Scanly.site: a free SEO & speed checker built by a solo founder for micro-SaaS
A solo developer built Scanly.site to audit their own small web product, then made it public. It checks a website's SEO setup and loading speed in one scan. Because the creator uses it themselves, it stays focused on practical, no-frills checks.
SEO means making sure search engines like Google can find and understand your site properly. Most professional SEO tools are expensive or complex, which is a real barrier for solo operators running small web products. Scanly.site is a lightweight free alternative: paste in a URL and get a quick report on SEO basics (meta tags, heading structure, etc.) and page performance.
The creator built it out of personal need while running their own micro-SaaS — a small, solo-run paid web service. Because it was made for real use rather than as a showcase, it skips unnecessary complexity and focuses on the checks that actually matter day-to-day. No account or setup required to run a scan.
Key points
- Enter any URL to get an instant SEO and performance report — no sign-up needed.
- Free to use, so there's no upfront cost for solo operators.
- Built by a micro-SaaS founder for real daily use, not just as a demo.
- Covers key SEO basics: meta tags, page titles, heading structure, and loading speed.
- Lightweight and fast — no complex setup required.
Quick term guide
- audit
- A thorough check of code to find mistakes or ways to make it better.
- search engine
- A website like Google or Bing that helps you find information on the internet.
- engine
- The core software that provides the basic functions for a game to run.
- Barrier
- Free, open-source software that lets one keyboard and mouse control several computers over a local network
- native
- Built using the operating system's own built-in tools, so the app feels at home on that platform and runs efficiently
- meta tags
- Short pieces of code in a webpage that tell search engines and social platforms the page's title, description, and other basic info.
- micro-SaaS
- A small subscription software product built and run by one person or a tiny team.
- founder
- A person who starts a new company or project.