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paycomonline.net website review
Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 11 October 202636 issues · 83 checks
This review found 36 issues worth fixing on paycomonline.net, 13 of them high impact, across 83 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. 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
70CClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| May 2, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| May 9, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| May 16, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.7 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2026 | 246 ms |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 247 ms |
| May 2, 2026 | 243 ms |
| May 9, 2026 | 243 ms |
| May 16, 2026 | 247 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 250 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 255 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 256 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 253 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 249 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 245 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 245 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 241 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 237 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 234 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 228 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 227 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 227 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 228 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 228 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 226 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 221 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 219 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 219 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 222 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
Use efficient cache lifetimes
2.3 s · 822 KiB33 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (822 KiB).
Improve image delivery
1.9 s · 851 KiB12 images could be 851 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.9 s faster on a phone.
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.1 s · 541 KiBAbout 541 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.1 s faster on a phone.
Reduce unused CSS
1.1 s · 216 KiBAbout 216 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.1 s faster on a phone.
Mobile performance score: 31
31/100Your mobile performance score is 31 (desktop: 52). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Main-thread work: 5.3 s
A phone's processor spends 5.3 s on main-thread work while loading, 3.5 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, Facebook and TikTok and others), adding 1.5 MB and 1.7 s of main-thread time.
15 long tasks on the main thread
15 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 1.6 s. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Google Tag Manager adds 912 ms
912 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 912 ms of main-thread work and 675 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.
Font display
600 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 600 ms).
Render-blocking requests
600 ms5 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 600 ms.
Facebook adds 299 ms
299 msFacebook costs a phone 299 ms of main-thread work and 209 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.
2,741 HTML elements
The page has 2,741 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
TikTok adds 255 ms
255 msTikTok costs a phone 255 ms of main-thread work and 163 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.
Legacy JavaScript
30 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 30 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: 36 ms
36 msYour server sent the HTML in 36 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: 16.2 s
16.2 sYour largest element takes 16.2 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “SET YOUR HR AND PAYROLL SOFTWARE TO AUTOMATIC”.
Time to Interactive: 22.3 s
22.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 22.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Speed Index: 10.2 s
10.2 sVisually, the page fills in at 10.2 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
First Contentful Paint: 4.8 s
4.8 sThe first text or image appears after 4.8 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
Total Blocking Time: 1.6 s
1.6 sScripts block taps and scrolling for 1.6 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user LCP: 2.7 s
2.7 sReal visitors wait 2.7 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 275 ms
275 msReal visitors wait 275 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
Real-user FCP: 2.3 s
2.3 sReal visitors see the first content after 2.3 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.2 s
1.2 sReal visitors wait 1.2 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
18 images without width and height
18 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
+1%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-03, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.6 s to 2.7 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
3 checks passed
Real-user CLS: 0.00
0.00For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.00 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.
Tap response (INP) got 11% faster for real visitors
-11%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-03, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 246 ms to 222 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
Page weight: 3.8 MB in 166 requests
3.8 MBYour homepage downloads 3.8 MB in 166 requests on a phone: images 1.6 MB (39), scripts 1.5 MB (47) and fonts 372 KiB (8). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.
1 image far larger than shown
90 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example professional-client.webp at 1,080 px wide, shown at 234 px. Resized copies would save about 90 KiB.
2 images in older formats
2 images (111 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.
2 images below the first screen load straight away
2 images further down the page (196 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to them. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.
About 1.1 g of CO₂ per visit
1.08 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.08 g of CO₂e: 129.9 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
Accessibility
1 image without alt text
1 image has no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.
1 form field without a label
1 form field has no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (2 elements).
1 checks passed
49 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 49 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 49 passed and 0 failed. 1 more need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Meta description is long (211 characters)
Your meta description is 211 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
Structured data has 1 problem
Structured data found (BreadcrumbList, Corporation, Organization and SoftwareApplication) but with 1 problem, for example “SoftwareApplication: no offers (price) block”.
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.
494 internal links, 27 external
The homepage links to 494 pages on paycomonline.net and 27 external pages.
6 checks passed
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Full-Solution Automation and Auto-Decisioning Powered By a Single Database”.
Title: 39 characters
Your title is a healthy 39 characters: “The #1 HR and Payroll Software | Paycom”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.paycom.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.paycom.com/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
4 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 (2,152 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://www.paycom.com/llms.txt (20 KiB, 82 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 126 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
6 small tap targets
6 of 13 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
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.
Content and conversion
Local business without LocalBusiness data
Your homepage shows a street address but no LocalBusiness JSON-LD, so Google and AI assistants have to guess your address, hours and phone from the page text.
No phone number on the homepage
A local customer looking to call finds no phone number on the homepage. Add one, ideally as a tap-to-call link.
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 opening hours
The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.
No map or directions link
There is no link to Google or Apple Maps. A directions link is one tap for a phone visitor.
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 1,232 words of copy
The homepage carries about 1,232 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: “REQUEST MEETING”.
17 calls to action
The homepage has 17 calls to action, for example “contact”, “Request meeting” and “Apply Now”.
1 short form
A short form (2 fields at most) is right on the homepage, asking for an email.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 33 testimonial or review blocks, 1 customer or partner logo, a star rating and 3 trust badges.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.
Privacy and tracking
9 trackers load before any consent
9Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, LinkedIn Insight and Meta Pixel and 4 mores (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (OneTrust) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
16 cookies set on arrival
16Opening the homepage sets 16 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).
36 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 36 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
1 checks passed
Consent tool: OneTrust
A consent management tool (OneTrust) 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 paycomonline.net, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
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