AuditHQ vs Google Lighthouse
Lighthouse is free, fast, and excellent for Core Web Vitals + accessibility + technical performance - but it only covers 4 dimensions. AuditHQ covers 9 audit dimensions with AI-written reports for client delivery. Here is when each tool wins.
What this comparison covers
Lighthouse is free and great for Core Web Vitals; AuditHQ covers 9 audit dimensions with white-label client reports. See when each tool fits. The comparison is written for buyers who need to understand tool fit, not just feature overlap, so it highlights where each option is strongest and where AuditHQ is intentionally broader.
Where AuditHQ is different
AuditHQ is designed for cross-suite diagnosis and client-ready reporting rather than only one narrow audit category. It combines technical, marketing, AI visibility, trust, privacy, reputation, social, employer brand, and AI readiness signals into one prioritised view that a mixed business and technical team can act on.
How to choose
Use specialist crawlers when you need deep raw crawl data. Use AuditHQ when you need a business-readable report, a prioritised action plan, and enough implementation context for owners, consultants, agencies, and technical teams. Many teams can use both: the specialist tool for deep investigation and AuditHQ for diagnosis, communication, and action planning.
Frequently asked questions
Is AuditHQ a Google Lighthouse alternative?
They overlap on technical performance but solve different problems. Lighthouse is free and excellent for Core Web Vitals, performance, and accessibility on a single page. AuditHQ covers 9 dimensions across the whole site and writes a client-ready report, so it complements Lighthouse rather than replacing it for pure performance testing.
What does AuditHQ do that Lighthouse does not?
AuditHQ adds marketing, AI visibility, security signals, privacy, reputation, social footprint, employer brand, and AI readiness on top of technical checks, scores them into one report, and gives a prioritised 30/60/90 action plan. Lighthouse reports on 4 technical dimensions for one page at a time.
Is AuditHQ free like Lighthouse?
AuditHQ offers a free 60-second quick scan that samples all 9 suites. The full report is paid, from A$49/mo or A$99 for a single audit. Lighthouse is fully free and open-source for technical performance auditing.