Free Page Speed Test — measure and improve your website speed
The Page Speed Test is a free website speed test that shows exactly how fast your page loads and how efficiently it is delivered. Enter any URL and the tool measures your server response time, page weight, number of resource requests, and whether compression and browser caching are enabled — then gives you an overall page speed score from 0 to 100. Every value is observed directly from your live page, so you get an honest, reproducible page load time report you can act on immediately.
How the Page Speed Test works
- Enter your URL. Paste any public web page address into the box above and run the test.
- We fetch and measure the page. The tool loads your live page and records response time, page weight, request count, compression, caching and HTTPS — all observed, nothing estimated.
- You get a graded report. Each metric is shown with a pass/needs-work/poor rating, plus an overall performance score derived by a published formula.
What this website speed test measures
Server response time (TTFB)
Time to First Byte is how long your server takes to start responding. Aim for under 200 ms. A slow response points to hosting, database or caching problems and delays everything that follows.
Page weight
The total size of the HTML (and, with real browsers, all assets) affects page load time, especially on mobile networks. Lighter pages load faster and cost your visitors less data.
Resource requests
Every script, stylesheet and image is a separate HTTP request. Fewer, well-optimised requests mean a faster, smoother load — bloated pages with dozens of blocking resources feel sluggish.
Compression & caching
Gzip or Brotli compression shrinks text resources dramatically, and a proper Cache-Control policy lets returning visitors reuse files instead of re-downloading them. Both are quick, high-impact website speed wins.
HTTPS
Serving over HTTPS is a security baseline and a lightweight Google ranking signal — this test confirms your page is secure.
Core Web Vitals and page speed
Google measures real-world experience with Core Web Vitals: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) for loading (aim under 2.5 s), Interaction to Next Paint (INP) for responsiveness (under 200 ms), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) for visual stability (under 0.1). When the Google PageSpeed Insights integration is enabled, this tool displays these metrics alongside our own observed measurements, clearly attributed to Google.
Why page speed matters for SEO
Fast pages rank better and convert better. Page speed and Core Web Vitals are part of Google’s page-experience signals, and every extra second of load time increases bounce rate and lost revenue. Improving website performance is one of the highest-return technical SEO investments you can make.
How to improve your page speed
- Enable Gzip or Brotli compression on your server.
- Set long Cache-Control headers for static assets and use a CDN.
- Optimise and lazy-load images; serve modern formats like WebP or AVIF.
- Minify CSS and JavaScript and remove unused code.
- Reduce the number of HTTP requests and defer non-critical scripts.
- Improve server response time with caching and better hosting.
Common page speed mistakes
- Large, uncompressed images that dominate page weight.
- No compression or caching configured on the server.
- Too many render-blocking scripts and stylesheets.
- Slow TTFB from cheap hosting or heavy database queries.
- Layout shifts (poor CLS) from images and ads without reserved space.
Want the full picture? Run a complete Website SEO Checker report to audit titles, headings, content, links and indexability, and use the HTTP Header Checker to confirm your compression, caching and security headers are set correctly.
Frequently asked questions
What is a page speed test?
A page speed test is a free tool that measures how fast a web page loads and how efficiently it is delivered. Our Page Speed Test fetches your URL and reports the server response time, HTML page weight, number of resource requests, whether compression and browser caching are enabled, and whether the page is served over HTTPS — then grades the page from 0 to 100 using a published, deterministic formula. When a Google PageSpeed Insights key is configured, it also surfaces Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS and more) attributed to Google.
Why does page speed matter for SEO?
Page speed is both a ranking factor and a conversion factor. Google uses page experience signals — including Core Web Vitals — as part of how it ranks pages, and faster pages keep visitors engaged and reduce bounce rate. A slow site can lose rankings, traffic and sales, so regularly testing and improving your website speed is one of the most valuable technical SEO tasks you can do.
What are Core Web Vitals?
Core Web Vitals are Google’s user-experience metrics: Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) measures loading, Interaction to Next Paint (INP) measures responsiveness, and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS) measures visual stability. Good targets are an LCP under 2.5 seconds, an INP under 200 milliseconds, and a CLS under 0.1. When the Google PageSpeed Insights integration is enabled, this tool shows these field and lab metrics from Google.
What is a good server response time?
Server response time — often measured as Time to First Byte (TTFB) — should ideally be under about 200 milliseconds and certainly under 500 milliseconds. A slow response usually points to hosting limits, unoptimised database queries, or a lack of caching. Our test shows your observed server response time so you can benchmark and improve it.
Is the Page Speed Test free and accurate?
Yes, it is completely free with no signup. Every value — response time, page weight, request count, compression and caching — is observed directly from your live page, and the overall grade is derived by a published formula, so it is fully reproducible. It is our own observed measurement, not Google’s Lighthouse score, unless PageSpeed Insights results are shown alongside.