--- description: Review of GTmetrix Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: GTmetrix | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Website Optimization Tools](/directory/4680/website-optimization/software) > [GTmetrix](/software/261932/gtmetrix) # GTmetrix Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261932/gtmetrix Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261932/gtmetrix?page=2) > GTmetrix is a website optimization tool that can analyze and track the speed and performance of any webpage. Built on Google Lighthouse metrics, GTmetrix can accurately track the performance of any website using scheduled monitoring, rich visualizations, and real-time alerts. GTmetrix supports can test the speed of webpages from multiple locations with 65 servers in 22 different locations. > > Verdict: Rated **4.9/5** by 33 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.9/5** | 33 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: GT.net - **Location**: Vancouver, Canada ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: CA$14.95 - **Pricing model**: Per User (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Up to 3 URLs - free. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Available Countries**: Canada ## Features - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Data Visualisation - Performance Metrics - Real-Time Analytics - Real-Time Data - Reporting & Statistics - Visual Analytics - Web Traffic Reporting - Website Analytics ## Category - [Website Optimization Tools](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4680/website-optimization/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Ahrefs](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/64773/ahrefs) — 4.7/5 (581 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Website Perfomance Analyzer" — 5.0/5 > **sooraj** | *25 March 2019* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: GT Matrix keeps track of how well our website is performming while a customer is accesing our website. it also gives suggestions to improve the effecency of our website perfomance. it specifies the ranking of our website. > > **Cons**: Since it is free to use i dont find any issues yet. > > while working with GT Matrix we can improve our website perfomance. they give us tips to iprove our website perfomance succh as compining the css and other style sheets etc. ----- ### "Best Website performance Testing Tool" — 5.0/5 > **Kumar** | *20 February 2022* | Civil Engineering | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: GTmetrix is the best performance testing platform, it tests my site's Largest Contentful Paint time, Total Blocking Time, Cumulative Layout Shift time, and Fully Loaded Time. All these parameters help to maintain my site's overall speed and performance. > > **Cons**: I have not found any cons on this tool but sometimes GTmetrix changes their grade while re-testing, this behavior creates some confusion. > > GTmetrix gives exact standing and overview of my sites by generating reports showing different test parameters like LCP, CLS, TTI, etc. This helps me to know the issue and suggest me to solve the possible suggestion that I can easily take action. ----- ### "Great for helping know website speed\!" — 4.0/5 > **Sarah** | *28 June 2019* | Photography | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I love that within a few seconds GTmetrix can tell me the speed of my website and what things need improved. > > **Cons**: I feel like GTmetrix doesn't really help explain how to fix the issues it identifies. ----- ### "The best way to test your website response and load time" — 5.0/5 > **Antonio** | *26 February 2021* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: One click and a few seconds of loading time give me more information about what needs fixing on my website than most other software that I tried. It is an amazing tool that shows you where the issues with the speed of your website are and how to make them go away\! I love that it tests against two different metrics, and it has testing options including server location and the ability to measure only until "on load" event. > > **Cons**: I can't say there was anything I disliked about GTmetrix. It would have been great to have even more server locations maybe, but that was never a big issue for me. > > I use GTmetrix to test all websites we make for us, or for clients. When creating a website for a local tourism company, GTmetrix helped me lower the load time from 8.5 seconds to under 1 second, just by telling me what the bottleneck was and nudging me to the right solution. It is a great tool that I can highly recommend to anyone making websites. ----- ### "An important first tool to improve your website" — 4.0/5 > **mathieu** | *19 July 2021* | Graphic Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Gtmetrix is so easy to use. In a few seconds you know how to improve your website and tests done on different locations gives even more precize data > > **Cons**: Gtmetrix changed its ranking score and it was a bit confusing at first but once used it is still a very good tool. > > Gtmetrix, for free gives a lot of inputs to website creators to help them react and correct each flow while explaining the issues in detail. It will help solve many problems and seeing your rank improve is a great gratification. The free account gives already a lot of inputs and will be enough for most of the users, while paid versions gives more freedom and fine tuning on how to improve your website speed. ----- Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261932/gtmetrix?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/261932/gtmetrix) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data