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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 27 October 202641 issues · 87 checks

This review found 41 issues worth fixing on sprout.ph, 19 of them high impact, across 87 checks. The most urgent: render-blocking requests. 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
6.1 s3.4 sMay 9Oct 244.0 s
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DateReal-visitor load time (LCP)
May 9, 20265.3 s
May 16, 20265.3 s
May 23, 20265.6 s
May 30, 20265.8 s
Jun 6, 20265.6 s
Jun 13, 20265.5 s
Jun 20, 20264.8 s
Jun 27, 20263.8 s
Jul 4, 20263.7 s
Jul 11, 20263.7 s
Jul 18, 20263.8 s
Jul 25, 20263.9 s
Aug 1, 20264.1 s
Aug 8, 20264.1 s
Aug 15, 20264.3 s
Aug 22, 20264.5 s
Aug 29, 20264.5 s
Sep 5, 20264.5 s
Sep 12, 20264.2 s
Sep 19, 20264.0 s
Sep 26, 20264.0 s
Oct 3, 20264.0 s
Oct 10, 20264.0 s
Oct 17, 20264.1 s
Oct 24, 20264.0 s
Real-visitor tap response (INP)75th percentile, phones
427 ms254 msMay 9Oct 24379 ms
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DateReal-visitor tap response (INP)
May 9, 2026312 ms
May 16, 2026317 ms
May 23, 2026332 ms
May 30, 2026339 ms
Jun 6, 2026330 ms
Jun 13, 2026322 ms
Jun 20, 2026298 ms
Jun 27, 2026274 ms
Jul 4, 2026274 ms
Jul 11, 2026277 ms
Jul 18, 2026285 ms
Jul 25, 2026300 ms
Aug 1, 2026322 ms
Aug 8, 2026360 ms
Aug 15, 2026382 ms
Aug 22, 2026398 ms
Aug 29, 2026407 ms
Sep 5, 2026386 ms
Sep 12, 2026381 ms
Sep 19, 2026376 ms
Sep 26, 2026370 ms
Oct 3, 2026364 ms
Oct 10, 2026361 ms
Oct 17, 2026368 ms
Oct 24, 2026379 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 sprout.ph (desktop) rendered by Google PageSpeed Insights

How it loaded on a phone

  1. sprout.ph at 0.8 s0.8 s
  2. sprout.ph at 1.5 s1.5 s
  3. sprout.ph at 2.3 s2.3 s
  4. sprout.ph at 3.0 s3.0 s
  5. sprout.ph at 3.8 s3.8 s
  6. sprout.ph at 4.6 s4.6 s
  7. sprout.ph at 5.3 s5.3 s
  8. sprout.ph at 6.1 s6.1 s

Speed

14 to fix3
  • Render-blocking requests

    12.6 s

    38 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 12.6 s.

  • Reduce unused JavaScript

    7.5 s · 1.5 MB

    About 1.5 MB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 7.5 s faster on a phone.

  • Use efficient cache lifetimes

    3.0 s · 1.0 MB

    30 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (1.0 MB).

  • Google Tag Manager adds 1.2 s

    1.2 s

    Google Tag Manager costs a phone 1.2 s of main-thread work and 1.2 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.

  • Mobile performance score: 3

    3/100

    Your mobile performance score is 3 (desktop: 38). Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.

  • Main-thread work: 7.6 s

    A phone's processor spends 7.6 s on main-thread work while loading, 4.1 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 Hubspot and others), adding 2.8 MB and 3.0 s of main-thread time.

  • Reduce unused CSS

    750 ms · 109 KiB

    About 109 KiB of CSS is downloaded but never applied on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 750 ms faster on a phone.

  • Facebook adds 488 ms

    488 ms

    Facebook costs a phone 488 ms of main-thread work and 372 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.

  • Hubspot adds 432 ms

    432 ms

    Hubspot costs a phone 432 ms of main-thread work and 550 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.

  • TikTok adds 411 ms

    411 ms

    TikTok costs a phone 411 ms of main-thread work and 295 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.

