Saturday, 5 September 2026Directory: The tool for the task.70 tools · 36 official sources
70 tools in 10 tasks. Each says what it is for, what it costs, and whether it is the official source.
find.doThe tool for the task.
◆ marks the regulator, registry or test maker. The steps that use these tools are on for.do.

Get found in search

Index, measure and speed up a site; the official consoles and the testing tools.6 listed

◆ Official sources

Bing Webmaster Tools◆bing.com

Getting indexed on Bing (and the engines that use it); its site scanner is a useful free technical audit.

free Open ↗
Google Search Console◆search.google.com

Verifying a domain, submitting a sitemap, requesting indexing, and reading Core Web Vitals and query data. The first tool to set up on any launch.

free Open ↗
PageSpeed Insights◆pagespeed.web.dev

Finding the largest-contentful-paint element and layout shifts before launch; the field data is what Google actually uses.

free Open ↗
Rich Results Test◆search.google.com

Checking Article, HowTo, FAQ, Breadcrumb and Product JSON-LD before you rely on it.

free Open ↗

Tools and services

Ahrefs Webmaster Toolsahrefs.com

A crawl-based technical audit and a backlink profile without the paid subscription; verify ownership first.

free tier Open ↗
Screaming Frog SEO Spiderscreamingfrog.co.uk

Crawling your own site before launch; free up to 500 URLs.

free tier Open ↗