Yes. The public check requires no account. A connected workspace is needed only for saved evidence, monitoring, and deeper workflows.

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Free Website Performance Test

Q: Does Novaverb estimate missing numbers?

No. Missing evidence produces an unavailable or incomplete state instead of an invented metric.

Q: What can I do after this free check?

Connect the target to a Novaverb workspace to save evidence, monitor changes, and run site-wide analysis.

Measure a URL's full connection waterfall — DNS lookup, connect, TLS, waiting (TTFB) and content download — with a real server-side request. Follows redirects and reports status, size, server and compression. Free, no account.

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Evidence-first free toolWebsite Performance Test

Data sourceLive connection waterfall from Novaverb's server (EU · Germany)

infoEvery phase is measured server-side from one Novaverb location (EU · Germany) over a real HTTP/1.1 request — it is not a global multi-location probe and not your browser's field timing (LCP/CLS/INP).

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Run a real check above

Submit a public URL, domain, or keyword. Novaverb will show only the evidence this tool can actually retrieve or measure.

Evidence model

Know what the result proves

Each free check separates measured evidence from interpretation, and interpretation from the deeper work available in a connected workspace.

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1. Source

Live connection waterfall from Novaverb's server (EU · Germany). The result identifies where its evidence came from.

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2. Boundary

Every phase is measured server-side from one Novaverb location (EU · Germany) over a real HTTP/1.1 request — it is not a global multi-location probe and not your browser's field timing (LCP/CLS/INP).

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3. Next action

Use the finding to verify a problem, then connect a workspace when you need history, monitoring, or site-wide analysis.

What the connection waterfall shows

This test opens a real HTTP request to your URL from Novaverb's server and times every phase of the connection, the same breakdown a browser's network panel shows. Because it runs server-to-server, the numbers are not skewed by your home Wi-Fi or device — they reflect how fast the origin itself responds.

It is measured from one location (EU · Germany). A global content-delivery picture needs probes in many regions; this single, honest measurement is ideal for comparing changes to your own server over time.

The five phases

DNS lookup: Time to resolve the hostname to an IP address.
Initial connection: Time to open the TCP socket to the server.
TLS handshake: Time to negotiate the encrypted HTTPS session.
Waiting (TTFB): Server processing time from the request being sent to the first byte of the response — the clearest signal of back-end speed.
Content download: Time to receive the rest of the response body.

How to improve response time

Put a CDN in front so requests terminate close to visitors.
Cache dynamic pages and enable gzip or Brotli compression.
Keep TLS fast with HTTP/2 or HTTP/3 and session resumption.
Reduce back-end work (queries, external calls) that inflates TTFB.

Common questions

Website Performance Test FAQ

Is this tool free?

Yes. You can run the public check without creating an account. A connected workspace is required only for saved evidence, monitoring, and deeper product workflows.

Where does the result come from?

Live connection waterfall from Novaverb's server (EU · Germany). Every phase is measured server-side from one Novaverb location (EU · Germany) over a real HTTP/1.1 request — it is not a global multi-location probe and not your browser's field timing (LCP/CLS/INP).

Does Novaverb estimate missing numbers?

No. If the required evidence is unavailable, the tool returns an unavailable or incomplete state instead of inventing a metric.

What can I do after this free check?

Connect the target to a Novaverb workspace to keep evidence, run site-wide analysis, monitor changes, and move findings into an accountable workflow.

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