Alternatives to Lighthouse

Automated audits for performance, accessibility, SEO and best practices. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Lighthouse.

  • Yellow Lab Tools

    An open-source tool that audits a webpage for performance and front-end code quality issues.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hostedCommand line

    Yellow Lab Tools audits page weight and front-end code quality with detailed explanations and can be self-hosted, but does not cover accessibility or SEO and development has slowed.

  • sitespeed.io

    An open-source tool for measuring, analysing and monitoring the performance of web pages.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

    sitespeed.io is an open-source CLI giving video, HAR waterfalls and Core Web Vitals, with long-term monitoring through your own Graphite or InfluxDB.

  • Unlighthouse

    Open-source command-line tool that runs Google Lighthouse on every page of a site in parallel.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

    Unlighthouse runs Lighthouse across every page of a site in parallel with URL discovery, and it needs Node 22 or later.

  • Lighthouse CI

    A set of tools that runs Lighthouse audits on every commit and tracks results over time.

    FreeOpen sourceCommand line

    Lighthouse CI runs Lighthouse on every commit and tracks results between builds, so it needs a CI pipeline rather than one-off browser runs.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.