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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 4 November 202633 issues · 89 checks

This review found 33 issues worth fixing on softude.com, 13 of them high impact, across 89 checks. The most urgent: use efficient cache lifetimes. Your full playbook turns these into prioritised fixes alongside reviews, competitors and channels.

  1. Homepage
  2. Phone render
  3. Links and pages
  4. Google PageSpeed

Google PageSpeed Insights (opens in a new tab), mobile

Real-visitor load time (LCP)75th percentile, phones
3.0 s1.7 sMay 16Oct 311.8 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 16, 20262.8 s
May 23, 20262.8 s
May 30, 20262.6 s
Jun 6, 20262.4 s
Jun 13, 20262.4 s
Jun 20, 20262.5 s
Jun 27, 20262.8 s
Jul 4, 20262.7 s
Jul 11, 20262.6 s
Jul 18, 20262.4 s
Jul 25, 20262.2 s
Aug 1, 20262.2 s
Aug 8, 20262.1 s
Aug 15, 20262.0 s
Aug 22, 20262.1 s
Aug 29, 20262.0 s
Sep 5, 20262.0 s
Sep 12, 20261.9 s
Sep 19, 20262.0 s
Sep 26, 20262.0 s
Oct 3, 20262.1 s
Oct 10, 20262.0 s
Oct 17, 20261.8 s
Oct 24, 20261.9 s
Oct 31, 20261.8 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
172 ms143 msMay 16Oct 31169 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 16, 2026150 ms
May 23, 2026154 ms
May 30, 2026155 ms
Jun 6, 2026151 ms
Jun 13, 2026151 ms
Jun 20, 2026151 ms
Jun 27, 2026150 ms
Jul 4, 2026152 ms
Jul 11, 2026153 ms
Jul 18, 2026151 ms
Jul 25, 2026148 ms
Aug 1, 2026151 ms
Aug 8, 2026146 ms
Aug 15, 2026152 ms
Aug 22, 2026159 ms
Aug 29, 2026157 ms
Sep 5, 2026160 ms
Sep 12, 2026153 ms
Sep 19, 2026147 ms
Sep 26, 2026146 ms
Oct 3, 2026147 ms
Oct 10, 2026148 ms
Oct 17, 2026157 ms
Oct 24, 2026164 ms
Oct 31, 2026169 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

Full-page screenshot of softude.com (phone) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. softude.com at 1.9 s1.9 s
  2. softude.com at 3.7 s3.7 s
  3. softude.com at 5.6 s5.6 s
  4. softude.com at 7.5 s7.5 s
  5. softude.com at 9.3 s9.3 s
  6. softude.com at 11.2 s11.2 s
  7. softude.com at 13.0 s13.0 s
  8. softude.com at 14.9 s14.9 s

Speed

9 to fix55
  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    3.5 s · 8.3 MB

    85 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (8.3 MB).

  • Render-blocking requests

    3.2 s

    22 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 3.2 s.

  • 8 third-party services on the page

    8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and jQuery CDN and others), adding 1.4 MB and 918 ms of main-thread time.

  • Mobile performance score: 55

    55/100

    Your mobile performance score is 55. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    300 ms · 563 KiB

    About 563 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 300 ms faster on a phone.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    450 ms · 92 KiB

    About 92 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 450 ms faster on a phone.

  • Google Tag Manager adds 437 ms

    437 ms

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 437 ms of main-thread work and 680 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.

  • Main-thread work: 2.9 s

    A phone's processor spends 2.9 s on main-thread work while loading, 1.4 s of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.

  • kommunicate.io adds 94 ms

    94 ms

    kommunicate.io costs a phone 94 ms of main-thread work and 497 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 183 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • Font display

    50 ms

    Web fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 50 ms).

  • Improve image delivery

    38 KiB

    1 image could be 38 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.

  • 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

    2 KiB

    2 KiB could be saved by minifying CSS.

1 checks passed
  • Server response: 251 ms

    251 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 251 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

10 to fix67
  • 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.

  • Speed Index: 15.4 s

    15.4 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 15.4 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 7.6 s

    7.6 s

    Your largest element takes 7.6 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “We Innovate. Let's Talk”. Most of its time is element render delay (3.2 s).

