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hopper.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 27 October 202644 issues · 85 checks
This review found 44 issues worth fixing on hopper.com, 21 of them high impact, across 85 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
57FClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.8 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 4.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 5.2 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 5.7 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 6.0 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 6.3 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 6.5 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 6.6 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 6.7 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 6.8 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 6.6 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 6.4 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 6.1 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 5.8 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 5.8 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 5.8 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 5.8 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 5.8 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 569 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 571 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 586 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 584 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 581 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 573 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 571 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 568 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 570 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 571 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 564 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 557 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 552 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 546 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 549 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 549 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 556 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 565 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 567 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 578 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 588 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 610 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 624 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 615 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 603 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
0.5 s
1.1 s
1.6 s
2.1 s
2.6 s
3.2 s
3.7 s
4.2 s
hopper.com does not allow embedding, so this is Google's rendering of the page.
Speed
Reduce unused JavaScript
6.5 s · 938 KiBAbout 938 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 6.5 s faster on a phone.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
3.2 s · 881 KiB10 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (881 KiB).
Improve image delivery
3.0 s · 982 KiB6 images could be 982 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 3.0 s faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 30
30/100Your mobile performance score is 30 (desktop: 33). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 4.6 s
A phone's processor spends 4.6 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Google CDN and Hotjar and others), adding 1.4 MB and 605 ms of main-thread time.
19 long tasks on the main thread
19 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 512 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Reduce unused CSS
300 ms · 71 KiBAbout 71 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.
Google CDN adds 252 ms
252 msGoogle CDN costs a phone 252 ms of main-thread work and 731 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.
Google Tag Manager adds 253 ms
253 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 253 ms of main-thread work and 492 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 JavaScript
150 ms · 35 KiB35 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Legacy JavaScript
50 ms · 13 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 13 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 50 ms faster on a phone.
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.
Minify CSS
4 KiB4 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.
1 checks passed
Server response: 6 ms
6 msYour server sent the HTML in 6 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 LCP: 5.5 s
5.5 sReal visitors wait 5.5 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 713 ms
713 msReal visitors wait 713 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.30
0.30For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.30 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
First Contentful Paint: 8.0 s
8.0 sThe first text or image appears after 8.0 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 31.6 s
31.6 sYour largest element takes 31.6 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.
Speed Index: 15.5 s
15.5 sVisually, the page fills in at 15.5 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Time to Interactive: 32.3 s
32.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 32.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 734 ms
734 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 734 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 110% slower for real visitors
+110%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.7 s to 5.8 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Real-user FCP: 2.1 s
2.1 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.1 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.158
0.158The layout shifts by 0.158 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 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 569 ms to 603 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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Real-user TTFB: 602 ms
602 msReal visitors wait 602 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Images and page weight
Page weight: 5.8 MB in 143 requests
5.8 MBYour homepage downloads 5.8 MB in 143 requests on a phone: scripts 2.9 MB (73), images 2.1 MB (12) and other files 475 KiB (47). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
About 1.7 g of CO₂ per visit
1.66 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.66 g of CO₂e: 198.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
Images must have alternative text (1 element)
Images must have alternative text: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated critical by axe-core.
1 button without a name
1 button has no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.
No main landmark
The page has no <main> landmark, so screen-reader users cannot jump straight to the content.
Page should contain a level-one heading (1 element)
Page should contain a level-one heading: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
13 text elements with low contrast
13 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
1 form field without a label
1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
1 checks passed
21 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 25 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 21 passed and 4 failed. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No H1 headline
There is no <h1>, so neither visitors nor Google get a clear main headline.
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 (also missing: og:title, og:description), so links shared on LinkedIn, Slack or Facebook show no preview picture.
Only 0 internal links
The homepage links to only 0 pages on your own site, so visitors and crawlers find few routes into the rest of it.
No favicon declared
No favicon is declared in the HTML, so browser tabs and Google's mobile results may show a generic icon.
No X (Twitter) card tag
No twitter:card tag. X falls back to Open Graph, which is incomplete here.
5 checks passed
Meta description: 117 characters
Your meta description is 117 characters: “Join 120 million travelers in planning your next trip. Get the best price on hotels, homes, flights, and car rentals.”.
Title: 49 characters
Your title is a healthy 49 characters: “Hopper | Book Hotels, Flights, Car Rentals & More”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://hopper.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.hopper.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.
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.
Best practices
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 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 (hopper.com).
Valid certificate (56 days left)
The certificate from Let's Encrypt · YR2 verifies for hopper.com and is valid for another 56 days.
Protected from clickjacking
X-Frame-Options or a frame-ancestors policy stops other sites framing yours.
HSTS enabled
Strict-Transport-Security is set, so browsers always use https.
http:// redirects to https
http://hopper.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.
Domain and trust
Domain expires in 52 days
hopper.com is registered until Dec 2026. Make sure auto-renew is on and the card on file is current.
3 checks passed
Domain is 31 years old
31 yearshopper.com was registered in Dec 1994 through Name.com, Inc.. An established domain carries more trust with email providers and search engines.
Certificate issuers are restricted
CAA records allow only entrust.net, pki.goog, amazonaws.com and letsencrypt.org to issue certificates for hopper.com, so a mis-issued certificate from anyone else is refused.
DNSSEC is on
hopper.com's DNS answers are signed (DNSSEC), so they can't be forged on the way to visitors.
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.
No calls to action
We found no call-to-action buttons or links (such as “Book a demo” or “Get a quote”) anywhere on the homepage.
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
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.
Only about 0 words
The homepage has only about 0 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.
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.
1 checks passed
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
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.
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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:51117657.spf02.hubspotemail.net include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com include:_netblocks4.…”.
DKIM signing found
A DKIM key is published (selector “google”, “k2” and “s1”), 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 Analytics, Google Tag Manager and Hotjar (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.
7 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 7 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- Framework
- Next.js
- Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Google Cloud
Hiring
- Hiring
- 18 open roles
- Teams
- Service (7), Travel Tech (6), Finance (5)
- Job board
- ashby
- Careers page
- hopper.com/careers (opens in a new tab)
Company
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- Boston
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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