Inspectlet records sessions and shows heatmaps to analyse user behaviour. PageGuard monitors website health — performance, accessibility, technical SEO, and ADA compliance — free to start vs Inspectlet’s paid plans from $39/mo.
ADA Title II Deadline: April 24, 2026
State and local government websites must meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Inspectlet does not audit accessibility. PageGuard monitors performance AND accessibility compliance continuously — alerting you before violations occur, with no JS snippet required.
| Feature | PageGuard | Inspectlet |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ✓ Free + from $9/mo | Free (2,500 sessions/mo) then $39/mo (10K), $79/mo (25K), $149/mo (50K) |
| Who is it for? | Small businesses, designers, agencies — automated site health monitoring | Product teams and UX researchers who want to watch session replays and analyse user behaviour |
| Free tier | ✓ Yes — unlimited one-off scans, no signup required | Limited free tier: 2,500 recorded sessions per month only |
| 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 |
| Session recording & replay | No | ✓ Yes — full session video replay with mouse movement |
| Heatmaps | No | ✓ Yes — click, scroll, and attention heatmaps per page |
| Form analytics | No | ✓ Yes — field-level drop-off analysis, hesitation tracking |
| Requires JS snippet on site | ✓ No — scans any URL without code changes | Yes — Inspectlet JS 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 — requires UX expertise to interpret session recordings |
| 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 — multiple sites supported on paid plans |
Performance + Accessibility + SEO + Best Practices in 30 seconds. No Inspectlet 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 Inspectlet 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. Inspectlet focuses on session recording, heatmaps, and form analytics. They solve different problems and can complement each other.
No. Inspectlet focuses on recording user sessions, generating heatmaps, and tracking form analytics. 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 Inspectlet, 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 Inspectlet to watch how real users navigate your site, identify friction in forms, and understand click and scroll behaviour through heatmaps. Use PageGuard to ensure your site is technically healthy — meeting WCAG accessibility standards, maintaining Core Web Vitals, and keeping SEO quality high — with automated email alerts when scores drop.