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Report Summary

  • 75

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    84% of other websites

  • 83

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 56% of websites

  • 92

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    81% of websites

  • 86

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    60% of websites

compare.com

Compare Car Insurance Quotes Side-by-Side | Compare.com

Page Load Speed

3.1 sec in total

First Response

181 ms

Resources Loaded

2.5 sec

Page Rendered

370 ms

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About Website

Visit compare.com now to see the best up-to-date Compare content for United States and also check out these interesting facts you probably never knew about compare.com

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Key Findings

We analyzed Compare.com page load time and found that the first response time was 181 ms and then it took 2.9 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 50% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

compare.com performance score

75

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value2.9 s

54/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value3.6 s

59/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value2.9 s

95/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value190 ms

90/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value8.5 s

38/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

compare.com

181 ms

www.compare.com

362 ms

1010272032.js

232 ms

comparenow.min.css

297 ms

jquery.fancybox.min.css

293 ms

Our browser made a total of 92 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 35% of them (32 requests) were addressed to the original Compare.com, 22% (20 requests) were made to Prstorcontent.blob.core.windows.net and 11% (10 requests) were made to Prstorscripts.blob.core.windows.net. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (1.6 sec) belongs to the original domain Compare.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 885.2 kB (64%)

Content Size

1.4 MB

After Optimization

505.2 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Compare.com main page is 1.4 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 55% of websites need less resources to load. Javascripts take 896.6 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-77%

Potential reduce by 37.5 kB

  • Original 49.0 kB
  • After minification 41.8 kB
  • After compression 11.5 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 7.2 kB, which is 15% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 37.5 kB or 77% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-3%

Potential reduce by 5.6 kB

  • Original 189.3 kB
  • After minification 183.7 kB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Compare images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-69%

Potential reduce by 622.5 kB

  • Original 896.6 kB
  • After minification 890.0 kB
  • After compression 274.0 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 622.5 kB or 69% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-86%

Potential reduce by 219.5 kB

  • Original 255.4 kB
  • After minification 255.0 kB
  • After compression 35.9 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Compare.com needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 219.5 kB or 86% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 32 (38%)

Requests Now

84

After Optimization

52

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 84 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Compare. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 23 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 6 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

compare.com

compare.com

181 ms

www.compare.com

www.compare.com

362 ms

1010272032.js

1010272032.js

232 ms

comparenow.min.css

comparenow.min.css

297 ms

jquery.fancybox.min.css

jquery.fancybox.min.css

293 ms

foundation.min.css

foundation.min.css

307 ms

common-fonts.min.css

common-fonts.min.css

292 ms

WebResource.axd

WebResource.axd

76 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

166 ms

ScriptResource.axd

ScriptResource.axd

131 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

319 ms

foundation.min.js

foundation.min.js

357 ms

jquery.cookie.min.js

jquery.cookie.min.js

318 ms

jquery.fancybox.min.js

jquery.fancybox.min.js

317 ms

cnpagefunctions.min.js

cnpagefunctions.min.js

316 ms

jquery.caroufredsel-6.2.1.min.js

jquery.caroufredsel-6.2.1.min.js

354 ms

category.min.js

category.min.js

445 ms

basic-jquery-slider.min.js

basic-jquery-slider.min.js

443 ms

modernizr.custom.min.js

modernizr.custom.min.js

444 ms

tabs.min.js

tabs.min.js

441 ms

geo2.js

geo2.js

85 ms

event

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67 ms

bbb-logo.png

bbb-logo.png

162 ms

compare-logo-cms.ashx

compare-logo-cms.ashx

433 ms

getgeotrustsslseal

getgeotrustsslseal

66 ms

7F9D8CB39F2CBEF-70x70.png

7F9D8CB39F2CBEF-70x70.png

284 ms

ico-facebook-circle.png

ico-facebook-circle.png

68 ms

ico-twitter-circle.png

ico-twitter-circle.png

66 ms

ico-youtube-circle.png

ico-youtube-circle.png

67 ms

ico-googleplus-circle.png

ico-googleplus-circle.png

67 ms

ico-pinterest.png

ico-pinterest.png

163 ms

ico-rss-circle.png

ico-rss-circle.png

163 ms

uk-flag.png

uk-flag.png

165 ms

Compare-insurance.ashx

Compare-insurance.ashx

281 ms

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plymouth-rock-nj.ashx

430 ms

liberty-mutual.ashx

liberty-mutual.ashx

281 ms

21st.ashx

21st.ashx

429 ms

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infinity.ashx

281 ms

mercury.ashx

mercury.ashx

281 ms

auto-insurance-america.ashx

auto-insurance-america.ashx

608 ms

good2go.ashx

good2go.ashx

618 ms

safeauto.ashx

safeauto.ashx

606 ms

safeco.ashx

safeco.ashx

487 ms

national-general.ashx

national-general.ashx

514 ms

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elephant.ashx

486 ms

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594 ms

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592 ms

the-general.ashx

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649 ms

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1337 ms

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702 ms

safeway.ashx

safeway.ashx

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1135 ms

forbes.ashx

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1335 ms

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wsj.ashx

1285 ms

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workmen.ashx

workmen.ashx

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event

event

10 ms

ico-search-icon.gif

ico-search-icon.gif

130 ms

lock.png

lock.png

132 ms

girl-car-home.jpg

girl-car-home.jpg

130 ms

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photo-iphone.png

106 ms

ico-checkbox.gif

ico-checkbox.gif

105 ms

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proximanova-reg-webfont.woff

106 ms

proximanova-sbold-webfont.woff

proximanova-sbold-webfont.woff

107 ms

opensans-bold-webfont.ttf

opensans-bold-webfont.ttf

107 ms

opensans-regular-webfont.ttf

opensans-regular-webfont.ttf

202 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

64 ms

conversion_async.js

conversion_async.js

22 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

38 ms

activityi;src=4632727;type=visit0;cat=homep0;ord=6450733179226.518

activityi;src=4632727;type=visit0;cat=homep0;ord=6450733179226.518

33 ms

quant.js

quant.js

9 ms

activityi;src=4632727;type=visit0;cat=homep00;ord=9170174128375.947

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29 ms

ld.js

ld.js

29 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

56 ms

c3metrics-511.js

c3metrics-511.js

113 ms

tablet.min.css

tablet.min.css

53 ms

activityi;src=5141305;type=landi0;cat=landi0;ord=514196643187;~oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.compare.com%2F

activityi;src=5141305;type=landi0;cat=landi0;ord=514196643187;~oref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.compare.com%2F

50 ms

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5 ms

65 ms

collect

collect

17 ms

collect

collect

72 ms

event

event

40 ms

93 ms

handset.min.css

handset.min.css

47 ms

37 ms

ctcall.php

ctcall.php

37 ms

ga-audiences

ga-audiences

16 ms

collect

collect

13 ms

dis.aspx

dis.aspx

42 ms

Accessibility Review

compare.com accessibility score

83

Accessibility Issues

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Best Practices

compare.com best practices score

92

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

SEO Factors

compare.com SEO score

86

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Content Best Practices

Format your HTML in a way that enables crawlers to better understand your app’s content.

Impact

Issue

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Compare.com can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Compare.com main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

compare.com

Open Graph data is detected on the main page of Compare. This is the best way to make the web page social media friendly. Here is how it looks like on Facebook: