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Visit site (opens in a new tab)Reviewed 8 November 202631 issues · 79 checks
This review found 31 issues worth fixing on workspace.app, 12 of them high impact, across 79 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
80BClosest competitors among reviewed websites
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| Date | Real-visitor load time (LCP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| May 23, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| May 30, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 3.5 s |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 3.4 s |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 3.3 s |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 3.2 s |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.1 s |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 3.0 s |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2.9 s |
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| Date | Real-visitor tap response (INP) |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | 178 ms |
| May 23, 2026 | 183 ms |
| May 30, 2026 | 194 ms |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 202 ms |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 199 ms |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 189 ms |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 174 ms |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 176 ms |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 176 ms |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 178 ms |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 180 ms |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 177 ms |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 177 ms |
| Aug 29, 2026 | 176 ms |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 182 ms |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 181 ms |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 179 ms |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 170 ms |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 169 ms |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 166 ms |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 163 ms |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 158 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
2.5 s · 536 KiB21 files are served with short cache lifetimes, so returning visitors download them again (536 KiB).
Reduce unused JavaScript
1.4 s · 399 KiBAbout 399 KiB of JavaScript is downloaded but never used on this page. Google estimates it would make the page about 1.4 s faster on a phone.
Render-blocking requests
1.5 s6 files block the first paint until they finish downloading. Deferring or inlining them could save about 1.5 s.
Mobile performance score: 41
41/100Your mobile performance score is 41. Under 50 is Google's “poor” band: many phone visitors leave before the page is usable.
Minify JavaScript
300 ms · 60 KiB60 KiB could be saved by minifying JavaScript.
Reduce unused CSS
300 ms · 54 KiBAbout 54 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.
Font display
350 msWeb fonts hide text while they load. Setting font-display: swap shows text immediately (about 350 ms).
Google Tag Manager adds 239 ms
239 msGoogle Tag Manager costs a phone 239 ms of main-thread work and 429 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.
8 third-party services on the page
8 third-party services load with your homepage (Google Tag Manager, TrustArc and Adobe Tag Manager and others), adding 642 KiB and 359 ms of main-thread time.
Legacy JavaScript
200 ms · 17 KiBPolyfills for old browsers add 17 KiB JavaScript that modern phones do not need. Google estimates it would make the page about 200 ms faster on a phone.
5 long tasks on the main thread
5 long tasks block the main thread while loading, the longest for 175 ms. During a long task the page ignores taps.
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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Main-thread work: 1.5 s
A phone's processor spends 1.5 s on main-thread work while loading, 981 ms of it running JavaScript. That is comfortably low.
Server response: 13 ms
13 msYour server sent the HTML in 13 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.
Speed Index: 20.1 s
20.1 sVisually, the page fills in at 20.1 s (Speed Index). Good is under 3.4 s.
Largest Contentful Paint: 8.3 s
8.3 sYour largest element takes 8.3 s to render on a phone. Google's threshold for “good” is 2.5 s. The largest element is the text “Citrix Workspace app is the easy-to-install client software…”.
Cumulative Layout Shift: 0.462
0.462The layout shifts by 0.462 while loading, so content jumps under the reader's thumb. Good is under 0.1.
Time to Interactive: 11.3 s
11.3 sThe page becomes fully interactive after 11.3 s. Good is under 3.8 s.
Real-user FCP: 1.9 s
1.9 sReal visitors see the first content after 1.9 s (75th percentile). Good is under 1.8 s.
Real-user TTFB: 1.1 s
1.1 sReal visitors wait 1.1 s for your server to start answering (75th percentile). Good is under 800 ms.
First Contentful Paint: 1.9 s
1.9 sThe first text or image appears after 1.9 s on a phone. Good is under 1.8 s.
3 images without width and height
3 images have no width and height attributes, so the layout jumps as each one loads.
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Real-user LCP: 2.1 s
2.1 sReal visitors wait 2.1 s for the largest content to appear (75th percentile). Good is under 2.5 s.
Real-user INP: 147 ms
147 msReal visitors wait 147 ms for the page to respond to a tap (75th percentile). Good is under 200 ms.
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 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' tap response (inp) went from 178 ms to 158 ms at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Largest content (LCP) got 14% faster for real visitors
-14%Over the last 25 four-week periods to 2026-10-31, real Chrome visitors' largest content (lcp) went from 3.4 s to 2.9 s at the 75th percentile (Chrome UX Report (opens in a new tab) history).
