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apptio.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 24 October 202643 issues · 109 checks
This review found 43 issues worth fixing on apptio.com, 19 of them high impact, across 109 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.
- Homepage
- Phone render
- Links and pages
- Google PageSpeed
Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile
Site score
66DClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 6.0 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 6.0 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 5.9 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 5.9 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 6.2 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 7.2 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 7.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 7.3 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 7.1 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 6.9 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 6.9 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 6.9 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 6.9 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 6.9 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 6.9 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 6.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 6.9 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 6.8 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 6.6 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 311 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 311 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 323 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 326 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 324 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 324 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 326 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 340 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 345 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 352 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 344 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 344 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 340 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 340 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 348 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 345 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 344 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 337 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 328 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 328 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 335 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 348 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 357 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 363 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 356 ms |
Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab): real Chrome visitors over rolling 28-day periods.
One score from every part of this review. How it works
How it loaded on a phone
1.1 s
2.2 s
3.2 s
4.3 s
5.4 s
6.5 s
7.6 s
8.6 s
apptio.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Render-blocking requests
8.8 s143 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 8.8 s.
Improve image delivery
4.7 s · 947 KiB4 images could be 947 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 4.7 s faster on a phone.
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.5 s · 1.9 MBAbout 1.9 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.5 s faster on a phone.
IBM Digital Analytics adds 1.2 s
1.2 sIBM Digital Analytics costs a phone 1.2 s of main-thread work and 2.7 MB of downloads while your page loads. That alone is enough to make taps feel slow. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Mobile performance score: 29
29/100Your mobile performance score is 29 (desktop: 41). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 8.0 s
A phone's processor spends 8.0 s on main-thread work while loading, 4.6 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
4,852 HTML elements
The page has 4,852 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (IBM Digital Analytics, VWO and Google Tag Manager and others), adding 4.1 MB and 3.1 s of main-thread time.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
450 ms · 2.9 MB37 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (2.9 MB).
VWO adds 963 ms
963 msVWO costs a phone 963 ms of main-thread work and 199 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Reduce unused CSS
450 ms · 485 KiBAbout 485 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 420 ms
420 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 420 ms of main-thread work and 518 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
20 long tasks on the main thread
20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 418 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
lookbookhq.com adds 247 ms
247 mslookbookhq.com costs a phone 247 ms of main-thread work and 314 KiB of downloads while your page loads. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Minify CSS
150 ms · 9 KiB9 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
Minify JavaScript
150 ms · 2 KiB2 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Legacy JavaScript
59 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 59 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Chained critical requests
Critical files load one after another instead of in parallel (3 chains). Preconnecting to key origins and preloading the hero image shortens the chain.
Forced reflow
Scripts make the browser recalculate the layout repeatedly while the page loads, which wastes processor time on phones.
1 checks passed
Server response: 31 ms
31 msYour server sent the HTML in 31 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones do not pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)). Google uses this in ranking.
First Contentful Paint: 10.9 s
10.9 sThe first text or image appears after 10.9 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 26.3 s
26.3 sYour largest element takes 26.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Scale AI with Confidence Make every technology investment c…”.
Time to Interactive: 46.1 s
46.1 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 46.1 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 13.3 s
13.3 sVisually, the page fills in at 13.3 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.5 s
1.5 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.5 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user LCP: 3.3 s
3.3 sReal visitors wait 3.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 262 ms
262 msReal visitors wait 262 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user FCP: 2.3 s
2.3 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.0 s
1.0 sReal visitors wait 1.0 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
20 images without width and height
20 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Tap response (INP) got 16% slower for real visitors
+16%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 311 ms to 356 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 11% slower for real visitors
+11%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 6.0 s to 6.6 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
2 checks passed
Real-user CLS: 0.02
0.02For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.02 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.059
0.059The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.059, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 8.2 MB in 281 requests
8.2 MBYour homepage downloads 8.2 MB in 281 requests on a phone: scripts 4.7 MB (106), images 2.3 MB (39) and HTML 497 KiB (3). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 2.3 g of CO₂ per visit
2.33 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 2.33 g of CO₂e: 280.2 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
3 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children (1 element)
Certain ARIA roles must contain particular children: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated critical by axe-core.
26 text elements with low contrast
26 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Links look like plain text
1 link inside paragraphs relies on colour alone to stand out.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (2 elements)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Contentinfo landmark should not be contained in another landmark (1 element)
Contentinfo landmark should not be contained in another landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Document should not have more than one contentinfo landmark (1 element)
Document should not have more than one contentinfo landmark: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
25 links without text
25 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings should not be empty (6 elements)
Headings should not be empty: 6 elements on the page fail this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (2 elements).
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 31 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
52 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 60 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 52 passed and 8 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Meta description is long (164 characters)
Your meta description is 164 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
Structured data has 1 problem
Structured data found (Article, Corporation, ImageObject and Organization) but with 1 problem, for example “Article: missing author”.
153 internal links, 16 external
The homepage links to 153 pages on apptio.com and 16 external pages.
