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novo.co website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 31 October 202627 issues · 77 checks
This review found 27 issues worth fixing on novo.co, 7 of them high impact, across 77 checks. The most urgent: fails Core Web Vitals for real visitors. 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
85BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.3 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.0 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 1.8 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 1.7 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 1.6 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.4 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 1.5 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 1.5 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 9, 2026 | 142 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 146 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 149 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 151 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 157 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 153 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 150 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 162 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 187 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 212 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 238 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 253 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 257 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 266 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 260 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 252 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 238 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 228 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 229 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 235 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 251 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 255 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 251 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 244 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 236 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
Main-thread work: 4.7 s
A phone's processor spends 4.7 s on main-thread work while loading, 2.0 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Mobile performance score: 73
73/100Your mobile performance score is 73. 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, Facebook and ContentSquare and others), adding 1.1 MB and 834 ms of main-thread time.
Render-blocking requests
700 ms6 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 700 ms.
Reduce unused JavaScript
150 ms · 453 KiBAbout 453 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.
Google Tag Manager adds 414 ms
414 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 414 ms of main-thread work and 521 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.
Use efficient cache lifetimes
425 KiB36 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (425 KiB).
Reduce unused CSS
300 ms · 45 KiBAbout 45 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.
2,420 HTML elements
The page has 2,420 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Improve image delivery
234 KiB5 images could be 234 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.
15 long tasks on the main thread
15 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 177 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
51 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 51 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need.
Duplicated JavaScript
11 KiB11 KiB JavaScript is shipped twice across bundles.
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: 21 ms
21 msYour server sent the HTML in 21 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: 24.2 s
24.2 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 24.2 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 4.1 s
4.1 sYour largest element takes 4.1 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “BANKING BUILT FOR INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES”.
Real-user INP: 235 ms
235 msReal visitors wait 235 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Tap response (INP) got 67% slower for real visitors
+67%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 142 ms to 236 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Speed Index: 5.6 s
5.6 sVisually, the page fills in at 5.6 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Total Blocking Time: 368 ms
368 msScripts block taps and scrolling for 368 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
7 checks passed
Real-user LCP: 1.3 s
1.3 sReal visitors wait 1.3 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user CLS: 0.01
0.01For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.01 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Real-user FCP: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.2 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 567 ms
567 msReal visitors wait 567 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Largest content (LCP) got 40% faster for real visitors
-40%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.6 s to 1.5 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
First Contentful Paint: 1.3 s
1.3 sThe first text or image appears after 1.3 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.002
0.002The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.002, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.8 MB in 387 requests
3.8 MBYour homepage downloads 3.8 MB in 387 requests on a phone: scripts 1.8 MB (76), other files 892 KiB (56) and images 883 KiB (239). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
4 images far larger than shown
317 KiB4 images are downloaded at several times the size a phone draws them, for example 9ef393299291f90641ed2e582cdca3f68c6f2d82-1984x1488.webp at 1,984 px wide, shown at 286 px. Resized copies would save about 317 KiB.
1 image below the first screen load straight away
1 image further down the page (101 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to it. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.1 g of CO₂ per visit
1.09 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.09 g of CO₂e: 130.5 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
1 checks passed
Images use modern formats
Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.
Accessibility
2 tap targets too small
2 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.
Hidden but focusable
1 element hidden from screen readers can still receive keyboard focus.
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.
1 form field without a label
1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
2 checks passed
Every image has alt text
All 72 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 52 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 49 passed and 3 failed. 3 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.
89 internal links, 17 external
The homepage links to 89 pages on novo.co and 17 external pages.
8 checks passed
Meta description: 152 characters
Your meta description is 152 characters: “Novo is the business bank account built for small business owners. No monthly fees, free standard ACH, invoicing, and e…”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “banking built for independent businesses”.
Title: 60 characters
Your title is a healthy 60 characters: “Novo: Free Business Bank Account for Small Businesses | Novo”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.novo.co/.
Structured data in place
Structured data found: Organization, WebPage 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.novo.co/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.novo.co/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: 4 of 6 facts
Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo and sameAs (social profiles); description and contact details would complete it.
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
1 page without an H1
https://www.novo.co/help has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 56 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
3 checks passed
No console errors
No JavaScript errors were logged while the page loaded on a phone.
Tap targets are thumb-sized
58 of 65 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
No analytics detected
No analytics or tag manager detected in the HTML, so you can't measure whether any of these fixes work.
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 1,376 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,376 words of visible text.
3 checks passed
Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “Reserve Accounts”.
10 calls to action
The homepage has 10 calls to action, for example “Reserve Accounts”, “Get Started” and “Pricing Benchmark”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 63 testimonial or review blocks and 1 trust badge.
Privacy and tracking
1 tracker load before any consent
1Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Heap (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.
2 cookies set on arrival
2Opening the homepage sets 2 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.
9 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 9 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 novo.co, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
Stack
- Framework
- Next.js
- Hosting
- Vercel
Hiring
- Hiring
- 6 open roles
- Teams
- Product (3), Engineering (1), Marketing (1), Risk and Compliance (1)
- Job board
- ashby
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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