ShipReady vs performance-only tools
Performance-only tools — Lighthouse, PageSpeed Insights and similar — measure Core Web Vitals and go deep on lab tracing. ShipReady does not measure performance; it covers the other launch-readiness signals — security, exposed secrets, SEO, AI visibility and email deliverability — in one URL-based pass. The two are complementary: run a performance tool for speed, and ShipReady for everything else that decides whether you can ship safely.
At a glance
- A performance tool grades Core Web Vitals; ShipReady covers security, SEO, AI visibility and email deliverability instead.
- ShipReady does not measure Core Web Vitals — a dedicated performance tool remains the right choice for speed.
- ShipReady’s value is catching the launch risks a performance score never shows: exposed keys, open databases, missing headers.
- Use both: a performance tool for speed, ShipReady for security and search readiness.
How do ShipReady and performance-only tools compare, feature by feature?
| Capability | ShipReady | performance-only tools |
|---|---|---|
| Core Web Vitals (LCP, CLS, INP) | No | Yes |
| Deep lab performance tracing / waterfalls | No | Yes |
| Security scan (headers, CORS, exposed secrets) | Yes | No |
| SEO & AEO checks | Yes | No |
| Email & DNS deliverability (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) | Yes | No |
| Findings ranked by impact with a fix per finding | Yes | Varies |
| Free, URL-based | Yes | Varies |
One rule for these pages: we only make claims about ShipReady we can back up on our own product pages, and we compare against categories of tools rather than asserting unverified facts about a named vendor. Where a focused tool is the better choice for a use case, the page says so.
Which to choose
Choose ShipReady if…
- You want security, SEO, AEO and email deliverability checked in one report.
- You want impact-ranked findings with a paste-ready fix, not only metrics.
- You are auditing launch readiness, not only speed.
Choose performance-only tools if…
- Performance is your sole focus and you want the deepest possible lab tracing.
- You already have security and search readiness covered elsewhere.
FAQ
- Does ShipReady measure Core Web Vitals?
- No. ShipReady does not measure performance — for LCP, CLS and INP, use a dedicated tool like Lighthouse or PageSpeed Insights. ShipReady covers the security, SEO, AI-visibility and email-deliverability checks a launch also depends on.
- Should I still run Lighthouse?
- Yes — for Core Web Vitals, Lighthouse or PageSpeed is the right tool. The two are complementary: a performance tool grades speed, and ShipReady grades security and search readiness.
Sources
Every ShipReady capability below is documented on our own product pages, linked here. The right-hand column describes a category of tools, not a single vendor — so it avoids claims we cannot verify. For a head-to-head against a specific named tool, the same table model applies once sourced figures are available.
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