  • Time to Interactive: 18.0 s

    18.0 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 18.0 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Real-user LCP: 2.6 s

    2.6 s

    Real visitors wait 2.6 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user FCP: 2.4 s

    2.4 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 2.4 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 1.2 s

    1.2 s

    Real visitors wait 1.2 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • 51 images without width and height

    51 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.

  • First Contentful Paint: 2.9 s

    2.9 s

    The first text or image appears after 2.9 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Total Blocking Time: 258 ms

    258 ms

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 258 ms in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Tap response (INP) got 10% slower for real visitors

    +10%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 150 ms to 169 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

4 checks passed
  • Real-user INP: 180 ms

    180 ms

    Real visitors wait 180 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.07

    0.07

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.07 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • Largest content (LCP) got 34% faster for real visitors

    -34%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.8 s to 1.8 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.065

    0.065

    The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0.065, good is under 0.1).

Images and page weight

1 to fix70
  • Page weight: 9.9 MB in 149 requests

    9.9 MB

    Your homepage downloads 9.9 MB in 149 requests on a phone: media 7.4 MB (5), scripts 1.5 MB (50) and fonts 531 KiB (10). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • About 2.8 g of CO₂ per visit

    2.81 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 2.81 g of CO₂e: 336.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

3 checks passed
  • 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

8 to fixGoogle 8188
  • 2 buttons without a name

    2 buttons have no accessible name, so screen readers announce just “button”.

  • 26 text elements with low contrast

    26 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.

  • Hidden but focusable

    8 elements hidden from screen readers can still receive keyboard focus.

  • Scrollable region must have keyboard access (2 elements)

    Scrollable region must have keyboard access: 2 elements on the page fail this check, rated serious by axe-core.

  • 2 tap targets too small

    2 tap targets are too small or too close together to hit reliably with a finger.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (2 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 2 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.

  • 49 links without text

    49 visible links have no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where they go.

  • Headings skip levels

    Headings skip levels (h2 → h4 and h2 → h4), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.

2 checks passed
  • Every image has alt text

    All 102 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.

  • 43 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 51 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 43 passed and 8 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

Google 100100
  • 92 internal links, 11 external

    The homepage links to 92 pages on softude.com and 11 external pages.

8 checks passed
  • Meta description: 154 characters

    Your meta description is 154 characters: “Partner with Softude, a CMMI Level 5 AI development company building AI agents, generative AI, and chatbots for enterpr…”.

  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “We”.

  • Title: 60 characters

    Your title is a healthy 60 characters: “Trusted Enterprise AI Development Company | CMMI 5 | Softude”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://www.softude.com/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: BreadcrumbList, 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.softude.com/sitemap_index.xml.

AI search readiness

100
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 (964 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

    The site publishes https://www.softude.com/llms.txt (7 KiB, 0 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.

Other pages

100
  • 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

3 to fixGoogle 9285
  • 5 small tap targets

    5 of 17 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.

  • 2 JavaScript errors while loading

    2 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED”.

  • 2 distorted images

    2 images are displayed at the wrong aspect ratio, so they look stretched or squashed.

  • 1 low-resolution image

    1 image is served at too low a resolution for sharp phone screens.

1 checks passed
  • Mobile viewport set

    The page declares a mobile viewport.

Content and conversion

2 to fix79
  • 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.

  • 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 opening hours

    The homepage shows no opening hours. If customers visit or call, show when.

  • No form on the homepage

    There is no form on the homepage, so every lead has to click through to another page first.

  • 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 357 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 357 words of visible text.

5 checks passed
  • 3 calls to action

    The homepage has 3 calls to action, for example “Contact Us”, “Talk To Our Experts” and “Let's Start Our Journey”.

  • Social proof on the page

    Social proof on the homepage: 22 testimonial or review blocks, 31 customer or partner logos, 5 trust badges and “Trusted By 1100+ Clients”.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 5 phone links and 3 email links.

  • Phone number on the homepage

    Your phone number is on the homepage as a tap-to-call link.

Privacy and tracking

  • 5 trackers load before any consent

    5

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and Microsoft Clarity (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.

  • 23 cookies set on arrival

    23

    Opening the homepage sets 23 cookies, 2 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).

  • 28 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 28 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.

Security, domain, email and software versions

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