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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 30 October 202639 issues · 107 checks
This review found 39 issues worth fixing on drb.com, 13 of them high impact, across 107 checks. The most urgent: reduce unused JavaScript. 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
82BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.9 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 72 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 72 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 74 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 75 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 75 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 77 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 77 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 77 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 77 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 75 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 74 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 75 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 74 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 75 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 76 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 76 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 79 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 79 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 81 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 81 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 87 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 87 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
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.3 s · 867 KiBAbout 867 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.3 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.2 s · 300 KiB14 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (300 KiB).
Render-blocking requests
1.3 s8 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.3 s.
Improve image delivery
1.1 MB7 images could be 1.1 MB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
Mobile performance score: 64
64/100Your mobile performance score is 64. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google CDN, Google Tag Manager and Other Google APIs/SDKs and others), adding 2.0 MB and 524 ms of main-thread time.
Google CDN adds 346 ms
346 msGoogle CDN costs a phone 346 ms of main-thread work and 1.1 MB 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.
FontAwesome CDN adds 2 ms
2 msFontAwesome CDN costs a phone 2 ms of main-thread work and 445 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
280 ms · 46 KiBAbout 46 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 280 ms faster on a phone.
6 long tasks on the main thread
6 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 92 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Legacy JavaScript
18 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 18 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Minify CSS
10 ms · 3 KiB3 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
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.
2 checks passed
Main-thread work: 1.6 s
A phone's processor spends 1.6 s on main-thread work while loading, 849 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 27 ms
27 msYour server sent the HTML in 27 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.
Real-user TTFB: 1.9 s
1.9 sReal visitors wait 1.9 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Time to Interactive: 20.4 s
20.4 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 20.4 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 7.4 s
7.4 sYour largest element takes 7.4 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Speed Index: 7.1 s
7.1 sVisually, the page fills in at 7.1 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Real-user LCP: 3.4 s
3.4 sReal visitors wait 3.4 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Tap response (INP) got 21% slower for real visitors
+21%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 72 ms to 87 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user FCP: 2.4 s
2.4 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.4 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 2.0 s
2.0 sThe first text or image appears after 2.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
14 images without width and height
14 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.102
0.102The layout shifts by 0.102 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
4 checks passed
Real-user INP: 83 ms
83 msReal visitors wait 83 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Largest content (LCP) got 11% faster for real visitors
-11%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.2 s to 2.9 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Total Blocking Time: 72 ms
72 msScripts block the page for only 72 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 4.3 MB in 74 requests
4.3 MBYour homepage downloads 4.3 MB in 74 requests on a phone: scripts 1.6 MB (23), images 1.5 MB (17) and fonts 635 KiB (10). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image over 500 KB
pos_car_wash_software_scalability.png weighs 533 KiB. On a phone connection a single image that size takes seconds.
6 images in older formats
6 images (1.3 MB) are JPEG, PNG or GIF. The same pictures as WebP or AVIF are usually much smaller at the same quality, and every current browser shows them.
An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded
choosing_right_car_wash_pos_software.png is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).
3 images below the first screen load straight away
3 images further down the page (1.0 MB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.2 g of CO₂ per visit
1.21 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.21 g of CO₂e: 145.4 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images are sized for phones
No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.
Accessibility
5 text elements with low contrast
5 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Frames without titles
1 frame has no title, so screen-reader users cannot tell what it contains.
3 images without alt text
3 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (11 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 11 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
1 link without text
1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.
1 checks passed
45 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 50 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 45 passed and 5 failed. 4 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.
13 links with vague text
13 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
No X (Twitter) card tag
No twitter:card tag. X falls back to Open Graph, which is set, so this is minor.
96 internal links, 7 external
The homepage links to 96 pages on drb.com and 7 external pages.
7 checks passed
Meta description: 139 characters
Your meta description is 139 characters: “As the leading provider of POS car wash software and optimization technology, we can help you get the most out of your …”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Success 101: Choosing the Right Car Wash POS Software”.
Title: 51 characters
Your title is a healthy 51 characters: “Car Wash POS Software & Technology Solutions | DRB®”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://drb.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://drb.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.
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.
2 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.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,236 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
1 page without an H1
/tunnel_solutions/point-of-sale/patheon/patheon-tablet has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
4 pages slow to respond
/tunnel_solutions/point-of-sale/patheon, /tunnel_solutions/point-of-sale/patheon/catalyst-car-wash-marketing-automation, /tunnel_solutions/point-of-sale/patheon/patheon-tablet and /tunnel_solutions/point-of-sale/sitewatch took over 3 s to send their HTML from our server.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 82 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
7 small tap targets
7 of 17 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
2 JavaScript errors while loading
2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “GCM Configuration: google_consent_defaults script is not loaded. This may cause issues with the SDK. Please check the c…”.
1 checks passed
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
No HSTS header
No Strict-Transport-Security header, so browsers may still try plain http first on a return visit.
No Content-Security-Policy
No Content-Security-Policy header, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
HTTP/1.1 only
The server only offers HTTP/1.1, so browsers open several connections and load files more slowly. Most hosts and CDNs turn on HTTP/2 with a setting.
No clickjacking protection
Neither X-Frame-Options nor a CSP frame-ancestors policy is set, so any site can embed yours in a frame.
No X-Content-Type-Options
X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff is missing, so browsers may guess file types.
No Referrer-Policy
No Referrer-Policy header, so full URLs can leak to the sites you link to.
No Permissions-Policy
No Permissions-Policy header to switch off camera, microphone and location for embedded content.
No security.txt
There is no /.well-known/security.txt telling researchers how to report a security problem to you.
4 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (drb.com).
Valid certificate (132 days left)
The certificate from DigiCert Inc · DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1 verifies for drb.com and is valid for another 132 days.
http:// redirects to https
http://drb.com redirects to the secure version.
All 47 links work
All 47 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 7 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
No CAA record
drb.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.
DNSSEC is off
drb.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.
2 checks passed
Domain is 28 years old
28 yearsdrb.com was registered in Mar 1998 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Registered until Mar 2031
drb.com is registered until Mar 2031.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
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 1,207 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,207 words of visible text.
7 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Learn More”.
11 calls to action
The homepage has 11 calls to action, for example “X-Start™”, “C-Start®” and “New Car Wash Investor E-Book”.
2 short forms
2 short forms (1 field at most) are right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 1 customer or partner logo and 2 trust badges.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Direct contact links
Visitors can reach you directly: 4 phone links and 1 email link.
Phone number on the homepage
Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.
Email authentication
Email authentication score: 95/100
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: reject
DMARC tells receivers to reject 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:%{ir}.%{v}.%{d}.spf.has.pphosted.com ~all”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “s1” and “s2”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
1 tracker load before any consent
1Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Tag Manager (measured from a US location before any click). No consent tool was detected. Visitors from the EU, UK and several US states must be asked first.
7 cookies set on arrival
7Opening the homepage sets 7 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
No consent tool detected
No known cookie consent tool loads with the page. Some sites build their own banner, and some only show one to visitors from the EU.
12 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 12 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Upkeep, stack and company
- It loads jQuery 3.4.1, older than 3.5 (which fixed known security holes).
Stack
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Azure
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