Tools in Performance
Tools that help optimize the speed and efficiency of applications and websites.
CDN Services
Content Delivery Networks that distribute content to users based on geographic location.
Akamai
Akamai operates a globally distributed edge platform that speeds up delivery of web and API traffic while providing robust protection for online applications.
Free
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Bunny.net
A global edge platform that combines CDN, storage, streaming, edge compute and security to accelerate and protect websites and media at scale.
Paid; Paid from
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Cloudinary
A cloud platform that centralizes visual asset workflows and automates format conversion, transformation, and fast global distribution.
Free
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Drupal Steward
A globally distributed web application firewall run by the Drupal Security Team and the Drupal Association that provides immediate protection for Drupal sites during the window between vulnerability disclosure and patch deployment.
Custom
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Fastly
Fastly's edge cloud platform enhances web and application performance with advanced security features.
Paid from $50/mo
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Filestack
A developer-focused platform for ingesting, transforming, and delivering user content via simple SDKs and network-based APIs.
Free
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Gcore
Gcore describes a cloud service that pairs global edge caching with on-the-fly image processing (resize, convert, compress) to reduce load times, bandwidth and operational work for image-heavy sites.
Paid; Paid from €3.9/mo
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Gumlet
A developer-focused media delivery platform that optimizes, secures, and streams videos and images over a global CDN to improve load times and reduce bandwidth costs.
Custom
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ImageKit
A unified platform that optimizes, transforms, stores, and delivers visual media in real time through URL-based APIs and an integrated asset manager.
Free
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Imgix
A real-time image and video processing platform that optimizes, manipulates, and delivers visual media through APIs and a global CDN.
Free
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IO River
A single control layer that unifies multiple CDN and edge providers to automatically optimize delivery for performance, availability, and cost.
Free
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KeyCDN
KeyCDN is a high-performance content delivery network designed to deliver digital content swiftly and efficiently.
Paid; Paid from
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NGINX
A high-performance application delivery platform that provides load balancing, caching, and layered security for web apps and APIs.
Free
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Optimole
A managed service that automatically compresses, converts and serves images from a global edge network to accelerate WordPress sites and reduce bandwidth.
Free
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RocketCDN
A managed CDN that delivers website assets globally with automatic setup and simple integration for popular CMSs.
Paid; Paid from €8.17/mo
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Sirv
A cloud service that optimizes, transforms, stores and distributes images to speed up websites and ecommerce experiences.
Free
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Stellate
Edge-first platform for GraphQL APIs that combines global caching, threat protection, and real-time observability to lower latency and reduce infrastructure costs.
Free
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Uploadcare
A developer-first media infrastructure that accepts media from web and mobile clients, performs real-time transformations, stores assets, and distributes them via a global CDN.
Free
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VPlayed
A SaaS OTT solution that helps broadcasters, distributors, and content owners deliver, manage, and monetize live and on-demand video.
Custom
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Performance Optimization Tools
Tools that enhance the speed and efficiency of websites and applications.
Astro
A modern JavaScript framework optimized for building fast, content-driven websites by prioritizing server rendering and minimal client-side JavaScript.
Custom
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BlazeMeter
A cloud-native, AI-enhanced testing platform for running large-scale performance, functional, API, and service virtualization tests to speed delivery and reduce risk.
Custom
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Calibre
Calibre automates testing, reporting and alerting, so you don’t have to. It’s built for teams who want to be fast.
Free
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Catchpoint
A cloud-native observability platform that monitors web, network and application performance from thousands of global agents to detect, diagnose, and resolve outages and degradations before users are affected.
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Compressnow
Web-based utility that reduces photo file sizes to speed up page loads and make sharing or emailing media easier.
Custom
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Compressor
A browser-based utility that reduces image file sizes for JPEG, PNG, SVG, GIF and WebP to speed up websites and save storage.
Custom
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PageSpeed Insights helps you analyze the performance of your web pages.
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EWWW IO
A plugin and cloud service that compresses and delivers images via an automated CDN and optimization pipeline to reduce load times, storage, and bandwidth for websites.