  • 20 long tasks on the main thread

    20 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 376 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.

  • wingify.net adds 279 ms

    279 ms

    wingify.net costs a phone 279 ms of main-thread work and 234 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.

  • 2,607 HTML elements

    The page has 2,607 HTML elements. Above 1,500, rendering and every interaction get slower on phones.

  • Legacy JavaScript

    150 ms · 55 KiB

    Polyfills for old browsers add 55 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 150 ms faster on a phone.

  • Improve image delivery

    194 KiB

    15 images could be 194 KiB smaller with modern formats (WebP or AVIF) and sizes that fit a phone screen.

  • Font display

    50 ms

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

  • Phones get a much slower page than desktops

    Desktop scores 38 but mobile only 3. A gap that wide usually means heavy scripts and images that hit phones hardest.

  • 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: 437 ms

    437 ms

    Your server sent the HTML in 437 ms, well inside Google's 600 ms guideline.

Core Web Vitals

13 to fix0
  • 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.

  • Real-user LCP: 4.7 s

    4.7 s

    Real visitors wait 4.7 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.

  • Real-user CLS: 0.97

    0.97

    For real visitors the layout shifts by 0.97 (75th percentile). Good is under 0.1.

  • First Contentful Paint: 12.2 s

    12.2 s

    The first text or image appears after 12.2 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Largest Contentful Paint: 34.8 s

    34.8 s

    Your largest element takes 34.8 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the image.

  • Time to Interactive: 41.4 s

    41.4 s

    The page becomes fully interactive after 41.4 s. Good is under 3.8 s.

  • Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.976

    0.976

    The layout shifts by 0.976 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.

  • Speed Index: 13.1 s

    13.1 s

    Visually, the page fills in at 13.1 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.

  • Total Blocking Time: 1.8 s

    1.8 s

    Scripts block taps and scrolling for 1.8 s in total while the page loads. Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user INP: 483 ms

    483 ms

    Real visitors wait 483 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.

  • Real-user FCP: 2.6 s

    2.6 s

    Real visitors see the first content after 2.6 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.

  • Real-user TTFB: 1.1 s

    1.1 s

    Real visitors wait 1.1 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.

  • 6 images without width and height

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

  • Tap response (INP) got 19% slower for real visitors

    +19%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 312 ms to 379 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

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  • Largest content (LCP) got 24% faster for real visitors

    -24%

    Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-24, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 5.3 s to 4.0 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).

Images and page weight

2 to fix69
  • Page weight: 6.2 MB in 268 requests

    6.2 MB

    Your homepage downloads 6.2 MB in 268 requests on a phone: scripts 3.2 MB (81), fonts 2.1 MB (16) and images 506 KiB (66). Under 2 MB keeps phones on slow connections fast.

  • An image on the first screen is lazy-loaded

    homepage-dashboard.png is on the first screen but marked loading="lazy", so the browser waits before fetching it and the page looks finished later. Load it eagerly (and give it fetchpriority="high" if it is the main image).

  • 1 image below the first screen load straight away

    1 image further down the page (21 KiB) download before anyone scrolls to it. Adding loading="lazy" lets the first screen load first.

  • About 1.7 g of CO₂ per visit

    1.75 g

    By the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 1.75 g of CO₂e: 209.6 kg a year at 10,000 visits a month. It scales with page weight, so every byte cut lowers it.

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  • Images use modern formats

    Every sizeable image is WebP, AVIF or SVG.

  • Images are sized for phones

    No image is downloaded at more than three times the size it is drawn on a phone.

Accessibility

5 to fixGoogle 9094
  • 18 text elements with low contrast

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

  • 50 images without alt text

    50 images have no alt text, which hurts accessibility and image search.

  • All page content should be contained by landmarks (9 elements)

    All page content should be contained by landmarks: 9 elements on the page fail this check, rated moderate by axe-core.

  • 4 links without text

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

  • 3 form fields without a label

    3 form fields have no label, so screen readers announce an empty box and autofill guesses.

1 checks passed
  • 49 automated accessibility rules passed

    axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 53 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 49 passed and 4 failed. 2 mores need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.

