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joinforma.com website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 29 October 202627 issues · 82 checks
This review found 27 issues worth fixing on joinforma.com, 11 of them high impact, across 82 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
89BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.9 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.8 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 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.7 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 120 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 122 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 120 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 116 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 113 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 119 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 119 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 119 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 118 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 115 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 112 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 108 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 105 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 107 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 111 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
1.3 s
1.9 s
2.5 s
3.1 s
3.8 s
4.4 s
5.0 s
Speed
Render-blocking requests
2.3 s11 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 2.3 s.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
1.1 s · 376 KiB13 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (376 KiB).
website-files.com adds 1.1 s
1.1 swebsite-files.com costs a phone 1.1 s of main-thread work and 1.3 MB of downloads while your page loads. That alone is enough to make taps feel slow. Loading it after the page is usable, or only on the pages that need it, takes that off the critical path.
Main-thread work: 4.4 s
A phone's processor spends 4.4 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.6 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 (website-files.com, Hubspot and JSDelivr CDN and others), adding 2.4 MB and 1.7 s of main-thread time.
Reduce unused JavaScript
370 ms · 735 KiBAbout 735 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 370 ms faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 67
67/100Your mobile performance score is 67. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Hubspot adds 235 ms
235 msHubspot costs a phone 235 ms of main-thread work and 360 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.
2,556 HTML elements
The page has 2,556 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
apollo.io adds 86 ms
86 msapollo.io costs a phone 86 ms of main-thread work and 325 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
150 ms · 43 KiBAbout 43 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Improve image delivery
190 KiB9 images could be 190 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
9 long tasks on the main thread
9 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 145 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
41 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 41 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: 3 ms
3 msYour server sent the HTML in 3 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Time to Interactive: 16.7 s
16.7 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 16.7 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
First Contentful Paint: 3.3 s
3.3 sThe first text or image appears after 3.3 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 4.2 s
4.2 sYour largest element takes 4.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Customizable spending accounts. Better benefits.”.
Speed Index: 6.0 s
6.0 sVisually, the page fills in at 6.0 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 354 ms
354 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 354 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-7%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 1.8 s to 1.7 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
8 checks passed
Passes Core Web Vitals for real visitors
Real Chrome users on phones pass Google's Core Web Vitals on this page (28-day field data from the Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab)).
Real-user LCP: 1.8 s
1.8 sReal visitors wait 1.8 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 121 ms
121 msReal visitors wait 121 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user CLS: 0.03
0.03For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.03 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 0.9 s
0.9 sReal visitors see the first content after 0.9 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 388 ms
388 msReal visitors wait 388 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 10% faster for real visitors
-10%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 120 ms to 111 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.05
0.05The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.05, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.0 MB in 139 requests
3.0 MBYour homepage downloads 3.0 MB in 139 requests on a phone: scripts 1.7 MB (33), images 1,016 KiB (59) and other files 116 KiB (38). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
2 images far larger than shown
117 KiB2 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example 6418434d74c633d01ad01679_Mobile_Forma_Card 4.png at 440 px wide, shown at 78 px. Resized copies would save about 117 KiB.
2 images in older formats
2 images (163 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 0.8 g of CO₂ per visit
0.85 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.85 g of CO₂e: 102.0 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Accessibility
15 tap targets too small
15 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
Elements must only use permitted ARIA attributes (2 elements)
Elements must only use permitted ARIA attributes: 2 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.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (5 elements)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 5 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate 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.
1 link without text
1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 95 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
49 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 55 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 49 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
1 link with vague text
1 link use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind it.
67 internal links, 11 external
The homepage links to 67 pages on joinforma.com and 11 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 144 characters
Your meta description is 144 characters: “Forma’s flexible benefits software helps companies offer competitive benefits packages while reducing costs. Select fro…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Flexible benefits thatemployees rave aboutmake every dollar countease administrationare global and equitableadapt to ev…”.
Title: 58 characters
Your title is a healthy 58 characters: “Forma - Flexible Employee Benefits | LSA | FSA | HSA | HRA”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.joinforma.com/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization and WebSite.
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.joinforma.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.joinforma.com/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.
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.
Organization data: 6 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles), description and contact details.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (1,228 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 37 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
7 small tap targets
7 of 11 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
1 JavaScript error while loading
1 error was logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 400 ()”.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
1 checks passed
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 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 1,092 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,092 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: “Download the report” and “Book a demo”.
5 calls to action
The homepage has 5 calls to action, for example “Download the report”, “Start here” and “Learn more”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 7 testimonial or review blocks, 12 customer or partner logos and 5 trust badges.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, HubSpot and LinkedIn Insight.
Privacy and tracking
5 trackers load before any consent
5Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, HubSpot and LinkedIn Insight (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (HubSpot cookie banner) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
11 cookies set on arrival
11Opening the homepage sets 11 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
40 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 40 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: HubSpot cookie banner
A consent management tool (HubSpot cookie banner) loads with the page.
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 joinforma.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
- Webflow
- Framework
- jQuery
- Analytics
- Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager
- Hosting
- Webflow
Hiring
- Hiring
- 3 open roles
- Teams
- Customer Operations (1), Engineering (1), Sales (1)
- Job board
- ashby
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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