Custom
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Image Compressor
Browser-based tool that reduces PNG, JPEG and GIF file sizes using smart lossy algorithms with adjustable quality and batch support.
Custom
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ImageOptim
A macOS app and companion web service that shrinks image files and removes unnecessary metadata to speed page loads and reduce storage.
Free
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ImageRecycle
A web service that reduces image and PDF file sizes to speed up pages and lower bandwidth usage while preserving visual quality.
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Imagify
A one-click cloud service that shrinks, resizes and converts site images to next‑gen formats to reduce load times and improve web performance.
Free
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Imgix Docs
A developer guide for serving sharp, bandwidth-efficient images across varying device pixel ratios using imgix URL parameters and responsive source patterns.
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Jpeg
A free browser utility that converts common image files into compact, progressive compressed images using Kraken.io's optimization engine.
Custom
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JPEG Optimizer
A free, browser-based utility to bulk-compress, resize, and convert JPG, PNG, and GIF files locally without uploading them to a server.
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JPEGmini
An online and desktop solution that reduces photo and video file sizes dramatically while preserving visual quality to save storage and bandwidth.
Free
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k6
An open-source JavaScript-based tool and hosted service for performance and reliability testing of web applications, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
Free
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Kraken
A fast, server-side image optimization service that reduces file sizes across common formats to speed up websites and cut bandwidth and storage costs.
Free
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Loadero
Cloud-based platform that simulates real users and varying network conditions to evaluate web application scalability and responsiveness.
Free
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Middleware
A concise guide explaining how tracing requests across microservices provides engineers end-to-end visibility to identify latency, errors, and service dependencies.
Free
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Namespace
High-performance CI and build infrastructure that significantly reduces build and test times and provides observability and caching tuned for developer workflows.
Free
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OptimizePress Docs
Configuration options that control how page CSS, JavaScript and icon files are loaded to improve load times and avoid compatibility issues.
Custom
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PageGym
Run in-depth tests to uncover slow-loading resources and receive prioritized fixes to improve site load times.
Paid
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PageSpeed Insights
A free tool to help you find and fix issues slowing down your web application.
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Percona
Percona delivers enterprise-grade open source database software along with expert support, managed services, and tools to optimize MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MariaDB and Valkey/Redis deployments.
Custom
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PingCAP
A Ninja Van case study that explains why they migrated from MySQL/Galera to a MySQL-compatible distributed SQL database on Kubernetes, how they run it in production, and lessons learned during migration.
Free
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Responsive Breakpoints
Analyzes high-resolution photos to compute optimal width variants so sites can serve fewer, smaller image files across devices.
Custom
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Squoosh
A browser-based tool that compresses and compares images using multiple codecs to reduce file size while preserving visual quality.
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TinyPNG
Online tool that reduces image file sizes for modern web formats to improve page load times without noticeable quality loss.
Free
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TwicPics
A plug-and-play image and video optimization platform that automates responsive resizing, compression and lazy-loading to reduce file sizes and speed up web experiences.
Free
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WebPageTest
Free, real‑browser tests from global locations that surface detailed diagnostics — including Core Web Vitals, visual loading metrics, and network timings — to help teams improve page speed and user experience.
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WP Compress
A WordPress-focused service and plugin that reduces page weight, optimizes media, and delivers content via a global CDN to improve load times and Core Web Vitals.
Paid; Paid from $9/mo
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Yottaa
A platform that accelerates and stabilizes eCommerce sites by optimizing third-party scripts, caching, and security to improve conversions and uptime.
Custom
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More Tools
GTmetrix
See how your site performs, reveal why it's slow and discover optimization opportunities.
Free; Paid from $10/mo
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SpeedCurve
See how people experience the speed of your website, then identify and fix performance issues.
Free Trial; Paid from $15/mo
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SpeedMonitor
SpeedMonitor uses Lighthouse data to check the performance of your website. keeps historical log to track changes over time, notifies page speed score drops with email or Slack alerts.
Free Trial; Paid from $14.95/mo
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Think with Google
Take your marketing further with Google. Think with Google.
Free
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