Total Blocking Time: 188 ms
188 msScripts block the page for only 188 ms while loading. Good is under 200 ms.
Images and page weight
About 0.4 g of CO₂ per visit
0.44 gBy the Sustainable Web Design model, a visit to your homepage emits about 0.44 g of CO₂e: 52.7 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: 1.5 MB in 61 requests
1.5 MBYour homepage downloads 1.5 MB in 61 requests on a phone: scripts 889 KiB (25), fonts 523 KiB (10) and images 72 KiB (5). That is a lean page.
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
Invalid ARIA attributes
1 element use ARIA attributes their role does not allow, which confuses screen readers.
All page content should be contained by landmarks (1 element)
All page content should be contained by landmarks: 1 element on the page fails this check, rated moderate by axe-core.
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Every image has alt text
All 5 images in the HTML carry an alt attribute.
45 automated accessibility rules passed
axe-core 4.13.0, the open-source engine behind most accessibility testing tools, ran 47 WCAG 2.2 A/AA and best-practice rules on the phone render: 45 passed and 2 failed. 1 more need a person to judge. Automated rules catch about a third of accessibility problems; the rest need manual testing.
SEO
No structured data
No structured data (JSON-LD), so Google can't show rich results such as your logo, ratings or FAQs.
21 links crawlers can't follow
21 links have no real href, so search engines can't follow them.
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.
67 internal links, 22 external
The homepage links to 67 pages on workspace.app and 22 external pages.
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Meta description: 99 characters
Your meta description is 99 characters: “Learn about Citrix Workspace app and learn how to install Citrix Workspace app in three easy steps.”.
One H1 headline
Your main headline reads: “Citrix Workspace™ app”.
Title: 57 characters
Your title is a healthy 57 characters: “Citrix Workspace App for Windows, Mac and Chrome - Citrix”.
Canonical URL set
The canonical URL is https://www.citrix.com/platform/citrix-workspace-app.html.
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.citrix.com/sitemap-index.xml.
AI search readiness
No Organization structured data
There is no Organization (or LocalBusiness) JSON-LD, so search engines and AI assistants have no machine-readable facts about who runs the site: its name, logo, profiles and contact details.
No llms.txt
There is no https://www.citrix.com/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.
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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.
Text is in the HTML
Your server sends the page's text in the HTML (763 words), so crawlers that don't run JavaScript still read it.
Other pages
1 link to non-canonical URLs
Your homepage links to 1 page by a URL that isn't its canonical one, for example https://www.citrix.com/solutions/digital-workspace/business-continuity-strategy, whose canonical is https://www.citrix.com/solutions/deliver-mission-critical-applications.html. Linking straight to the canonical URL saves crawlers a detour and keeps ranking signals on one address.
15 internal pages checked
We fetched 15 pages linked from your homepage (of 58 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.
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
Deprecated browser APIs
The page uses 2 deprecated browser APIs that will stop working in future browsers (“Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.”).
5 JavaScript errors while loading
5 errors were logged to the browser console while the page loaded, for example “Error with Permissions-Policy header: Parse of permissions policy failed because of errors reported by structured heade…”.
Missing source maps
Large scripts ship without source maps.
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Tap targets are thumb-sized
22 of 23 tappable elements near the top are at least 24 px.
Mobile viewport set
The page declares a mobile viewport.
Content and conversion
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.
No social proof
No testimonials, customer logos, ratings or customer counts on the homepage: nothing tells a new visitor that others already trust you.
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.
Only about 233 words
The homepage has only about 233 words of visible text; thin pages give Google and first-time buyers little to go on.
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.
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6 calls to action
The homepage has 6 calls to action, for example “Download the app”, “Learn more” and “Contact us”.
1 short form
A short form (1 field at most) is right on the homepage.
Privacy and tracking
2 trackers load before any consent
2Before a visitor clicks anything, the page loads Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager (measured from a US location before any click). A consent tool (TrustArc) is installed; check it blocks these until visitors agree where the law requires it.
10 cookies set on arrival
10Opening the homepage sets 10 cookies, 2 of them by other companies (measured from a US location before any click).
15 other companies contacted
Loading the homepage contacts 15 hosts run by other companies (fonts, scripts, analytics, ads), each of which sees the visitor's IP address.
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Consent tool: TrustArc
A consent management tool (TrustArc) 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 workspace.app, because details like these could help someone attack a site. Every review keeps them private, whatever they found.
Upkeep, stack and company
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Hiring
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- 25 open roles
- Job board
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