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appzen.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 24 October 202634 issues · 102 checks
This review found 34 issues worth fixing on appzen.com, 8 of them high impact, across 102 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
83BClosest competitors among SaaS websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.2 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.1 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.1 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 139 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 138 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 140 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 139 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 143 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 152 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 157 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 164 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 177 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 191 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 198 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 198 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 206 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 200 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 197 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 192 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 186 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 195 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 202 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 199 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
0.6 s
1.1 s
1.7 s
2.3 s
2.9 s
3.4 s
4.0 s
4.6 s
appzen.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Render-blocking requests
1.2 s23 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.2 s.
Mobile performance score: 89
89/100Your mobile performance score is 89 (desktop: 95). Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
7 third-party services on the page
7 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Hubspot and hubspotusercontent-na1.net and others), adding 1.0 MB and 852 ms of main-thread time.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
150 ms · 600 KiB100 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (600 KiB).
Google Tag Manager adds 505 ms
505 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 505 ms of main-thread work and 683 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 JavaScript
405 KiBAbout 405 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Hubspot adds 253 ms
253 msHubspot costs a phone 253 ms of main-thread work and 352 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.
Main-thread work: 2.2 s
A phone's processor spends 2.2 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.0 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
1,888 HTML elements
The page has 1,888 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
11 long tasks on the main thread
11 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 195 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Improve image delivery
139 KiB6 images could be 139 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Reduce unused CSS
16 KiBAbout 16 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page.
Legacy JavaScript
13 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 13 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: 8 ms
8 msYour server sent the HTML in 8 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.
Time to Interactive: 12.4 s
12.4 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 12.4 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Real-user INP: 208 ms
208 msReal visitors wait 208 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.18
0.18For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.18 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Tap response (INP) got 45% slower for real visitors
+45%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 139 ms to 199 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user FCP: 1.9 s
1.9 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.9 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.1 s
1.1 sReal visitors wait 1.1 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Total Blocking Time: 324 ms
324 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 324 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
19 images without width and height
19 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
6 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 2.0 s
2.0 sReal visitors wait 2.0 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Largest content (LCP) got 14% faster for real visitors
-14%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.5 s to 2.1 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest Contentful Paint: 2.4 s
2.4 sYour largest element renders in 2.4 s on a phone, inside Google's 2.5 s “good” threshold. The largest element is the text “Agents that don't just detect. They act.”.
Speed Index: 3.2 s
3.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 3.2 s (Speed Index), inside the 3.4 s “good” threshold.
First Contentful Paint: 1.5 s
1.5 sThe first text or image appears after 1.5 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.049
0.049The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.049, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.9 MB in 135 requests
3.9 MBYour homepage downloads 3.9 MB in 135 requests on a phone: images 1.4 MB (66), media 1.2 MB (1) and scripts 1.1 MB (23). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image far larger than shown
21 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example Rectangle 11.png at 390 px wide, shown at 100 px. Resized copies would save about 21 KiB.
About 1.1 g of CO₂ per visit
1.11 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.11 g of CO₂e: 133.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
2 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.
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.
6 text elements with low contrast
6 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
ARIA input fields must have an accessible name (4 elements)
ARIA input fields must have an accessible name: 4 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
ARIA toggle fields must have an accessible name (2 elements)
ARIA toggle fields must have an accessible name: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Interactive controls must not be nested (2 elements)
Interactive controls must not be nested: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination (1 element)
Landmarks should have a unique role or role/label/title (i.e. accessible name) combination: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
30 links without text
30 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h2 → h4, h2 → h6 and h3 → h6), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 69 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
54 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 62 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 54 passed and 8 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
No social preview image
No Open Graph image, so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
211 internal links, 15 external
The homepage links to 211 pages on appzen.com and 15 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 150 characters
Your meta description is 150 characters: “AppZen builds AI Agents for accounts payable and expense management. Purpose-built for finance, trained on $50B+ in ent…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Agentic AI for AP and Expense Management”.
Title: 63 characters
Your title is a healthy 63 characters: “Agentic AI for Accounts Payable and Expense Management | AppZen”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.appzen.com/.
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.appzen.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
Parts of the site are closed to 1 AI crawler
Your robots.txt lets Perplexity (PerplexityBot) read the homepage but closes other sections to them, so answers about those pages can't cite you.
2 checks passed
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,437 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (4 KiB, 14 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
1 page without an H1
/prebuilt-apps-library has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 78 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
6 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.
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 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
10 of 12 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
1 link through redirect chains
1 link go through two or more redirects, for example https://support.appzen.com/.
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”; 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 (appzen.com).
Valid certificate (61 days left)
The certificate from Google Trust Services · WE1 verifies for appzen.com and is valid for another 61 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://appzen.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2 and HTTP/3
The server speaks HTTP/2 and advertises HTTP/3, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 50 links work
All 50 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 10 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
DNSSEC is off
appzen.com's DNS answers are not signed. DNSSEC stops attackers forging them to send visitors or email elsewhere; most registrars switch it on in a click, though most sites still run without it.
3 checks passed
Domain is 20 years old
20 yearsappzen.com was registered in Sep 2006 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Certificate issuers are restricted
CAA records allow only letsencrypt.org, pki.goog, sectigo.com and amazon.com to issue certificates for appzen.com, so a mis-issued certificate from anyone else is refused.
Registered until Sep 2027
appzen.com is registered until Sep 2027.
Content and conversion
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 1,004 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,004 words of visible text.
4 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Register now” and “Get a Demo”.
9 calls to action
The homepage has 9 calls to action, for example “Register now”, “Download Report” and “Get a Demo”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 4 testimonial or review blocks, 7 customer or partner logos and 1 trust badge.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager and HubSpot.
Email authentication
Email authentication score: 85/100
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 in place (~all)
An SPF record lists your sending servers and marks other mail as suspicious (~all): “v=spf1 include:1zjq4kj5w.spf.checkpoint-spf.com ~all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “google”, “s1” 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, HubSpot and LinkedIn Insight and 1 more (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (Ketch) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
17 cookies set on arrival
17Opening the homepage sets 17 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
43 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 43 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: Ketch
A consent management tool (Ketch) loads with the page.
Upkeep, stack and company
No signs of neglect in what was checked: the copyright year, CMS and plugin versions, and jQuery.
Stack
- CMS
- HubSpot
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
Hiring
- Hiring
- 17 open roles
- Teams
- Direct Sales (6), Product Management (2), Core Engineering (1), Engineering (1)
- Job board
- lever
- Careers page
- www.appzen.com/careers (opens in a new tab)
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
Go beyond the website
What your $25 Growth Playbook adds
This review found 34 issues on appzen.com, including 18 speed issues, 2 SEO issues and 1 conversion gap. That is the website alone. The full Growth Playbook pairs these findings with what your customers say in public reviews and communities and what your closest competitors do better, then turns everything into at least 20 prioritised ideas, each with the evidence behind it, a step-by-step playbook, a metric and an owner.
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- Ideal customer profile, buyer segments and buying-stage funnel
- Ranked channels, outreach sequences and content angles
- Live Reddit threads where buyers ask for what you sell, with draft replies
- Earned media and PR openings
- At least 20 ideas with evidence, a step-by-step playbook, metric, owner, effort and impact, grouped into this week, this quarter, big bets and wildcards, plus a 30/60/90-day roadmap
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