PageGuard vs Amplitude

Amplitude is a product analytics platform — event tracking, funnels, and experimentation for in-app behaviour. PageGuard monitors your website’s public-facing health — WCAG accessibility, Core Web Vitals, SEO, and ADA compliance — with zero SDK required.

ADA Title II Deadline: April 24, 2026

State and local government websites must meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Amplitude tracks in-app user events but provides no accessibility auditing or ADA compliance monitoring. PageGuard monitors accessibility continuously — alerting you before violations occur.

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PageGuard
Best for: website health monitoring, ADA compliance & SEO auditing
  • Free tier — scan any public site instantly, zero SDK required
  • Performance + Accessibility + SEO + Best Practices in one scan
  • ADA / WCAG 2.1 AA compliance monitoring & email alerts
  • No code changes — scans your public URL externally
  • AI plain-English explanations for non-technical stakeholders
  • Monitor 1–50 websites from $9/month
Amplitude
Best for: product analytics, event tracking, funnels & A/B experimentation
  • Event tracking, funnels, cohorts, and retention analysis
  • Built-in A/B experimentation and feature flag management
  • User segmentation and behavioural cohort analysis
  • No WCAG 2.1 AA scoring or ADA compliance monitoring
  • No technical SEO auditing or Core Web Vitals scoring
  • Requires SDK installation; no website health monitoring

Feature Comparison

Feature PageGuard Amplitude
Pricing Free + from $9/mo (automated website health monitoring) Free Starter (10M events/mo); Growth from $49/mo; Enterprise custom
Who is it for? Small businesses, designers, agencies — frontend health, ADA compliance & SEO Product teams wanting event-based analytics, funnels, cohorts & experimentation
Accessibility audit (WCAG / ADA) Yes — WCAG 2.1 AA scored 0–100 with specific issue list No — no accessibility scoring or WCAG compliance checks
Technical SEO audit Yes — meta tags, headings, canonical, structured data, robots.txt No — no SEO auditing capabilities
Performance scoring (Core Web Vitals) Yes — LCP, CLS, FCP scored 0–100 with fix recommendations No — no Core Web Vitals scoring or performance auditing
Product analytics & event tracking No — scans public HTML health, not in-app user events Yes — event tracking, funnels, cohorts, retention curves, user paths
A/B testing & experimentation No — focuses on health monitoring, not experiment management Yes — built-in feature flags and A/B experimentation platform
Requires SDK / snippet installation No — zero setup, scan any public URL instantly Yes — requires installing Browser SDK or server-side SDK on your product
ADA Title II compliance monitoring Yes — WCAG audit + automated email alert on accessibility regression No — no ADA compliance features or alerts
Continuous automated monitoring & alerts Yes — weekly or daily scans with email alerts on score drops No — passive event collection; no proactive website health alerts
Best Practices audit (HTTPS, security headers) Yes — HTTPS enforcement, security headers, image optimisation No — no front-end best practices auditing
No-signup instant scan Yes — scan any URL in ~30 seconds, no account required No — requires account creation and SDK integration before tracking begins
User segmentation & cohorts No — focuses on page health, not visitor segmentation Yes — advanced cohort analysis, behavioral segmentation, retention charts
AI-generated plain-English report Yes — explains technical issues in non-technical language No — charts and dashboards require product analytics expertise to interpret
Multi-site management Yes — monitor up to 50 sites from $9/mo Single product workspace per plan; multi-product via separate orgs

Choose PageGuard if you…

  • Need WCAG 2.1 AA / ADA compliance monitoring (Amplitude has none)
  • Want instant health audits without adding any SDK to your codebase
  • Need email alerts when performance or accessibility scores drop
  • Need to meet ADA Title II compliance before April 24, 2026
  • Manage multiple client websites and need one health dashboard
  • Need Core Web Vitals and technical SEO auditing in one tool

Choose Amplitude if you…

  • Track custom in-app events to understand product feature usage
  • Need funnel analysis and cohort retention curves
  • Run A/B experiments and manage feature flags in your product
  • Build data-driven product roadmaps from user behaviour signals

Audit Your Site Free — No SDK Required

Unlike Amplitude, no SDK installation, no account required. Performance + Accessibility + SEO + Best Practices scored in 30 seconds.

Results in ~30 seconds. 4 scores: Performance, Accessibility, SEO, Best Practices.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is PageGuard a good Amplitude alternative?

They solve different problems. Amplitude tracks in-app events and product analytics — funnels, cohorts, retention, A/B testing. PageGuard monitors your public-facing website health — WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility scoring, Core Web Vitals, technical SEO, and ADA compliance alerts. Many teams use both: Amplitude for product analytics and user behaviour, PageGuard for ensuring the site is accessible and healthy for all visitors.

Does Amplitude check for ADA or WCAG accessibility?

No — Amplitude does not provide WCAG 2.1 AA compliance scoring or ADA accessibility monitoring. It is a product analytics platform focused on tracking in-app user behaviour, not the technical health of public web pages. With the ADA Title II deadline on April 24, 2026, PageGuard provides the accessibility monitoring that Amplitude cannot.

Is there a free Amplitude alternative for website health monitoring?

PageGuard is free for on-demand website health audits — no SDK, no account, zero setup. While Amplitude has a free tier for event analytics, it does not monitor website health, accessibility, or SEO. PageGuard lets you scan any public URL and receive a scored report covering Performance, Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), SEO, and Best Practices in ~30 seconds. Automated monitoring with email alerts starts at $9/month.

Can I use PageGuard and Amplitude together?

Yes — they are complementary tools for different insight layers. Use Amplitude to understand how users engage with your product (event tracking, funnels, retention, A/B tests) and PageGuard to ensure your public-facing pages are technically healthy and accessible (WCAG audit, SEO audit, Core Web Vitals, ADA compliance monitoring). Together they give complete coverage: Amplitude for “how are users engaging with product features”, PageGuard for “is the site healthy and accessible to all users”.

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