Website Performance Monitoring
- Google PageSpeed Insights: Analyzes the content of a web page and provides suggestions to make it faster.
- GTmetrix: Provides insights on how well your site loads and offers actionable recommendations.
- Pingdom: Monitors website uptime, downtime, and performance.
- WebPageTest: Runs free website speed tests from multiple locations around the globe.
SEO and Website Analysis
- Google Search Console: Offers tools and reports to help measure your site's search traffic and performance.
- MozBar: A browser extension that provides instant metrics for any page or SERP.
- Ubersuggest: Provides insights into keywords, backlinks, and traffic.
- SEMrush: Offers a limited free plan to analyze website SEO, paid advertising, and more.
Website Security Monitoring
- Sucuri SiteCheck: Scans your website for malware, vulnerabilities, and other security issues.
- Quttera: A free malware scanner tool that checks websites for known malicious content.
- SSL Labs: Tests the strength and configuration of your website's SSL/TLS.
User Experience and Behavior
- Hotjar: Offers heatmaps, session recordings, and surveys to understand user behavior (free with limitations).
- Google Analytics: Provides detailed statistics and analytics of web traffic and is a fundamental tool for marketing.
Mobile Responsiveness
- Google Mobile-Friendly Test: Checks how easily a visitor can use your page on a mobile device.
- Responsive Design Checker: Allows you to view any URL in various screen resolutions.
Network Monitoring
- Wireshark: Widely-used network protocol analyzer.
- Nagios: Offers complete monitoring of desktop and server operating systems.
- PRTG Network Monitor: Monitors network devices, bandwidth, servers, applications, and more (free up to 100 sensors).
- Zabbix: Open-source solution for network and application monitoring.
Server Monitoring
- Monit: Small open-source utility for managing and monitoring Unix systems.
- Netdata: Provides real-time health monitoring and performance troubleshooting for systems and applications.
Content and Accessibility
- WAVE: Web accessibility evaluation tool.
- Broken Link Checker: Scans web pages and provides a report of broken links.
Domain and IP Analysis
- Whois Lookup: Provides domain ownership and DNS information.
- MX Toolbox: Checks your DNS and mail servers for common issues.
API Monitoring
- Postman: Popular tool for API testing with monitoring features.
- Runscope: Monitors APIs for uptime, performance, and data validation.
Load Testing
- Loader.io: Free load testing tool by SendGrid Labs.
- Locust: An open-source load testing tool.
The free versions of these tools may have limitations and some tools offer premium features at a cost. Find the free versions that work best for you. After becoming facile you can determine if you need more horsepower from a paid version.