Catchpoint WebPageTest
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What is Catchpoint WebPageTest
Catchpoint WebPageTest is a web performance testing and monitoring product used to measure page load behavior and user experience metrics for websites and web applications. It supports synthetic testing from multiple locations and browsers to help engineering, SRE, and digital experience teams diagnose performance regressions and availability issues. The product is commonly used for waterfall analysis, Core Web Vitals-style metrics, and repeatable test scripting to validate changes across releases. It is associated with the WebPageTest project and is offered as part of Catchpoint’s digital experience monitoring portfolio.
Deep page performance diagnostics
It provides detailed test artifacts such as waterfalls, filmstrips, and timing breakdowns that help isolate front-end bottlenecks (DNS, TLS, TTFB, rendering, third-party calls). This level of diagnostic output is useful for performance engineering and troubleshooting regressions. It also supports repeatable test configurations to compare results across builds and environments.
Synthetic testing across geographies
It supports running synthetic tests from multiple locations to approximate real-world network conditions and regional performance differences. This helps teams validate CDN behavior, routing issues, and localized third-party dependencies. Synthetic monitoring also enables scheduled checks that can detect issues outside of peak traffic windows.
Scriptable, repeatable test workflows
It supports scripted journeys and consistent test parameters (device/browser profiles, throttling, caching settings) to make results comparable over time. This is valuable for CI-style performance gates and release validation. Repeatability helps reduce noise compared with ad hoc manual testing.
Not full-stack observability
It focuses on web page and browser-level performance rather than end-to-end application observability across services. Teams typically need separate tooling for distributed tracing, deep server-side profiling, and log analytics. As a result, root cause analysis for backend issues may require correlating results with other monitoring systems.
Synthetic results need interpretation
Synthetic tests approximate user experience but do not fully represent real-user variability (device diversity, real networks, user paths). Misconfigured throttling, caching, or test frequency can lead to misleading conclusions. Teams often need performance expertise to interpret waterfalls and prioritize fixes correctly.
Setup and governance overhead
Maintaining meaningful test coverage requires ongoing work to manage scripts, locations, credentials, and alert thresholds. Complex authentication flows and dynamic single-page applications can increase scripting and maintenance effort. Organizations may need process discipline to keep tests aligned with evolving site behavior.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter (WebPageTest Starter) | $0 (Free) | 150 monthly test runs; Filmstrip & Video; Google Lighthouse; 60 days test retention; Opportunities report; Custom scripts up to 3 steps; Monitoring from ~30 global locations; 3 runs per test; Carbon Control. |
| Professional (WebPageTest Pro) | Starting at $180/year (annual billing) | Runs/mo: 1,000 (example tier shown); Everything in Starter + Scheduled tests, AI-powered Smartboards & dashboards, Customizable alerts, Priority tests, API access, Integrations, Private tests & bulk testing, Experiments, Monitoring from ~40 locations, 13 months test retention, Dedicated support; Pro accounts allow up to 5 team members. |
| Expert (WebPageTest Expert) | Starting at $999/month (billed $11,988/year) | Everything in Pro + Real User Monitoring (RUM), Unlimited users, Single Sign-On (SSO), Assigned customer success manager, Test retention up to 7 years (extendable), Access to additional enterprise capabilities (DNS, CDN, API, BGP) and large agent coverage; uses a points-based contract model. |
| Customer Experience Quick Start | Starts at $10,000/year | 12-month base package: initial setup & onboarding, visual global outage display, service dependency map, dashboards/alerts/reports, AI-powered insights, monitoring for DNS/SSL/CDN/API, CX performance insights & diagnostics. |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing (contact sales) | Full Internet Performance Monitoring (IPM) with unlimited users, full platform access, real-time dashboards/alerts/reports, token/points-based pricing, access to the world’s largest agent network; please contact sales or book a demo for details. |
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Catchpoint Systems, Inc.
New York, NY, USA
2008
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