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firemon.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 2 November 202628 issues · 97 checks
This review found 28 issues worth fixing on firemon.com, 11 of them high impact, across 97 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
74CClosest competitors among SaaS websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 4.8 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 5.7 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 5.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.5 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3.9 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 3.8 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 4.0 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 3.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3.2 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 129 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 129 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 127 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 126 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 119 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 120 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 115 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 106 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 110 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 110 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 130 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 151 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 189 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 215 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 178 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 156 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 142 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 147 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 149 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 145 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 127 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 118 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
2.7 s · 493 KiBAbout 493 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 2.7 s faster on a phone.
Main-thread work: 5.1 s
A phone's processor spends 5.1 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.7 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 50
50/100Your mobile performance score is 50. 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 Tag Manager, Clarity and 6sc.co and others), adding 540 KiB and 748 ms of main-thread time.
Google Tag Manager adds 471 ms
471 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 471 ms of main-thread work and 374 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.
10 long tasks on the main thread
10 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 303 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
1,816 HTML elements
The page has 1,816 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Legacy JavaScript
150 ms · 25 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 25 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
150 ms2 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 150 ms.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
53 KiB7 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (53 KiB).
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: 13 ms
13 msYour server sent the HTML in 13 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.
Largest Contentful Paint: 14.1 s
14.1 sYour largest element takes 14.1 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Network Security Policy Control for the Modern Enterprise”.
Time to Interactive: 14.1 s
14.1 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 14.1 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 6.9 s
6.9 sVisually, the page fills in at 6.9 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 673 ms
673 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 673 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
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 CLS: 0.17
0.17For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.17 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
First Contentful Paint: 1.9 s
1.9 sThe first text or image appears after 1.9 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
-5%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 129 ms to 118 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 13% slower for real visitors
+13%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.0 s to 3.2 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
4 checks passed
Real-user INP: 92 ms
92 msReal visitors wait 92 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user FCP: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 563 ms
563 msReal visitors wait 563 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.01
0.01The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.01, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
About 0.5 g of CO₂ per visit
0.47 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.47 g of CO₂e: 56.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
4 checks passed
Page weight: 1.6 MB in 120 requests
1.6 MBYour homepage downloads 1.6 MB in 120 requests on a phone: scripts 1.2 MB (42), fonts 304 KiB (5) and HTML 42 KiB (1). That is a lean page.
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
32 text elements with low contrast
32 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
14 tap targets too small
14 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
Elements must only use permitted ARIA attributes (1 element)
Elements must only use permitted ARIA attributes: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated serious by axe-core.
Links look like plain text
1 link inside paragraphs relies on colour alone to stand out.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (14 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 14 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
Zoom is disabled
The viewport tag blocks pinch-zoom, which low-vision visitors rely on.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (1 element).
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 267 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
40 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 46 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 40 passed and 6 failed. 4 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
2 links with vague text
2 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.
111 internal links, 13 external
The homepage links to 111 pages on firemon.com and 13 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 159 characters
Your meta description is 159 characters: “Founder of network security policy management and the control plane for policy across firewalls, cloud, and microsegmen…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Network Security Policy Control for the Modern Enterprise”.
Title: 41 characters
Your title is a healthy 41 characters: “FireMon | Network Security Policy Control”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.firemon.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization.
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.firemon.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
Organization data is thin (3 of 6 facts)
Your Organization JSON-LD is missing logo, sameAs (social profiles) 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.
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 (1,133 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 56 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
5 small tap targets
5 of 11 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
2 checks passed
No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Security and trust
No Content-Security-Policy
No Content-Security-Policy header, the main browser-side defence against injected scripts.
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.
6 checks passed
Served over HTTPS
The homepage is served over HTTPS (firemon.com).
Valid certificate (85 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YR2 verifies for firemon.com and is valid for another 85 days.
HSTS enabled
Strict-Transport-Security is set, so browsers always use https.
http:// redirects to https
http://firemon.com redirects to the secure version.
HTTP/2
The server speaks HTTP/2, so browsers load many files over one connection.
All 49 links work
All 49 links checked from your homepage (40 internal, 9 external) answered without errors.
Domain and trust
DNSSEC is off
firemon.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 26 years old
26 yearsfiremon.com was registered in May 2000 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Certificate issuers are restricted
CAA records allow only pki.goog, sectigo.com, globalsign.com and letsencrypt.org to issue certificates for firemon.com, so a mis-issued certificate from anyone else is refused.
Registered until May 2027
firemon.com is registered until May 2027.
Content and conversion
Thin social proof
Social proof on the homepage: 1 testimonial or review block. 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 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 833 words of copy
The homepage carries about 833 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: “Learn more →” and “Request a Demo”.
14 calls to action
The homepage has 14 calls to action, for example “Learn more →”, “Pricing” and “Request a Demo”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Email authentication
SPF does not block other senders (?all)
Your SPF record doesn't end in -all or ~all, so it doesn't stop other servers sending as you: “v=spf1 ip4:74.122.204.76 ip4:148.163.147.55 ip4:148.163.143.2 ip4:74.122.204.67 ip4:4.31.105.106 ip4:74.122.204.69 ip4:…”.
Email authentication score: 75/100
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.
2 checks passed
DMARC policy: quarantine
DMARC tells receivers to quarantine mail that fails authentication, and sends you reports.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “selector2”, “dkim” and “mandrill”), so receivers can verify mail really came from you.
Privacy and tracking
3 trackers load before any consent
3Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight and Reddit Pixel (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (CookieYes) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
11 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 11 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: CookieYes
A consent management tool (CookieYes) 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
- Framework
- Next.js
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Vercel
Hiring
- Hiring
- 12 open roles
- Teams
- Professional Services (3), Sales (2), Channel Sales (1), Customer Success (1)
- Job board
- lever
- Careers page
- www.firemon.com/careers (opens in a new tab)
Company
- Employees
- 177
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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