Summary
Both are hosted tools for running Lighthouse across many URLs and monitoring Core Web Vitals. psiLynx has a free plan and weekly check quotas per project, and tests through the PageSpeed Insights API. AiroPages has no free plan; you see the exact price for your site before you pay. It offers one-time scans with no subscription, mobile and desktop in every scan, issues grouped by template, and fixes you can hand to a coding agent or MCP client.
psiLynx: Hosted bulk Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals monitoring.
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Side by side
Last checked: 2026-11-14
| Feature | AiroPages | psiLynx |
|---|---|---|
| Price entry point | $5 one-time (25 URL scans) or $19.99/mo | Free plan; paid from $19.99/mo (Starter) |
| One-time option | Yes. From $5 for one site, no subscription | Not stated. Plans are subscriptions |
| Site and URL limits | 500 URL scans/mo and 3 sites on Starter, up to 10,000 and 25 sites on Agency | Starter: 3 projects, 75 URLs per project, 150 checks/week. Business: unlimited projects and URLs, 2,000 checks/week |
| Preview or free tier | No free tier. You see the exact price for your site before paying, one-time from $5 | Free plan: 50 checks/week, 1 project, 30 URLs, 30 days of history |
| Grouped issues | Yes. Identical issues grouped by page template | Page Type Reports group URLs by template; merging identical issues not stated |
| Coding agent export | Yes. Prompt, Markdown checklist or JSON | Not stated. CSV and JSON exports |
| MCP server | Yes. Remote server; read on Starter, re-scans on Pro and Agency | Not stated |
| Scheduled frequencies | Monthly on every plan; smart weekly on Agency ($129.99/mo); re-scan on deploy | Daily, weekly or custom cron (cron on Business) |
| White-label | Yes, white-label PDF on Agency | Not stated. Client-ready PDF reports and share links |
| Engine and devices | Runs Lighthouse itself. Every scan covers mobile and desktop with PageSpeed Insights settings | PageSpeed Insights API; mobile and desktop per batch |
| Setup | None. Enter a URL in the browser | Hosted. Free account, then add URLs, a CSV or a sitemap |
Where psiLynx is better
- A free plan with ongoing weekly checks.
- Custom cron schedules on the Business plan.
- Uptime monitors alongside performance checks.
Who should pick which
Pick psiLynx if
- You want a free plan for a small set of URLs, checked every week.
- You need uptime monitoring in the same tool as your performance checks.
- You need custom cron schedules.
Pick AiroPages if
- You want to audit a whole site once, without a subscription.
- You want mobile and desktop in every scan, and to pay only for scans that succeed.
- You want template-level fixes you can paste into Claude Code, Cursor or an MCP client.
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