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Best alternatives to PageSpeed Insights (MV3) (2026)

10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to PageSpeed Insights (MV3), closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.

PageSpeed Insights (MV3) today

≈40K users3.5★ from 77 ratingsNot updated for 3+ years6 permissions

PageSpeed Insights (MV3) alternatives, compared

  1. 1

    Google Pagespeed Insights

    Assess the speed of websites both on mobile devices and desktop platforms in just a few taps!

    ≈30K users2.1★ from 11 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago2 permissions
    • A similar number of users to PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
  2. 2

    PageSpeed Insights

    Page Load Speed Insights Chrome extension

    ≈1K users4.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago4 permissions
    • About 40× fewer users than PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
    • Listed under Tools
  3. 3

    PageSpeed Insights Shortcut & History Report Recorder

    A shortcut to open current page in Google PageSpeed Insights instantly. Record all history reports and track scores with line chart.

    ≈6K users4.8★ from 20 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago4 permissions
    • About 6.7× fewer users than PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Rated 1.4 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning
  4. 4

    RxJS Insights

    See through the observables

    ≈1K users2.8★ from 4 ratingsNot updated for 4+ yearsNo special permissions
    • About 40× fewer users than PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Updated less recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
  5. 5

    Lighthouse-MD: PageSpeed audits to CLAUDE.md

    Run a Lighthouse / PageSpeed Insights audit on any page, generate a CLAUDE.md fix plan for Claude Code.

    ≈1K users5.0★ from 1 ratingUpdated 2 days ago6 permissions
    • About 40× fewer users than PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Updated more recently
  6. 6

    Lighthouse

    Lighthouse is an open-source, automated tool for improving the performance, quality, and correctness of your web apps.

    ≈1M users4.2★ from 335 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago2 permissions
    • About 25× more users than PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Rated 0.7 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 6)
  7. 7

    WebGPU Inspector

    DevTools debugger and profiler for WebGPU — inspect objects, capture frames, edit shaders live, and analyze GPU performance.

    ≈3K users4.9★ from 14 ratingsUpdated 7 weeks agoNo special permissions
    • About 13× fewer users than PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 6)
  8. 8

    UI5 Inspector

    With the UI5 Inspector, you can easily debug and support your OpenUI5 or SAPUI5-based apps.

    ≈50K users4.4★ from 114 ratingsUpdated 5 days ago6 permissions
    • A similar number of users to PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Rated 0.9 stars higher
    • Updated more recently
  9. 9

    Salesforce Page Optimizer

    Analyze, debug, and improve the performance of your Lightning application (Developer Preview)

    ≈8K users4.3★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 14 months ago8 permissions
    • About 5.0× fewer users than PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
  10. 10

    UXM - Web Performance Monitor (25q2)

    Installed by your IT Organization via UXM Desktop agent, monitors performance for selected websites, see options for urls monitored.

    ≈100K usersNot rated yetUpdated 18 months ago8 permissions
    • About 2.5× more users than PageSpeed Insights (MV3)
    • Updated more recently
    • Asks for more permissions (8 vs 6)
    • Listed under Workflow & Planning

PageSpeed Insights (MV3) alternatives: questions

What is the best alternative to PageSpeed Insights (MV3)?

By users, the most popular alternative is Lighthouse with ≈1M users and a 4.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Google Pagespeed Insights.

Which PageSpeed Insights (MV3) alternative has the best rating?

UI5 Inspector has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.4 out of 5 from 114 ratings.

Is there a PageSpeed Insights (MV3) alternative that asks for fewer permissions?

RxJS Insights asks for 0 permissions, against 6 for PageSpeed Insights (MV3).

How many alternatives to PageSpeed Insights (MV3) are there?

We list 10 close alternatives to PageSpeed Insights (MV3) on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.

Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.