When your web site is running a little slow, there could be a number of different reasons. It could be your design. It could be your server. It might even just be an issue with the connection between yourself and the web host in question.
One of the better free web site performance and speed analysis tools I have used in a while is from WebSiteOptimization.com:
http://www.websiteoptimization.com/services/analyze/
With this free test, you can quickly get a number of statistics about how your web page loads. Just put in your domain name for the “URL to diagnose” and hit the “Submit Query” button.
As an example, here are the connection times I got for WebHostingShow.com:
| Connection Rate | Download Time |
|---|---|
| 14.4K | 210.97 seconds |
| 28.8K | 109.29 seconds |
| 33.6K | 94.76 seconds |
| 56K | 59.90 seconds |
| ISDN 128K | 23.62 seconds |
| T1 1.44Mbps | 8.99 seconds |
There are tons of more details there via the web site too. You have:
- Global Statistics
- Object Size Totals
- External Objects
- Download Times …and more!
If you like this tool, you might also check out some of the other Web Site Optimization services that they provide too. If your looking for a prettier alternative, then I would also highly suggest Pingdom Tools.
