Many teams still judge a site from one URL, usually the homepage, or from a folder of PageSpeed Insights screenshots that are hard to compare and out of date a week later. That is enough for a quick impression. It is not enough when a launch adds twenty new routes, when a client asks whether performance is a site-wide problem, or when you need evidence before a first call.
We have added two related capabilities to Apogee Watcher: a free domain PageSpeed check anyone can run at apogeewatcher.com/check, and domain aggregated reports for customers who already monitor sites in the app. Both use the same reporting engine we ship for domain reports on monitored sites and for leads prospecting.
Why a homepage PageSpeed score is not enough for the whole domain
A fast homepage with slow product, checkout, or campaign landers tells a different story than a site that is weak everywhere. Mobile and desktop often diverge as well, so a single PSI tab on one strategy hides half the picture.
Domain-level reporting answers a narrower question: across representative URLs on this hostname, what do lab metrics look like, and where do the same Lighthouse themes repeat?
Watcher keeps mobile and desktop separate in the summary so you do not average away a breakpoint-specific regression. The report includes average scores and lab metrics per strategy, how results spread across pages, and grouped optimisation themes drawn from Lighthouse data. One weak template on many URLs reads differently from one outlier page on an otherwise healthy site.
What the free domain PageSpeed check includes
The public check is open to any domain with no account and no credit card.
- Open https://apogeewatcher.com/check.
- Enter the domain you want to evaluate.
- Watcher discovers pages from the site (up to 20 URLs for the scan).
- PageSpeed Insights-backed tests run on each selected page for mobile and desktop.
- You receive an email with a link to a single aggregated report you can share.
The report is the same shape subscribers see for domain roll-ups: averages, per-page context, and recurring themes, not a pile of disconnected PSI exports. A strong homepage with weak checkout paths shows up clearly. A site that is slow across templates shows up too, which changes how you prioritise work and budget.
We built the flow for evaluation, not as a replacement for scheduled PageSpeed monitoring. It is the fastest way to see whether a domain deserves a deeper programme before you commit to tooling or a retainer.
How agencies use the free domain scan before a first client call
For agencies and consultants, the check is a practical opener with evidence instead of a generic performance pitch.
You can point to real LCP, INP, and CLS context across multiple URLs, send one link rather than a chain of browser tabs, and qualify whether the prospect needs an isolated fix or a broader engagement. That aligns with how many teams already use Watcher inside the product for prospecting; the public check puts similar proof in reach for anyone evaluating a domain before they sign up.
Pair the link with your usual discovery questions: release cadence, commerce vs brochure templates, and who owns front-end changes. The report gives you a shared artefact for the first technical conversation.
How site owners use the free check before a redesign or retainer
In-house teams and founders can use the scan as a low-friction baseline before a redesign, a platform migration, or a conversation with an external partner. If the numbers are acceptable, you have a dated record; if they are not, you know which parts of the site deserve attention first without paying for a full audit on day one.
When you are ready to continue, you can create a free Watcher account and import the scan into monitoring so scheduled tests and performance budgets pick up from the same pages and results. You do not need to rerun the entire discovery pass from zero.
Domain aggregated reports for teams already monitoring in Watcher
Customers who already monitor sites in the app can generate domain aggregated reports from the site screen whenever they need a client-facing snapshot.
Each report pulls the latest scheduled test results across active pages on that site (up to 20 URLs in the roll-up) and presents them in the same format as the public scan. You get a shareable link stakeholders can open without logging in. Your team can renew access when the link expires while keeping the report history in the app. White-label branding applies on plans that include it.
The goal is to stop rebuilding the narrative before every QBR or post-deploy update. The monitoring work you already run becomes the source for one structured summary, consistent with the share and email layouts described in Changelog #9.
Open a site in the app, generate the domain report from the reports area, and send the link when a sponsor asks what changed this month.
Why we launched the free domain PageSpeed check
We built this because homepage scores mislead people. A single URL can look fine while the rest of the site struggles. Agencies told us they were tired of stitching PSI exports into slides. Site owners wanted to know if they had one bad template or a wider problem. The free scan lets anyone answer that in minutes. For Watcher subscribers, the same report turns ongoing monitoring into something you can send to a client when they ask what changed, without starting from scratch.
Nektar Baziotis, Managing Director, Apogee Information Systems
Apogee Watcher sits alongside Apogee's broader web performance work: optimisation projects and technical audits when you need hands-on delivery. The free check is open to any domain; customer domain reports are for teams already using Watcher for scheduled monitoring.
Run a free domain scan or sign in to generate a report
Try the free domain check (no signup): https://apogeewatcher.com/check
Already monitoring sites: Sign in and open a site to generate a domain report from your latest test results.
New to Watcher: Create a free account (no credit card required), import a scan if you started on /check, then add budgets and alerts on the pages that matter.
If you manage a portfolio, continue with PageSpeed monitoring: how to schedule test frequency and priority once the domain check shows where to focus first.
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