Core Web Vitals Audit
Core Web Vitals are Google's specific measures of real-world page experience. This audit measures LCP, INP and CLS against Google's thresholds for your key pages and builds a fix plan for anything failing the assessment.
What a Core Web Vitals Audit Covers
Every Contextread core web vitals audit reviews these six areas in detail.
Largest Contentful Paint
How fast the main content becomes visible.
Interaction to Next Paint
Responsiveness to clicks, taps and key presses.
Cumulative Layout Shift
Unexpected layout movement during load.
Field vs. Lab Data
Real user data versus synthetic test results.
Mobile vs. Desktop
Vitals scores compared across device types.
Priority Pages
Which pages' vitals actually matter most for SEO/revenue.
Do You Actually Need a Core Web Vitals Audit?
Search Console Shows Failing URLs
Google is directly flagging Core Web Vitals failures.
Layout Jumps While Page Loads
Content visibly shifts as images or ads load in.
Clicks Feel Delayed
There's a lag between tapping something and it responding.
Rankings Dropped After a Redesign
A new template may have introduced vitals regressions.
Never Checked Field Data
Only lab tests have been run, not real user data.
Ads or Third-Party Widgets Added Recently
New scripts may be causing layout or responsiveness issues.
Core Web Vitals Audit Pricing
Based on scope and depth of review. Every audit ends with a call to walk through the findings.
Common Issues Found in Core Web Vitals Audits
Share of audits in the last 12 months where we flagged each issue as a priority fix.
How a Contextread Core Web Vitals Audit Runs
Audit Deliverables
Vitals Report
- ✓ Page-by-page LCP/INP/CLS scores
- ✓ Field vs. lab data comparison
- ✓ Root cause per failing metric
Fix Roadmap
- ✓ Dev-ready tickets, prioritised
- ✓ Expected score improvement
- ✓ Quick wins isolated
Monitoring Setup (Optional)
- ✓ Ongoing vitals monitoring
- ✓ Alerts on regression
- ✓ Available as an add-on
How the Audit Time Is Split
Every area gets a dedicated review — none of them get skipped to save time.
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How Long a Core Web Vitals Audit Takes
A 15-page audit takes 3 to 5 days. 16–60 pages take 7 to 10 days. Full-site audits over 60 pages take 14 to 20 days.
Field data takes precedence
Where lab and field data disagree, we trust field data — it reflects what real visitors on real devices actually experience.
DIY vs. a Professional Core Web Vitals Audit
Doing It Yourself
- ✕ Easy to miss issues you're too close to see
- ✕ No outside benchmark to compare your core web vitals audit against
- ✕ Hard to stay objective about your own work
- ✕ A list of observations, not a prioritised plan
Contextread Audit
- ✓ Reviewed by a specialist, not a generic checklist tool
- ✓ Benchmarked against 2-3 real competitors
- ✓ Independent, data-first assessment
- ✓ Findings turned into a 90-day action plan
Industries We Audit
What Happens After the Audit
An audit is only useful if the fixes get implemented. Here's what that looked like for one client.
Fixing LCP on the homepage
A hero video was delaying Largest Contentful Paint past 4.5 seconds on mobile. Replacing it with an optimised static image with lazy-loaded video brought LCP under Google's threshold.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are Core Web Vitals?
Google's specific metrics for page experience — Largest Contentful Paint (loading), Interaction to Next Paint (responsiveness) and Cumulative Layout Shift (visual stability).
How much does this audit cost?
₹10,000 for up to 15 pages, up to ₹1,60,000+ for full sites over 60 pages.
Is this different from a general website performance audit?
Yes — this audit is scoped specifically to Google's three Core Web Vitals metrics and thresholds, not overall speed broadly.
How long does it take?
3 to 20 days depending on site size.
Do you set up ongoing monitoring?
Yes, as an optional add-on so you're alerted if vitals regress after future changes.
Find out which pages are failing Core Web Vitals
Book a free scope call and share your site URL.