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Core Web Vitals Checker

Check the Core Web Vitals performance of any URL using real-world data from the Chrome UX Report (CrUX) and simulated Lighthouse tests. See LCP, INP, CLS, FCP, and TTFB with color-coded pass/fail indicators for both mobile and desktop. All analysis runs through our secure server-side API proxy - no API key required.

Check Core Web Vitals

Enter any URL to analyze its Core Web Vitals using Google PageSpeed Insights (CrUX field data + Lighthouse lab data)

Device:
Results based on mobile device simulation

Enter a URL above and click "Check Vitals" to see Core Web Vitals data from Google's Chrome UX Report and Lighthouse.

LCP

Largest

INP

Interaction

CLS

Cumulative

FCP

First

TTFB

Time

Core Web Vitals Checker Features

Real User Data from CrUX

View actual Core Web Vitals metrics collected from real Chrome users in the field, sourced directly from Google's Chrome UX Report database.

Mobile & Desktop Analysis

Toggle between mobile and desktop views to see how your site performs across different device types, with separate metrics for each.

All Five Core Metrics

See LCP (loading), INP (interactivity), CLS (stability), FCP (first paint), and TTFB (server response) - every Web Vital that Google measures.

Pass / Fail Color Coding

Instantly identify performance issues with green (good), orange (needs improvement), and red (poor) indicators based on Google's official thresholds.

Who Uses the Core Web Vitals Checker?

Web Developers

Debug performance bottlenecks in your code. Identify which metrics are failing, then optimize images, scripts, and server config to pass Core Web Vitals.

SEO Specialists

Check if client sites meet Google's page experience ranking signals. Use field data from CrUX to prioritize SEO fixes with the highest ranking impact.

E-commerce Managers

Monitor product page performance. Slow LCP or high CLS directly correlates with lower conversion rates - catch issues before they cost sales.

Agency Owners

Run Core Web Vitals checks across multiple client sites from one interface. Generate performance reports with Google's official data source.

Performance Engineers

Compare lab data (Lighthouse) with field data (CrUX) to identify where synthetic testing diverges from real user experience.

Product Managers

Track Core Web Vitals as part of your product's quality metrics. Make data-driven decisions about performance investments based on real user data.

About Core Web Vitals

What Are Core Web Vitals?

Core Web Vitals are a set of real-world, user-centered metrics that quantify key aspects of the browsing experience. Google introduced them as ranking signals in 2021, making them essential for SEO success. They measure loading performance (LCP), interactivity (INP), and visual stability (CLS) - the three pillars of page experience.

How Our Checker Works

Enter any URL and our tool fetches live data from the Google PageSpeed Insights API, which combines field data from the Chrome UX Report (real user measurements) with lab data from Lighthouse (simulated tests). You get both perspectives: how real users experience your site, and how a synthetic test evaluates it under controlled conditions.

Understanding the Metrics

LCP measures loading performance - the time until the largest content element becomes visible. INP measures interactivity - how quickly your page responds to user interactions. CLS measures visual stability - unexpected layout shifts as the page loads. FCP measures when the first content appears, and TTFB measures server responsiveness. Together, they paint a complete picture of user experience.

Google's Thresholds

Each metric has three rating bands: Good (green), Needs Improvement (orange), and Poor (red). These thresholds are defined by Google's Web Vitals program. For example, LCP should occur within 2.5 seconds, INP within 200 milliseconds, and CLS should be less than 0.1. Meeting these targets across all metrics gives you the best chance of passing Google's page experience assessment.

Frequently Asked Questions

Core Web Vitals are a set of metrics introduced by Google that measure real-world user experience on the web. They focus on three key aspects: loading performance (Largest Contentful Paint), interactivity (Interaction to Next Paint), and visual stability (Cumulative Layout Shift). These metrics are used as ranking signals in Google Search.

Our checker uses the Google PageSpeed Insights API to fetch your URL's performance data. This API combines real user field data from the Chrome UX Report (CrUX) - which collects anonymous performance data from millions of Chrome users - with lab data from Lighthouse, a synthetic testing tool that runs a controlled audit of your page.

Field data (CrUX) represents real user experiences collected from actual Chrome browser sessions. It reflects how your site performs under real-world network conditions and device capabilities. Lab data (Lighthouse) is collected in a controlled, simulated environment with consistent network throttling and device settings. Field data is more representative, but lab data helps with debugging.

For LCP (Largest Contentful Paint): Good ≤ 2.5s, Poor > 4.0s. For INP (Interaction to Next Paint): Good ≤ 200ms, Poor > 500ms. For CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift): Good ≤ 0.1, Poor > 0.25. For FCP (First Contentful Paint): Good ≤ 1.8s, Poor > 3.0s. For TTFB (Time to First Byte): Good ≤ 800ms, Poor > 1,800ms.

The Chrome UX Report requires a minimum number of visits to a URL before it includes that URL in its dataset. If your URL has low traffic, is behind a login, or is not publicly accessible, the CrUX database may not have sufficient data. In these cases, our tool will show only Lighthouse lab data, or a message indicating no data is available.

INP (Interaction to Next Paint) measures a page's overall responsiveness to user interactions - clicks, taps, and keyboard presses. It replaced FID (First Input Delay) as a Core Web Vital in March 2024. While FID only measured the delay for the first interaction, INP measures the latency of all interactions throughout the page lifecycle, providing a more complete picture of interactivity.

Mobile results typically show slower performance due to less powerful CPUs, slower network connections, and smaller viewports. Desktop results are usually faster. Google uses mobile-first indexing, so mobile Core Web Vitals are particularly important for SEO rankings. Our tool lets you toggle between both views to compare performance.

You should check Core Web Vitals whenever you make significant changes to your site - especially changes to images, scripts, fonts, or server configuration. For ongoing monitoring, check at least once a month to catch performance regressions early. The Chrome UX Report data is updated daily, but it reflects the previous 28-day rolling average.