Google PageSpeed Insights vs. RavenTools

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google PageSpeed Insights
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Google PageSpeed Insights is a search engine optimization software solution offered by Google.N/A
RavenTools
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Raven Tools from the Tennessee company of the same name is Internet or search engine marketing optimization software consisting of popular tools targeted at SEO specialists who need research automation. To that end it contains the familiar set of website research and auditing, competitor monitoring, rank tracking, and also content investigation to see that material on the site is keyword-rich yet topically relevant. Social media and backlink checking tools facilitate outreach and drive traffic…
$49
per month
Pricing
Google PageSpeed InsightsRavenTools
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Small Biz (2 users)
$49
per month
Start (4 users)
$109
per month
Grow (8 users)
$199
per month
Thrive (20 users)
$299
per month
Lead (40 users)
$479
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google PageSpeed InsightsRavenTools
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Google PageSpeed InsightsRavenTools
Top Pros
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Features
Google PageSpeed InsightsRavenTools
SEO
Comparison of SEO features of Product A and Product B
Google PageSpeed Insights
7.5
5 Ratings
3% below category average
RavenTools
8.4
12 Ratings
8% above category average
Keyword analysis6.01 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Page grader7.34 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Competitive analysis5.02 Ratings10.011 Ratings
Site audit / diagnostics9.95 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Site recommendations9.95 Ratings2.011 Ratings
Task management6.62 Ratings8.08 Ratings
Backlink management00 Ratings7.012 Ratings
SERP ranking tracking00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
SEO Channels
Comparison of SEO Channels features of Product A and Product B
Google PageSpeed Insights
6.3
5 Ratings
19% below category average
RavenTools
10.0
10 Ratings
27% above category average
Local SEO5.01 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Social SEO5.01 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Mobile SEO9.95 Ratings10.08 Ratings
Global SEO5.43 Ratings10.08 Ratings
SEO Platform & Account Management
Comparison of SEO Platform & Account Management features of Product A and Product B
Google PageSpeed Insights
8.6
3 Ratings
2% above category average
RavenTools
10.0
12 Ratings
17% above category average
Multi-domain support9.12 Ratings10.010 Ratings
Integration with web analytics tools8.01 Ratings10.012 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Advanced Web Ranking
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Score 8.3 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Google PageSpeed InsightsRavenTools
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(5 ratings)
8.0
(26 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(16 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
1.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google PageSpeed InsightsRavenTools
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.
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RavenTools
If you are looking for a one-stop shop for MOST things related to digital marketing, RavenTools is a great solution. You will be able to monitor social media, Google tools, email campaigns, and much more from one spot. It really cuts down on time spent moving from account to account. If you are looking for clean and easy to read reports for clients, RavenTools is perfect for that as well. It provides tools and reports that can be used by internal and external teams alike.
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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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RavenTools
  • RavenTools has teamed up with SEO services like Moz and Magestic SEO to provide detailed data about the SEO health of your own websites as well as how they compare to your competitors' websites. I can directly compare number of backlinks, page speed, domain authority, integration of Google Analytics, presence of robots.txt files, on-site social media engagement, and home page load time. This a great way to get an idea of how your site stacks up against others and what can be done to improve it.
  • RavenTools' automated reports are mostly great (I'll cover the negatives later). You can create reports with as much data as you would like and schedule them to arrive as often as you would like. I have SEO, social media, and site performance reports delivered to my team and me every Monday covering the last 10 days, and a broader quarterly report arrives in the inboxes of a few executives once a quarter.
  • RavenTools' graphs are often easier to read and decipher than graphs found in Google Analytics. Part of the reason is the graph height. Google Analytics graphs are fairly short, so it's difficult to see smaller variations in the data. Those variations are more pronounced within RavenTools using the data.
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Cons
Google
  • The suggestions for improvement can be technical for non-developers.
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RavenTools
  • The data it gets from Webmaster Tools and Analytics is great and reporting on it is easy - however, when you're looking at the charts for keyword placement on screen the graphic can be hard to read and often I find myself just checking GWT and BWT separately for easier information if no report needs to be generated.
  • RavenTools comes with an iPhone app so you can check on your campaigns and clients when you're not at your desk, however, the app crashes quite a bit when you get to the Google Analytics portion of the screen.
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Likelihood to Renew
Google
No answers on this topic
RavenTools
A year ago or so, Raven abandoned many of their organic rank reporting tools in an attempt to favor some Adwords intelligence. The market rebelled, as did I; in our desperation to find an alternative to Raven, none could be found and a great majority of users didn't want/need Adwords data. Months later, Raven reverted. I'd renew with Raven not just because nothing else cuts it, but because they are both trying to innovate, and listening to customers.
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Usability
Google
It's a free, easy to use tool
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RavenTools
Certain areas, Social Media scheduling, could stand to undergo a complete overhaul. However, most of the RavenTools interface is easy to use. You will not have any issues getting up and running and should there be an issue, the customer service is really good. They also continue to preform updates that make the usability even better
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Support Rating
Google
There is no support from Google for the tool.
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RavenTools
RavenTools has some of the best Customer Support I have ever received. They are quick to respond and will keep you posted on the progress of your issue. You truly feel as if you are getting customized service. No human is perfect and I have had one situation in which I had to reach out multiple times, but overall I fully trust and approve of their process
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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.
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RavenTools
I don't have a lot of experience with other tools although we have had a lot of demos of other products. We have often found that by utilizing features in Raven that we didn't know about we could have the same functionality without using another reporting tool. This allows us to continue using one integrated reporting tool.
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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
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RavenTools
  • RavenTools has been invaluable in helping us improve ranking through website audits. The ease with which we can correct issues once they arise has resulted in approximately 35% increased productivity from our audit team.
  • It would be helpful if the reports were nice enough that they could be customer-facing. We have to put the data into our own reporting forms for customer presentation.
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