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Yellow Lab Tools vs Unlighthouse: catalog facts
Yellow Lab ToolsUnlighthouse
Free

Free and open source under the GPL-2.0 licence.

Free

Free and open source under the MIT licence, funded by sponsors.

Web, Self-hosted, Command line Command line
  • Checks front-end code quality as well as speed
  • Detailed explanations of each issue
  • Audits a whole site rather than one page
  • Automatic URL discovery and parallel scanning
  • Development has slowed, with the last repository push in early 2024
  • Docker image is maintained by a third party
  • Requires Node 22 or later
  • Large sites still take time to scan
Downloadable app, Web application, Self-hosted Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: GPL-2.0 License: MIT
No account needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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