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GTmetrix vs. Lighthouse

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
GTmetrix
Score 9.9 out of 10
N/A
Gtmetrix 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
Lighthouse
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
N/AN/A
Pricing
GTmetrixLighthouse
Editions & Modules
Solo
$10.67
per month
Starter
$21.25
per month
Growth
$42.50
per month
Basic
Free
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GTmetrixLighthouse
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
GTmetrixLighthouse
Considered Both Products
GTmetrix
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 …
Jeff Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeff Smith
Owner Principal
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 …
Sanjit Mandal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Sanjit Mandal
Digital Marketing Strategist
Chose GTmetrix
The data visualization aspect of GTmetrix is better than the competition. It uses letters A, B, and C to help rate speed and performance. It shows the time, size of the page, and uses colors as well. Green is fast, orange and red are slow (poor).
There are also articles …
Carlos Eduardo de Souza | TrustRadius Reviewer
Carlos Eduardo de Souza
Co-founder & Manager
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 …
Lighthouse

No answer on this topic

Features
GTmetrixLighthouse
Testing and Experimentation
Comparison of Testing and Experimentation features of Product A and Product B
GTmetrix
9.4
Ratings
11% above category average
Lighthouse
-
Ratings
a/b experiment testing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Split URL testing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multivariate testing7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-page/funnel testing8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cross-browser testing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile app testing9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Test significance9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Visual / WYSIWYG editor10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Advanced code editor10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Page surveys10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Visitor recordings10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Preview mode10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Test duration calculator7.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Experiment scheduler10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Experiment workflow and approval10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic experiment activation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Client-side tests8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Server-side tests8.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Mutually exclusive tests10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
GTmetrix
10.0
Ratings
13% above category average
Lighthouse
-
Ratings
Standard visitor segmentation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Traffic allocation control10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Website personalization10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Results and Analysis
Comparison of Results and Analysis features of Product A and Product B
GTmetrix
10.0
Ratings
15% above category average
Lighthouse
-
Ratings
Heatmap tool10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Click analytics10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Scroll maps10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Form fill analysis10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Conversion tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Goal tracking10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Test reporting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Results segmentation10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
CSV export10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Experiments results dashboard10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
GTmetrixLighthouse
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
4.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GTmetrixLighthouse
Likelihood to Recommend
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.
RK
Rahul Kumar
Senior Executive
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Pros
  • 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.
Carlos Eduardo de Souza | TrustRadius Reviewer
Carlos Eduardo de Souza
Co-founder & Manager
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Cons
  • They might consider improving their checking process speed, it often takes a huge time to display the performance report. This is even longer for non-logged-in users.
  • Previously two different options of Google's Pagespeeds and Yahoo's lighthouse were shown in the report section, now only combined report is shown. I personally like the two reports from different sources.
  • Non-tech savvy persons might not find it so easy to use.
RK
Rahul Kumar
Senior Executive
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Usability
It's easy to use fast, data is easy to read and take aways are great too.
Sanjit Mandal | TrustRadius Reviewer
Sanjit Mandal
Digital Marketing Strategist
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No answers on this topic
Support Rating
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
Jeff Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeff Smith
Owner Principal
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Alternatives Considered
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.
Frank Watson | TrustRadius Reviewer
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Return on Investment
  • A great free tool that is does what it is meant to do very well.
  • Due to its simplicity and speed it is highly efficient.
Jeff Smith | TrustRadius Reviewer
Jeff Smith
Owner Principal
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