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Report Summary

  • 18

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    34% of other websites

  • 74

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 40% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 76

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    35% of websites

syf.com

Credit Cards, Financing, Marketplace, Banking & More - Synchrony

Page Load Speed

3.8 sec in total

First Response

780 ms

Resources Loaded

2.1 sec

Page Rendered

920 ms

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Key Findings

We analyzed Syf.com page load time and found that the first response time was 780 ms and then it took 3.1 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 55% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

syf.com performance score

18

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value4.0 s

24/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value10.6 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value10.1 s

9/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value13,850 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.074

95/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value36.0 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.synchrony.com

780 ms

api_dynamic.js

31 ms

api_static.js

37 ms

global-navigation.css

196 ms

synchrony-global_.css

419 ms

Our browser made a total of 112 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 0% of them (0 request) were addressed to the original Syf.com, 2% (2 requests) were made to Cdn.dynamicyield.com and 1% (1 request) were made to Tags.synchrony.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (780 ms) relates to the external source Synchrony.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 426.4 kB (18%)

Content Size

2.4 MB

After Optimization

1.9 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript

In fact, the total size of Syf.com main page is 2.4 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. 70% of websites need less resources to load. Images take 1.6 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-81%

Potential reduce by 88.8 kB

  • Original 110.1 kB
  • After minification 107.1 kB
  • After compression 21.3 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. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 88.8 kB or 81% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-1%

Potential reduce by 24.6 kB

  • Original 1.6 MB
  • After minification 1.6 MB

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. Syf images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-51%

Potential reduce by 313.0 kB

  • Original 608.7 kB
  • After minification 599.7 kB
  • After compression 295.7 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 313.0 kB or 51% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 74 (69%)

Requests Now

107

After Optimization

33

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 107 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Syf. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 27 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 27 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

