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esker.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 26 October 202629 issues · 80 checks
This review found 29 issues worth fixing on esker.com, 7 of them high impact, across 80 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
82BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.5 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | 154 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 156 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 161 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 167 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 177 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 176 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 177 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 174 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 154 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 141 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 139 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 143 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 146 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 158 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 151 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 150 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 145 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
Render-blocking requests
2.3 s5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 2.3 s.
Mobile performance score: 73
73/100Your mobile performance score is 73 (desktop: 63). Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Reduce unused CSS
600 ms · 119 KiBAbout 119 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 600 ms faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
483 KiB19 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (483 KiB).
Improve image delivery
350 ms · 125 KiB4 images could be 125 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 350 ms faster on a phone.
5 long tasks on the main thread
5 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 456 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Clarity, Facebook and Adroll and others), adding 265 KiB and 237 ms of main-thread time.
Reduce unused JavaScript
173 KiBAbout 173 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page.
Font display
50 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).
Minify JavaScript
13 KiB13 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Legacy JavaScript
12 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 12 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.
2 checks passed
Main-thread work: 1.6 s
A phone's processor spends 1.6 s on main-thread work while loading, 947 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 4 ms
4 msYour server sent the HTML in 4 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: 11.1 s
11.1 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 11.1 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 4.4 s
4.4 sYour largest element takes 4.4 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Real-user LCP: 2.6 s
2.6 sReal visitors wait 2.6 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user FCP: 2.5 s
2.5 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.5 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.5 s
1.5 sReal visitors wait 1.5 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 2.4 s
2.4 sThe first text or image appears after 2.4 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 272 ms
272 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 272 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.103
0.103The layout shifts by 0.103 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
-7%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 154 ms to 145 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user INP: 113 ms
113 msReal visitors wait 113 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.07
0.07For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.07 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Largest content (LCP) got 12% faster for real visitors
-12%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-17, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.9 s to 2.5 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Speed Index: 3.1 s
3.1 sVisually, the page fills in at 3.1 s (Speed Index), inside the 3.4 s “good” threshold.
Images and page weight
1 image far larger than shown
27 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example video_psg_jmb.jpg at 1,186 px wide, shown at 305 px. Resized copies would save about 27 KiB.
5 images below the first screen load straight away
5 images further down the page (241 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
3 images in older formats
3 images (132 KiB) 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.
About 0.5 g of CO₂ per visit
0.51 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.51 g of CO₂e: 61.5 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Page weight: 1.8 MB in 226 requests
1.8 MBYour homepage downloads 1.8 MB in 226 requests on a phone: scripts 748 KiB (54), images 671 KiB (84) and fonts 201 KiB (5). That is a lean page.
Accessibility
ARIA commands must have an accessible name (3 elements)
ARIA commands must have an accessible name: 3 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.
1 text element with low contrast
1 text element doesn't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
Links must have discernible text (1 element)
Links must have discernible text: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Users should be able to zoom and scale the text up to 500% (1 element)
Users should be able to zoom and scale the text up to 500%: 1 element on the page fails 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. (5 elements).
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 42 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
44 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 48 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 44 passed and 4 failed. 1 more need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Title is long (93 characters)
Your title is 93 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Esker : AI & Solutions Automation for the Office of the CFO | Source to Pay and Order to …”.
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
23 links with vague text
23 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.
154 internal links, 18 external
The homepage links to 154 pages on esker.com and 18 external pages.
6 checks passed
Meta description: 139 characters
Your meta description is 139 characters: “Esker's document automation & order management software solutions help your business cut costs and increase efficiencie…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Agentic AI Suite for the Office of the CFO”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.esker.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.esker.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.
3 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 (2,088 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes /llms.txt (14 KiB, 59 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
1 link to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example /business-process-solutions, whose canonical is /solutions. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 111 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.
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
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.
1 distorted image
1 image is displayed at the wrong aspect ratio, so it looks stretched or squashed.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
2 checks passed
Tap targets are thumb-sized
15 of 16 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
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 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 842 words of copy
The homepage carries about 842 words of visible text.
5 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Watch a demo”.
36 calls to action
The homepage has 36 calls to action, for example “Order Management”, “Demo Library” and “Contact us”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 11 customer or partner logos and “Trusted by 3,000+ businesses”.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Privacy and tracking
4 trackers load before any consent
4Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight and Microsoft Clarity (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.
4 cookies set on arrival
4Opening the homepage sets 4 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.
17 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 17 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Security, domain, email and software versions
The security, domain and email checks, software and plugin versions, and any app with a known security problem are visible only to people at esker.com, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- CMS
- Drupal
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
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