Gauges is a simple real-time visitor analytics tool. PageGuard focuses on website health — performance, accessibility, technical SEO, and ADA compliance — free to start vs Gauges’ paid-only plans from $6/mo per site.
ADA Title II Deadline: April 24, 2026
State and local government websites must meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Gauges does not audit accessibility. PageGuard monitors performance AND accessibility compliance continuously — alerting you before violations occur, with no JS snippet required.
| Feature | PageGuard | Gauges |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ✓ Free + from $9/mo | From $6/mo (1 site) to $48/mo (10 sites), no free tier |
| Who is it for? | Small businesses, designers, agencies — automated site health monitoring | Developers and marketers who want simple, real-time visitor counts and referrer data |
| Free tier | ✓ Yes — unlimited one-off scans, no signup required | No — paid plans only, from $6/month |
| Accessibility audit (WCAG / ADA) | ✓ Yes — WCAG 2.1 AA scored 0–100 with specific issue list | No — no accessibility auditing at all |
| Technical SEO audit | ✓ Yes — meta tags, headings, canonical, structured data | No — no technical SEO analysis |
| Performance audit (Core Web Vitals) | ✓ Yes — LCP, CLS, FCP scored 0–100 | No — no performance auditing |
| Real-time visitor analytics | No | ✓ Yes — live visitor counts, referrers, traffic sources in real time |
| Traffic source tracking | No | ✓ Yes — search, direct, referral, social breakdown |
| Requires JS snippet on site | ✓ No — scans any URL without code changes | Yes — Gauges tracking snippet must be installed on every page |
| Automated site monitoring | ✓ Yes — weekly or daily scans, email alerts on score drop | No — no site health monitoring or alerts |
| Email alerts on score regression | ✓ Yes — notified when performance, SEO, or a11y drops | No — no health regression alerts |
| AI-generated plain-English report | ✓ Yes — explains issues in non-technical language | No — shows raw visitor numbers only |
| Shareable report URL | ✓ Yes — public link, no login required to view | No — analytics dashboard is account-locked |
| ADA Title II compliance monitoring | ✓ Yes — WCAG audit + alert on accessibility regression | No — accessibility not covered |
| Multi-site dashboard | Yes — 1–50 sites depending on plan | Yes — up to 10 sites on highest plan |
Performance + Accessibility + SEO + Best Practices in 30 seconds. No Gauges subscription or JS snippet needed.
Results in ~30 seconds. 4 scores: Performance, Accessibility, SEO, Best Practices.
For website health monitoring and ADA compliance, yes. PageGuard covers what Gauges doesn’t — WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility auditing, Core Web Vitals performance scoring, technical SEO analysis, and AI plain-English reports — all free to start. Gauges is a simple real-time visitor analytics tool starting at $6/month per site. They solve different problems and can complement each other.
No. Gauges focuses on real-time visitor analytics — page views, unique visitors, referrers, and traffic sources. It does not audit WCAG accessibility compliance. With the ADA Title II deadline on April 24, 2026, websites need dedicated accessibility monitoring. PageGuard provides WCAG 2.1 AA scoring and email alerts when accessibility regresses.
No — unlike Gauges, PageGuard scans any URL without requiring you to add code to your site. Just enter a URL and get Performance, Accessibility, SEO, and Best Practices scores in about 30 seconds. No installation, no snippet, no code changes required.
Yes, they serve complementary purposes. Use Gauges for real-time visitor analytics — who is visiting your site, where they’re coming from, and which pages are popular. Use PageGuard for site health monitoring — ensuring your pages meet performance, accessibility (WCAG/ADA), and SEO standards with automated alerts when scores drop.