---
title: "How to Test your Website Speed with GTmetrix"
description: "A website speed test can be helpful when optimizing your site. GTmetrix is one of the most popular free tools for testing your page speed. In this tutorial we will show you how to test the speed of..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/website-speed-test/
date: 2017-10-18
modified: 2017-10-18
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["Website"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Test your Website Speed with GTmetrix

A **website speed test** can be helpful when optimizing your site. GTmetrix is one of the most popular free tools for testing your page speed. In this tutorial we will show you how to test the speed of your website using GTmetrix.

## Test Website Speed

1. Navigate to the GTMetrix test page: [https://gtmetrix.com/](https://gtmetrix.com/)
2. [![Website Speed Test](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/edu_website-design_gtmetrix_website-speed-test_gtmetrix-analyze.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/edu_website-design_gtmetrix_website-speed-test_gtmetrix-analyze.png) Enter your domain name and click the **Analyze** button. [![GTmetrix test](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/edu_website-design_gtmetrix_website-speed-test_gtmetrix.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/edu_website-design_gtmetrix_website-speed-test_gtmetrix.png) You will then see a report that lists *PageSpeed*/*YSlow* score, *Fully Loaded Time*, *Total Page Size*, and how many *Requests*.
3. [![viewing recommendations](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/edu_website-design_gtmetrix_website-speed-test_gtmetrix-recommendations.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/edu_website-design_gtmetrix_website-speed-test_gtmetrix-recommendations.png) You can click the **Recommendations** for more detailed information.
4. [![YSlow results](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/edu_website-design_gtmetrix_website-speed-test_gtmetrix-yslow.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/edu_website-design_gtmetrix_website-speed-test_gtmetrix-yslow.png) You can also click the tabs to view additional *Recommendations*.

Congratulations, now you know how to run a **website speed test** in GTmetrix!