How to check website loading speed: 5 free tools
Check site speed via PageSpeed Insights (pagespeed.web.dev) — free, by Google, gives Core Web Vitals score and recommendations. Alternatives: GTmetrix, WebPageTest, Pingdom, Chrome DevTools Lighthouse. They show load time, page size, slowdown reasons. For network latency to server (ping/traceroute) — different thing: use ping CLI or ping.eu — not related to SEO.
Check site speed via PageSpeed Insights (pagespeed.web.dev) — free, by Google, gives Core Web Vitals and recommendations. First and mandatory tool. Others for deeper analysis.
5 free tools
- PageSpeed Insights — pagespeed.web.dev. Main.
- GTmetrix — gtmetrix.com. Waterfall analysis.
- WebPageTest — webpagetest.org. Pro tool with multi-region.
- Chrome DevTools → Lighthouse — local testing.
- Pingdom Tools — tools.pingdom.com.
Network latency (different thing)
- Ping CLI:
ping yoursite.com - Traceroute:
tracert yoursite.com - Online: ping.eu
- Not related to SEO — search bot uses its own servers.
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