www.synchrony.com

www.synchrony.com

780 ms

api_dynamic.js

api_dynamic.js

31 ms

api_static.js

api_static.js

37 ms

global-navigation.css

global-navigation.css

196 ms

synchrony-global_.css

synchrony-global_.css

419 ms

footer.css

footer.css

84 ms

global.css

global.css

89 ms

hero_3up_tiles.css

hero_3up_tiles.css

93 ms

heros-glide-hero-carousel.css

heros-glide-hero-carousel.css

79 ms

tiles-home-hero-tile.css

tiles-home-hero-tile.css

160 ms

info-tile-reverse.css

info-tile-reverse.css

127 ms

info-tile-wtp.css

info-tile-wtp.css

125 ms

featured-deal-tile.css

featured-deal-tile.css

152 ms

tile.css

tile.css

195 ms

financing-tile.css

financing-tile.css

186 ms

category-tabs.css

category-tabs.css

201 ms

banking-carousel.css

banking-carousel.css

216 ms

deals-by-category.css

deals-by-category.css

217 ms

category-tile.css

category-tile.css

307 ms

logo-grid-copy.css

logo-grid-copy.css

279 ms

tab-panels.css

tab-panels.css

265 ms

ways-to-pay.css

ways-to-pay.css

280 ms

financing-block-lg.css

financing-block-lg.css

244 ms

partner-logo-box.css

partner-logo-box.css

287 ms

business-3up.css

business-3up.css

293 ms

banking-carousel-slide.css

banking-carousel-slide.css

352 ms

syf-home-terms.css

syf-home-terms.css

363 ms

accessible-slick-theme.min.css

accessible-slick-theme.min.css

492 ms

glide.core.min.css

glide.core.min.css

326 ms

glide.theme.min.css

glide.theme.min.css

339 ms

jquery-3.5.1.min.js

jquery-3.5.1.min.js

428 ms

handlebars.min.js

handlebars.min.js

409 ms

global_navigation.js

global_navigation.js

377 ms

globals.js

globals.js

440 ms

offers.js

offers.js

413 ms

micromodal-min.js

micromodal-min.js

467 ms

modal-controls.js

modal-controls.js

486 ms

glide.min.js

glide.min.js

448 ms

slick.min.js

slick.min.js

470 ms

sitewide.js

sitewide.js

496 ms

fetch-api.js

fetch-api.js

517 ms

tab-panels.js

tab-panels.js

507 ms

banking-carousel.js

banking-carousel.js

506 ms

featured-deals.js

featured-deals.js

473 ms

deals-by-category-mkpt.js

deals-by-category-mkpt.js

470 ms

glide-hero-carousel.js

glide-hero-carousel.js

491 ms

animated-chevron.js

animated-chevron.js

714 ms

gsap.min.js

gsap.min.js

456 ms

searchbar-login.js

searchbar-login.js

447 ms

footer.js

footer.js

622 ms

RWY

RWY

439 ms

utag.js

utag.js

204 ms

5QYRA-QTEEB-GK8AA-REZVV-GFYPW

5QYRA-QTEEB-GK8AA-REZVV-GFYPW

139 ms

2023_synchrony_basic_logo.svg

2023_synchrony_basic_logo.svg

172 ms

menu_arrow_gray.png

menu_arrow_gray.png

171 ms

icon_external_link.svg

icon_external_link.svg

171 ms

icon_chevron_next.png

icon_chevron_next.png

200 ms

search_icon_gray.svg

search_icon_gray.svg

201 ms

icon_perforated_bang.svg

icon_perforated_bang.svg

175 ms

logo_facebook.svg

logo_facebook.svg

176 ms

logo_youtube.svg

logo_youtube.svg

178 ms

logo_instagram.svg

logo_instagram.svg

198 ms

logo_linkedin.svg

logo_linkedin.svg

273 ms

Satellite

Satellite

488 ms

member_white_75x75.png

member_white_75x75.png

209 ms

image_credit_card.png

image_credit_card.png

217 ms

logo_amazon_white.svg

logo_amazon_white.svg

251 ms

logo_samsclub_white.png

logo_samsclub_white.png

238 ms

logo_verizon_white.png

logo_verizon_white.png

258 ms

logo_jcp_white.png

logo_jcp_white.png

270 ms

harbor_freight_logo.png

harbor_freight_logo.png

277 ms

logo_tjmax_white.png

logo_tjmax_white.png

289 ms

search_icon.png

search_icon.png

292 ms

icon_bank.png

icon_bank.png

294 ms

icon_mastercard.png

icon_mastercard.png

308 ms

icon_calendar.png

icon_calendar.png

307 ms

icon_gold_card_lg.png

icon_gold_card_lg.png

280 ms

SynchronySans.woff

SynchronySans.woff

267 ms

SynchronySans-Medium.woff

SynchronySans-Medium.woff

275 ms

synchrony_sans_thin-v100-webfont.woff

synchrony_sans_thin-v100-webfont.woff

276 ms

SynchronySans-Bold.woff

SynchronySans-Bold.woff

319 ms

chevron_pre_hover.png

chevron_pre_hover.png

275 ms

chevron_hover.png

chevron_hover.png

320 ms

icon_banking_gold_lg.png

icon_banking_gold_lg.png

282 ms

icon_marketplace_bag_gold_lg.png

icon_marketplace_bag_gold_lg.png

274 ms

logo_grid_syf_home.png

logo_grid_syf_home.png

275 ms

icon_arrow_right.svg

icon_arrow_right.svg

422 ms

whitelistedurls.js

whitelistedurls.js

323 ms

icon_chevron_down.png

icon_chevron_down.png

220 ms

icon_gold_card.png

icon_gold_card.png

321 ms

icon_security.png

icon_security.png

313 ms

syf_home_card.png

syf_home_card.png

311 ms

syf_cc_card.png

syf_cc_card.png

298 ms

syf_mc_premier_card.png.png

syf_mc_premier_card.png.png

315 ms

icon_external_link.png

icon_external_link.png

292 ms

main_logo@0.5x.png

main_logo@0.5x.png

291 ms

config.json

config.json

187 ms

syf_icons_humanhands.png

syf_icons_humanhands.png

283 ms

syf_icons_home.png

syf_icons_home.png

276 ms

syf_icons_info.png

syf_icons_info.png

256 ms

synchrony_logo.svg

synchrony_logo.svg

282 ms

icon_external_link_grey_svg.svg

icon_external_link_grey_svg.svg

354 ms

menu_arrow_white.svg

menu_arrow_white.svg

315 ms

logo_x_for_footer.svg

logo_x_for_footer.svg

399 ms

syf-august-2024-heroimage-final.jpg

syf-august-2024-heroimage-final.jpg

313 ms

syf_marketplace_hero_jcrew.jpg

syf_marketplace_hero_jcrew.jpg

287 ms

bsoty-syncrony-image_only.jpg

bsoty-syncrony-image_only.jpg

269 ms

syf_home_explore_1.png

syf_home_explore_1.png

320 ms

syf_bank_site_image_redesign250x205-mobile.jpg

syf_bank_site_image_redesign250x205-mobile.jpg

322 ms

cc_brand_family_photo.png

cc_brand_family_photo.png

299 ms

contact_calling_support.png

contact_calling_support.png

311 ms

44 ms

Accessibility Review

syf.com accessibility score

74

Accessibility Issues

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

Buttons do not have an accessible name

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

ARIA

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

ARIA IDs are not unique

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

Heading elements are not in a sequentially-descending order

High

Some elements have a [tabindex] value greater than 0

Best Practices

syf.com best practices score

67

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

syf.com SEO score

76

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Content Best Practices

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

Impact

Issue

High

Links do not have descriptive text

High

Image elements do not have [alt] attributes

Crawling and Indexing

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

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

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

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

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 Syf.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 Syf.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

syf.com

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