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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 10 November 202618 issues · 76 checks
This review found 18 issues worth fixing on spread.ai, 2 of them high impact, across 76 checks. The most urgent: 32 text elements with low contrast. 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
92AClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 2.7 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 2.6 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 2.5 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.9 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 2.8 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.4 s |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 2.0 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 23, 2026 | 129 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 130 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 131 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 131 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 131 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 123 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 115 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 111 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 124 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 127 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 144 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 138 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 136 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 126 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 131 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 132 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 135 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 148 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 129 ms |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 113 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
3,086 HTML elements
The page has 3,086 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.
Mobile performance score: 89
89/100Your mobile performance score is 89. Pages that score under 90 lose visitors before the first paint.
Render-blocking requests
850 ms14 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 850 ms.
Main-thread work: 3.8 s
A phone's processor spends 3.8 s on main-thread work while loading, 450 ms of it running JavaScript. Above 2 s, taps and scrolls feel sluggish.
Reduce unused JavaScript
270 ms · 47 KiBAbout 47 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 270 ms faster on a phone.
Improve image delivery
250 ms · 41 KiB1 image could be 41 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen. Google estimates it would make the page about 250 ms faster on a phone.
4 long tasks on the main thread
4 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 124 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
Legacy JavaScript
15 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 15 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.
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Server response: 6 ms
6 msYour server sent the HTML in 6 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.
Core Web Vitals
Speed Index: 5.4 s
5.4 sVisually, the page fills in at 5.4 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
26 images without width and height
26 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
Largest Contentful Paint: 3.1 s
3.1 sYour largest element takes 3.1 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image. Most of its time is element render delay (2.0 s).
Tap response (INP) held steady for real visitors
-7%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 129 ms to 113 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) held steady for real visitors
-8%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-11-07, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 2.4 s to 2.0 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
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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: 2.0 s
2.0 sReal visitors wait 2.0 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 113 ms
113 msReal visitors wait 113 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
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: 1.5 s
1.5 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.5 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 563 ms
563 msReal visitors wait 563 ms for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
Time to Interactive: 3.1 s
3.1 sThe page is fully interactive after 3.1 s.
First Contentful Paint: 1.5 s
1.5 sThe first text or image appears after 1.5 s, inside the 1.8 s “good” threshold.
Total Blocking Time: 106 ms
106 msScripts block the page for only 106 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0
0The layout barely moves while loading (CLS 0, good is under 0.1).
Images and page weight
1 image far larger than shown
36 KiB1 image is downloaded at several times the size a phone draws it, for example hero-background.jpg at 1,920 px wide, shown at 390 px. Resized copies would save about 36 KiB.
1 image in older formats
1 image (57 KiB) is 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 0.1 g of CO₂ per visit
0.13 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.13 g of CO₂e: 15.7 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.
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Page weight: 473 KiB in 49 requests
473 KiBYour homepage downloads 473 KiB in 49 requests on a phone: scripts 201 KiB (12), images 104 KiB (18) and fonts 88 KiB (2). That is a lean page.
Images load when needed
Images below the first screen wait until the visitor scrolls to them.
Accessibility
32 text elements with low contrast
32 text elements don't have enough contrast against the background to read easily, especially outdoors on a phone.
1 link without text
1 visible link has no text or label, so screen readers cannot say where it goes.
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element (1 element)
ARIA role should be appropriate for the element: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated minor by axe-core.
Headings skip levels
Headings skip levels (h1 → h3), which makes the page harder to scan with a screen reader.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names.
Elements with visible text labels do not have matching accessible names. (3 elements).
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Every image has alt text
All 28 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
50 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: 50 passed and 2 failed. 3 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
Meta description is long (186 characters)
Your meta description is 186 characters; Google truncates after about 160, so the end of your pitch is cut.
52 internal links, 7 external
The homepage links to 52 pages on spread.ai and 7 external pages.
7 checks passed
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Know what changed.Know what breaks.Fix it fast.”.
Title: 33 characters
Your title is a healthy 33 characters: “SPREAD | Engineering Intelligence”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.spread.ai/.
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.spread.ai/sitemap.xml.
AI search readiness
Some text only appears after JavaScript runs
55%The HTML your server sends has 1,200 of the 2,169 words a browser shows. AI crawlers don't run JavaScript, so they miss the rest.
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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.
llms.txt published
The site publishes https://www.spread.ai/llms.txt (9 KiB, 32 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.
Other pages
2 pages share a title
/ and https://www.spread.ai/de all use the title “SPREAD | Engineering Intelligence”. Search engines can't tell which page to show for a search, so each competes with the others.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 18 found) and read each the way a search engine does.
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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.
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
5 small tap targets
5 of 14 tappable elements near the top of the page are smaller than 24 px, hard to hit with a thumb.
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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 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 2,169 words of copy
The homepage carries about 2,169 words of visible text.
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Clear next step on the first screen
On a phone, the first screen shows a clear next step: “GET STARTED”.
9 calls to action
The homepage has 9 calls to action, for example “Get started”, “Contact us” and “Talk to an engineer”.
Social proof on the page
Social proof on the homepage: 7 testimonial or review blocks, 20 customer or partner logos and 20 trust badges.
Analytics in place
Analytics detected: Google Analytics.
Privacy and tracking
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.
1 checks passed
No known trackers before consent
No known advertising or analytics trackers load before a visitor clicks anything (measured from a US location before any click).
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 spread.ai, 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
- Analytics
- Google Analytics
- Hosting
- Vercel
Hiring
- Hiring
- 7 open roles
- Job board
- careers page
- Careers page
- www.spread.ai/careers (opens in a new tab)
Upkeep, stack, hiring and company data from programmable.info
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