Google shakes up web performance tracking with major CrUX Dashboard updates. The tech giant plans to retire the Core Web Vitals CrUX Dashboard by November 2025, replacing it with the more efficient CrUX Vis tool. This move impacts developers and SEOs who rely on CrUX data to optimize site performance. The shift highlights Google’s focus on scalable, user-friendly solutions. Below, we break down the CrUX Dashboard updates and what they mean for users in 2025.
CrUX Dashboard Updates: Why Google is Retiring It?
The CrUX Dashboard, built on Looker Studio, visualizes monthly Core Web Vitals data. It gained traction as a key tool for measuring site speed and user experience. However, it struggles with reliability, especially during monthly data releases on the second Tuesday. Google notes frequent outages due to the dashboard’s inability to handle wide-scale use. The technology simply isn’t robust enough.
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- Retirement Date: End of November 2025.
- Reason: Unreliable infrastructure and high maintenance needs.
- Impact: Dashboards using the CrUX Connector to BigQuery will stop updating.
Google encourages users to switch to newer tools for better performance tracking.
Transition to CrUX Vis and History API
Google pushes CrUX Vis and the CrUX History API as superior alternatives. Launched in 2024, CrUX Vis attracts four to five times more users than the CrUX Dashboard. The History API offers weekly data updates, unlike the monthly CrUX reports, enabling real-time insights. Third-party tools already adopt these solutions for faster, scalable performance monitoring.
- CrUX Vis Benefits:
- Faster data processing.
- Handles high user volumes.
- User-friendly interface.
- History API Features:
- Weekly Core Web Vitals updates.
- Integrates with third-party platforms.
- Supports scalable data access.
The BigQuery dataset remains active, ensuring long-term data availability. Users can connect directly to BigQuery with personal credentials to maintain custom dashboards. Despite requests to delay the shutdown until 2026, Google confirms November 2025 as final. These CrUX Dashboard updates reflect Google’s commitment to reliable, future-proof tools. Developers and SEOs should transition to CrUX Vis now to stay ahead in performance optimization.