What tools do you recommend for improving page speed?

Hi All,

after getting the error on Google PageSpeed Insights, What do you use to get your pages speed?

I’ve tried many tools and each one give a different data.

I’ve tried the following:

  1. https://testmystorespeed.com/ → this one display no data most of the times

  2. https://analyze.speedboostr.com/ → this give me good speed in mobile but bad one on desktop, the only one who give this data (Others give the opisite)

  3. And Google one by right click onthe page > Choose inspect > Choose “Lighthouse” from options and genarate a report for Desktop and mobile.

Which one that Google consider in their page rank Algorithm?

Hello @BM136

You can use the below pages speed tool.

#1 https://gtmetrix.com/
#2 https://www.webpagetest.org/

Note: My personal favorite for deep level speed factor calculation webpagetest tool. It has a wide range of functionality in comparison to Gtmetrix. On the other side, Gtmetrix is very user-friendly.

Hi, @BM136 !

Thanks for reaching out in our Community forums and for sharing your concern, I’d be happy to help.

I understand the importance of viewing your speed score to ensure that you provide a smooth experience for your customers. We offer a report that can be viewed directly from your admin section. The report contains additional information such as which pages were analyzed, and how your score compares to the scores of similar Shopify stores. Please follow the steps below:

  1. From your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes.
  2. In the Online store speed score section, view your speed score.
  3. To view your full speed report, click View report.

Keep in mind, to view the score, disable password protection and wait 1-3 days for it to be calculated. After you receive a report, you can check out our resource here on how your score is calculated as well as any suggestions.

Are you able to share some more details regarding this query? Are you running into any issues with your speed? If so, I’d love to take a look and point you in the right direction.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Hi @Mac_2 ,

Thanks a lot for your provided information.

Our storefront is good as a speed as a UX, but I want to make sure that it is also good for google ranking.

In the past, it was giving me between 18 - 25 using google insights page, I worked on it and increase it to be in 60’s, then Google did some updates where Shopify stores returns an error when using google insights to get the page speed.

I’ve contacted Shopify and get many useful information and articles to read.

I’m just not sure if we should do something more to enhance the website. or If we should hire a shopify expert to do this since each analyzer give a different data.

If it is possible to have a look on our website and give an advice for the next step it will be great.

Thanks in advance

Hi @BM136

This is PageFly - Advanced Page Builder with 6 years of experience providing conversion rate optimization solutions to more than 100.000 Shopify stores. You can try some tools:

  • WebPage Test: This open-source tool will run speed tests from multiple locations across the world, across consumer connection speeds to provide rich insights including resource loading waterfall charts, page speed optimization checks, and suggestions for improvements.
  • Google Analytics: Site Speed reports in Google Analytics offer insights into how quickly users are able to see and interact with content, as well as what the drop-off points are.
  • Chrome DevTools: Chrome DevTool is a versatile real-time tool for evaluating your website’s performance right in the browser. You can simulate network and CPU speeds, examine network loading details and see how your site’s code is impacting your page.
  • Mobile-Friendly Test: Designed specifically for mobile sites, this tool analyzes exactly how mobile-friendly the site is, and focuses on elements beyond speed as well.

And you can check our page speed guide with many tips for you to boost the store’s speed.