How much does a website audit cost?

Why owners care

Owners on Squarespace, Wix, or Shopify usually want a price for one site, not a research seat. The useful number is what you pay once to learn what to fix.

The free scan reads the public page. Audit is $9 for a shorter report. Deep Audit is $29 and is the usual next step when you want more pages and a plan. Fix Pack is $149, and only after the audit, when you want the platform steps written out.

A suite near $129 a month is priced for keyword and backlink work every month. A traditional agency audit costs more still, because a person scopes the site and often makes the changes. Both fit that larger job. Neither is the price of a first checkup.

What to do about it

1. Paste the public homepage into the free WebVitalist scan. No account and no card. It reads the Squarespace, Wix, or Shopify page you already published, in about 30 seconds.
2. Read the title and meta description first. Those are the lines a search result can show, and you can edit them in Squarespace, Wix, or Shopify page settings. A missing mobile viewport is a theme setting, not a page field.
3. If the scan shows real issues, buy Audit once at $9 for a shorter report, or Deep Audit at $29 for more pages and a plan. That is one payment, not a seat at about $129 a month.
4. Expect a full agency audit to cost more. That price usually includes a person who scopes the site and often implements the changes. It is the right buy when you want that work done for you, and more than a first checkup needs.
5. Add Fix Pack at $149 only when you want platform-specific code for Squarespace, Wix, or Shopify. It is an upsell after the audit, not the price you start at.
6. Skip a suite at about $129 a month unless you will research keywords and backlinks every month. One checkup does not need a seat.

What WebVitalist checks

The free scan runs 19 technical checks on one public URL. These are the ones that matter for this question:

• Page title (title): The free scan fails a page with no title, and warns when the title is shorter than 30 or longer than 65 characters.
• Meta description (meta-description): The free scan fails a page with no meta description, and warns when it is shorter than 70 or longer than 165 characters.
• Mobile viewport (viewport): The free scan fails a page whose viewport meta tag is missing, because without it a phone renders the desktop layout.

A paid audit ($9 and up) also runs a real mobile Lighthouse test through Google PageSpeed Insights and reads field data for LCP, INP and CLS, where Google has it.

How this differs from PageSpeed Insights

A PageSpeed score does not tell you the price of a fix plan, and it does not name the Squarespace, Wix, or Shopify field to edit.

The free scan reads the public HTML in about 30 seconds and names the title, meta description, and mobile viewport issues. A paid audit adds a mobile Lighthouse run and a prioritized plan. Use PageSpeed when you want the score. Use the audit when you want the next step.

Questions

How much does WebVitalist charge for a website audit?

The scan is free. Audit is $9 once for a shorter report. Deep Audit is $29 once and is the usual next step. Fix Pack is $149 when you want the platform-specific code written out. A suite at about $129 a month is for ongoing research, not one checkup.

Do agency website audits cost more?

Yes. An agency audit usually costs more than a one-time report because it includes a person who scopes the site and often makes the changes. That is a different job from a first checkup on one Squarespace, Wix, or Shopify site.

Is a monthly SEO suite the same as a website audit?

No. A suite at about $129 a month is for ongoing keyword and backlink research. A website audit is a one-time review of one site. Use the suite when you will use it every month. Use Deep Audit when you want a plan once.

Will the scan change my Squarespace, Wix, or Shopify site?

No. The free scan only reads a public URL. A paid report lists what to change. You still edit the site, or you buy Fix Pack when you want the Squarespace, Wix, or Shopify steps written out.