Alternatives to Request Map Generator

A web tool that draws a node map of every request a page makes, including third parties. 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 Request Map Generator.

  • WebPageTest

    An online website performance tester with waterfall charts, filmstrips, multiple locations and throttled connections.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    WebPageTest shows every request in a detailed waterfall with filmstrips and throttling, rather than a visual node map of third-party domains.

  • urlscan.io

    Sandbox for the web that loads a URL and records screenshots, requests and indicators.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    urlscan.io records every network request a page makes plus a screenshot, aimed at inspecting suspicious links, with advanced use on a paid plan.

  • DebugBear

    A web performance testing and monitoring service with a free Core Web Vitals speed test.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    DebugBear shows the impact of third-party code within a full performance test and real-user Core Web Vitals, with monitoring on a paid plan.

  • Webbkoll

    A web-based privacy checker for cookies, third-party requests, HTTPS and security headers.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Webbkoll lists third-party requests alongside cookies, HTTPS and security headers in a text report from a non-profit, without the visual node map of domains.

  • Blacklight

    A real-time website privacy inspector that reveals the tracking technologies a site uses.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Blacklight focuses on tracking, naming data flows and detecting fingerprinting or session recording, rather than mapping bytes and slow domains for performance.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.