
    -
    Ratings
    GTmetrix
    9.4
    5 Ratings
    14% above category average
    a/b experiment testing00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Split URL testing00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Multivariate testing00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Multi-page/funnel testing00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Cross-browser testing00 Ratings10.05 Ratings
    Mobile app testing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Test significance00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Visual / WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Advanced code editor00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Page surveys00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Visitor recordings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Preview mode00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Test duration calculator00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
    Experiment scheduler00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Experiment workflow and approval00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Dynamic experiment activation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Client-side tests00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Server-side tests00 Ratings8.53 Ratings
    Mutually exclusive tests00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Audience Segmentation & Targeting
    Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix
    Feature
    Google PageSpeed Insights
    -
    Ratings
    GTmetrix
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    16% above category average
    Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Traffic allocation control00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Website personalization00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Results and Analysis
    Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix
    Feature
    Google PageSpeed Insights
    -
    Ratings
    GTmetrix
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Heatmap tool00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Click analytics00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Scroll maps00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Form fill analysis00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Conversion tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Goal tracking00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Test reporting00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Results segmentation00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    CSV export00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Experiments results dashboard00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google PageSpeed InsightsGTmetrix
    Small Businesses
    Nozzle
    Score10 out of 10
    Google Optimize
    Score6.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Advanced Web Ranking
    Score8.2 out of 10
    AB Tasty
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Google Search Console
    Score9 out of 10
    Google Content Experiments (discontinued)
    Score7.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google PageSpeed InsightsGTmetrix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google PageSpeed InsightsGTmetrix
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    If you notice your site is taking a long time to load, then you should first use PageSpeed Insights to see what can quickly be optimized (also check your file sizes, hosting server, NGINX and other common sources of slow speed, too.) And, if you've notice gradually fewer Organic Search visits, PageSpeed Insights might be able to help. As Google is reducing the prevalence of slow sites, you could be losing traffic. Speed up your page load times by finding what is blocking renders, slowing down contentful paints, and other critical page speed signals.
    Incentivized
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    Gossamer Threads Inc.
    GTmetrix is very well suited for small organizations or startups that do not have sufficient technical staff for site optimization. GTmetrix also comes with the free version, which allows users to use their service for free for up to three websites, which is a good option. However, this might not be the best option for a large organization that works in different technical domains and have a good number of technical staff.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Measure page loading time
    • Compared loading times against Google's benchmarks
    • Identifies opportunities for web page performance improvements
    • Identifies sub-optimal web page attributes that slow down page loading
    • Compare performance on mobile and desktop devices easily
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    Gossamer Threads Inc.
    • Really complete report of performance issues.
    • Get reports from PageSpeed and YSlow at same time.
    • Gives a score from each separate tool, also displays loading time, page size and total requests very easily.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Google
    • The suggestions for improvement can be technical for non-developers.
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    Gossamer Threads Inc.
    • Deeper knowledge of page elements and their importance
    • Knowing which areas will have great impact beyond time of load speeds
    • Should drop any elements that do not reach a certain level of impact - to save distraction and get important issues dealt with
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    Usability
    Google
    It's a free, easy to use tool
    Incentivized
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    Gossamer Threads Inc.
    It's easy to use fast, data is easy to read and take aways are great too.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Google
    There is no support from Google for the tool.
    Incentivized
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    Gossamer Threads Inc.
    I have never had the need to use GTmetrix support. Therefore, there is really no way for me to give a grade here. However, if you are on a paid plan my guess and it is a guess, is that their support is as good as the tool is. There are a lot more features in the paid plans, reporting. monitoring etc. I could see where support could come into play as these features are added to the account
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    I think GTmetrix has some feedback that PageSpeed doesn't provide, but Google's tool is easier overall and has a better user experience; also offers compressed images, CSS, and javascript files if that's the case. Also, Google has extensive documentation to help you better understand what can be done to improve your grade.
    Incentivized
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    Gossamer Threads Inc.
    Given we are doing the work to improve in Google to a large degree - the Google product is essential. But GTMetrix may use their info as well as other independent stuff to be a little better. I appreciate the way GTMetrix provides the info - cleaner and clearer and thus quicker to address.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • Faster loading site, give results faster to visitors
    • Buyers can get to the end of the buying cycle faster
    Incentivized
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    Gossamer Threads Inc.
    • It made my sites more stable.
    • I can fix my issues easily.
    • My site visitors increased with the help of this software.
    Incentivized
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