SEO

2 to fixGoogle 8590
  • Title is long (67 characters)

    Your title is 67 characters, so Google will cut it off around 60: “Sprout Solutions – AI-Enhanced HR and Business Solutions for Growth”.

  • 3 links with vague text

    3 links use generic text like “click here” or “learn more”, which tells Google nothing about the page behind them.

  • 212 internal links, 79 external

    The homepage links to 212 pages on sprout.ph and 79 external pages.

7 checks passed
  • Meta description: 142 characters

    Your meta description is 142 characters: “Sprout’s AI-enhanced HR, payroll, and embedded finance platform simplifies operations, ensures compliance, and elevates…”.

  • One H1 headline

    Your main headline reads: “The People-First AI platform for Payroll, Compliance, and Work.”.

  • Canonical URL set

    The canonical URL is https://sprout.ph/.

  • Structured data in place

    Structured data found: Organization.

  • 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://sprout.ph/wp-sitemap.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: 5 of 6 facts

    Your Organization JSON-LD gives name, url, logo, sameAs (social profiles) and description; contact details would complete it.

  • Text is in the HTML

    Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (2,156 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.

  • llms.txt published

    The site publishes https://sprout.ph/llms.txt (16 KiB, 82 links), a plain-text guide to the site for AI tools.

Other pages

3 to fix85
  • 8 pages without a meta description

    https://sprout.ph/implementation, https://sprout.ph/customer-stories, https://sprout.ph/partner-with-sprout, https://sprout.ph/product/insight, https://sprout.ph/product/sprout-recruitment-package and https://sprout.ph/managed-services and 2 others have no meta description, so Google writes the search snippet from whatever text it finds.

  • 1 link to non-canonical URLs

    Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example https://sprout.ph/product/insight, whose canonical is https://sprout.ph/product/foresight. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.

  • 1 page without an H1

    https://sprout.ph/managed-services has no <h1> headline, so visitors and search engines get no clear main topic.

  • 3 pages slow to respond

    https://sprout.ph/implementation, https://sprout.ph/partner-with-sprout and https://sprout.ph/product/insight took over 3 s to send their HTML from our server.

  • 15 internal pages checked

    We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 52 found) and read each the way a search engine does.

4 checks passed
  • Linked pages load

    All 15 pages we checked loaded without an error.

  • 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

2 to fixGoogle 9678
  • 1 broken image

    1 image failed to load on a phone, for example https://bat.bing.com/action/0?ti=343162336&Ver=2&mid=3d41d10d-41a4-4e83-932e-1b2a60daea89&bo=1&sid=d22ef220d1c711f181e4c57bf52f1d45&vid=d22f0bc0d1c711f187e85331734909b0&vids=1&msclkid=N&pi=918639831&l.

  • 6 small tap targets

    6 of 17 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

100
  • 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 385 words of copy

    The homepage carries about 385 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: “BOOK A MEETING” and “Learn more here”.

  • 13 calls to action

    The homepage has 13 calls to action, for example “Book a Meeting”, “Learn more here” and “Learn More”.

  • Social proof on the page

    Social proof on the homepage: 42 customer or partner logos, a star rating and 12 trust badges.

  • Analytics in place

    Analytics detected: Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Hotjar, HubSpot, LinkedIn Insight and Cloudflare Web Analytics.

  • Direct contact links

    Visitors can reach you directly: 2 phone links and 0 email links.

Privacy and tracking

  • 9 trackers load before any consent

    9

    Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Hotjar and HubSpot and 4 mores (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.

  • 30 cookies set on arrival

    30

    Opening the homepage sets 30 cookies (measured from a US location before any click).

  • 44 other companies contacted

    Loading the homepage contacts 44 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.

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  • Consent tool: HubSpot cookie banner

    A consent management tool (HubSpot cookie banner) loads with the page.

Security, domain, email and software versions

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Upkeep, stack and company

Stack

CMS
WordPress
Framework
jQuery
Analytics
Google Analytics | Google Tag Manager | Hotjar
Hosting
Cloudflare

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