Sitebulb excels at deep technical SEO crawls and site architecture visualization. PageGuard focuses on continuous monitoring — performance, accessibility, and ADA compliance — with automated alerts and a free tier Sitebulb doesn’t offer.
ADA Title II Deadline: April 24, 2026
State and local government websites must meet WCAG 2.1 AA. Sitebulb does not provide continuous WCAG monitoring or ADA alerting. PageGuard scans your sites on a schedule and alerts you the moment accessibility compliance drops.
| Feature | PageGuard | Sitebulb |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ✓ Free + from $9/mo | From $14.99/mo Desktop or $15/mo Cloud — no free plan |
| Who is it for? | Small businesses, designers, agencies — automated site health monitoring | Technical SEO specialists and agencies running deep crawl audits |
| Free tier | ✓ Yes — unlimited one-off scans, no signup required | No — 14-day free trial only |
| Accessibility audit (WCAG / ADA) | ✓ Yes — WCAG 2.1 AA scored 0–100 with specific issue list | Partial — some a11y hints but no WCAG scoring or ADA monitoring |
| Technical SEO crawl | Yes — meta tags, headings, canonical, structured data | ✓ Yes — deep crawl with visual crawl maps, JavaScript rendering, log file analysis |
| Performance audit (Core Web Vitals) | ✓ Yes — LCP, CLS, FCP scored 0–100 | Partial — CrUX data included but no real-time lab testing |
| Automated continuous monitoring | ✓ Yes — weekly or daily scans, email alerts on score drop | No — manual crawl-on-demand, no continuous monitoring |
| Email alerts on score regression | ✓ Yes — notified when performance, SEO, or a11y drops | No — no automated alerting system |
| Crawl depth & JavaScript rendering | No — single-page scan | ✓ Yes — full site crawl, JavaScript rendering, log files |
| Visual crawl maps | No | ✓ Yes — interactive visualization of site architecture |
| AI-generated plain-English report | ✓ Yes — explains issues in non-technical language | No — Hints require SEO expertise to interpret |
| Shareable report URL | ✓ Yes — public link, no login required to view | Limited — requires export or Sitebulb license to share |
| ADA Title II compliance monitoring | ✓ Yes — WCAG audit + continuous email alerts on regression | No — no ongoing compliance monitoring |
| No install required | ✓ Yes — runs in the cloud, browser-based | Desktop version requires installation; Cloud plan is browser-based |
| Setup time | ✓ 30 seconds — paste URL and scan, no account needed | Minutes to hours — project setup, crawl configuration, scheduling |
Performance + Accessibility + SEO + Best Practices in 30 seconds. Continuous monitoring from $9/month. No Sitebulb subscription needed.
Results in ~30 seconds. 4 scores: Performance, Accessibility, SEO, Best Practices.
For continuous health monitoring and ADA compliance, yes. PageGuard scans any URL free in 30 seconds and automatically re-scans your sites on a schedule — alerting you when performance, accessibility, or SEO scores drop. Sitebulb is excellent for one-time deep technical crawls, but does not monitor continuously or alert on regressions. Choose PageGuard if ongoing surveillance and WCAG compliance are your primary needs.
Sitebulb includes some accessibility hints in its crawl, but does not provide a scored WCAG 2.1 compliance rating or continuous ADA monitoring. With the April 24, 2026 ADA Title II deadline, a dedicated tool like PageGuard — which scores your accessibility 0–100 and alerts you on regression — is the right solution for ongoing compliance.
Yes — PageGuard is completely free for one-off scans of any website with no account or credit card required. You get Performance, Accessibility, SEO, and Best Practices scores in about 30 seconds. Automated monitoring with email alerts starts at $9/month. Sitebulb offers a 14-day free trial; paid plans start at $14.99/month.
Sitebulb is a deep-crawl auditor — you run it on-demand and it maps your entire site, JavaScript-rendered or not, generating detailed technical SEO hints for specialists. PageGuard is a continuous health monitor — it automatically rescans your sites daily or weekly and alerts you when any score degrades. Think of Sitebulb as the annual physical exam; PageGuard is the ongoing health tracker. Many teams use both: Sitebulb for in-depth audits, PageGuard for continuous compliance monitoring.