6 checks passed
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Scale AI with Confidence”.
Title: 48 characters
Your title is a healthy 48 characters: “Trusted Technology Investment Decisions | Apptio”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.apptio.com/.
Open Graph tags complete
Open Graph tags are complete, so shared links show a title, description and image.
robots.txt in place
robots.txt is in place and points crawlers to your sitemap.
XML sitemap found
Your XML sitemap is reachable at https://www.apptio.com/sitemap_index.xml.
AI search readiness
Some text only appears after JavaScript runs
46%The HTML your server sends has 610 of the 1,326 words a browser shows. AI crawlers don't run JavaScript, so they miss the rest.
Organization data is thin (3 of 6 facts)
Your Organization JSON-LD is missing sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details. These are the facts AI assistants use to describe a business and to tell it apart from others with a similar name.
No llms.txt
There is no /llms.txt, a short Markdown guide to your key pages for AI tools (llmstxt.org). It is optional and few AI tools read it yet, so treat it as a cheap extra.
1 checks passed
AI answer engines may read the site
Your robots.txt lets the crawlers behind ChatGPT search, Claude and Perplexity read the site and cite it in answers.
Other pages
1 page with very little text
/get-started has under 150 words in the HTML. Thin pages rarely rank; if the text loads with JavaScript, crawlers that don't run it see even less.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 53 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
7 checks passed
Linked pages load
All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.
Canonical URLs point to themselves
No page we checked hands its ranking to a different URL.
Every page has a meta description
All 15 pages that loaded have a meta description.
Titles are unique
Every page we checked has its own title.
Every page has an H1
Each page we checked has a main headline.
No linked page is hidden from search
None of the pages we checked carries a noindex tag.
Every page has a title
All 15 pages that loaded have a <title>.
Best practices
2 broken images
2 images failed to load on a phone, for example https://id.rlcdn.com/464526.gif.
6 JavaScript errors while loading
6 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 404 ()”.
Browser-reported issues
Chrome logged issues while loading the page (“Content security policy”).
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
20 of 24 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
Deprecated X-XSS-Protection
X-XSS-Protection is set to “1; mode=block”; the header is deprecated and can introduce bugs. Use 0 or remove it.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
8 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (apptio.com).
Valid certificate (63 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YR2 verifies for apptio.com and is valid for another 63 days.
Protected from clickjacking
X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.
Content-Security-Policy set
A Content-Security-Policy is set, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
HSTS enabled
Strict-Transport-Security is set, so browsers always use https.
http:// redirects to https
http://apptio.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2
The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 45 links work
All 45 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 5 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
apptio.com has no CAA record, so any certificate authority may issue a certificate for it. A CAA record naming your provider (for example letsencrypt.org) closes that door.
3 checks passed
Domain is 19 years old
19 yearsapptio.com was registered in Sep 2007 through CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
DNSSEC is on
apptio.com's DNS answers are signed (DNSSEC), so they can't be forged on the way to visitors.
Registered until Sep 2033
apptio.com is registered until Sep 2033.
Content and conversion
No call to action on the first screen
On a phone, there is no call to action on the first screen: visitors have to scroll to find out what to do next.
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 2 testimonial or review blocks. Pairing it with named testimonials or customer logos makes it far more convincing.
No direct contact details
No phone number or email link on the homepage, so ready-to-buy visitors have one fewer way to reach you.
No form on the homepage
There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.
No risk reducer
No guarantee or risk reducer (money-back, free trial, no credit card) is mentioned, which is often what tips a hesitant visitor.
About 1,326 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,326 words of visible text.
2 checks passed
5 calls to action
The homepage has 5 calls to action, for example “Contact Us”, “Request a Demo” and “Join the Apptio Team >”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Email authentication
Email authentication score: 90/100
Email authentication: SPF record 25 points, plus 15 when it ends in -all (10 for ~all); DMARC record 25, plus 25 for a reject policy (15 for quarantine); a DKIM key on a common selector 10.
3 checks passed
DMARC policy: quarantine
DMARC tells receivers to quarantine mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.
SPF with a strict ending (-all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and tells receivers to reject anything else: “v=spf1 include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf1.apptio.com -all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “selector1”, “selector2” and “s2”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
6 trackers load before any consent
6Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight and Meta Pixel and 1 more (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (OneTrust) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
26 cookies set on arrival
26Opening the homepage sets 26 cookies, 4 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
40 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 40 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: OneTrust
A consent management tool (OneTrust) loads with the page.
Upkeep, stack and company
- It runs WordPress 7.0.2; the current release is 7.1.3.
- 4 plugins are behind their latest release.seriously-simple-podcasting 3.16.3 → 3.17.1 · the-plus-addons-for-elementor-page-builder 6.4.15 → 6.5.3 · elementor 4.0.9 → 4.3.5 · duracelltomi-google-tag-manager 1.22.3 → 2.0.6
Stack
- CMS
- WordPress 7.0.2
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
Company
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- Bellevue
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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