# herdr Landing Page Growth Score | YC F26 | Lazyweb

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Source: https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-f26/herdr
Source observed: 2026-09-30T20:19:34.773Z
Last checked: 2026-10-17T09:00:31.65+00:00
Indexed: 2026-09-30T20:44:02.109+00:00

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# herdr Landing Page Growth Score

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We evaluate [herdr](https://herdr.dev/) as part of the YC F26 landing-page reports. Herdr’s product is described through the headline **“Run them anywhere. Leave them running.”** Its value proposition is that coding agents live in persistent, portable terminals: users can run multiple agents across projects, leave them working, and return from any machine to the same work.

## Overall score and ranking

- **Growth score:** 76/100
- **Updated:** Sep 20, 2026
- **Weakest category:** Information hierarchy
- **YC F26 ranking:** #2 of the four scored sites shown

| Rank | Site | Score |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Conductor](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/conductor.build) | 81 |
| 2 | herdr | 76 |
| 3 | [Omnara](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/omnara.com) | 72 |
| 4 | [Vibe Kanban](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/vibekanban.com) | 62 |

[Fix Information hierarchy](https://www.lazyweb.com/plans/checkout?plan=individual&source=growth_score_feature_build_fixes)

### Category scores

- [Information hierarchy — 68](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-f26/herdr#gs-information_hierarchy)
- [Mobile web — 72](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-f26/herdr#gs-mobile_web)
- [CTA — 78](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-f26/herdr#gs-cta)
- [Trust — 78](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-f26/herdr#gs-trust)
- [Value props — 84](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-f26/herdr#gs-value_props)

## Score over time

| Date | Score | Changes or note | Report |
|---|---:|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2026 | 76 | Live; Overall −2, Mobile web −6, Information hierarchy −4 | Current report |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 78 | Overall −1, Information hierarchy −4, CTA +2 | [View report](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-09-06) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 79 | Overall +1, Mobile web +8, Information hierarchy −6 | [View report](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-08-23) |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 78 | Overall +9, Information hierarchy +20, Mobile web +16 | [View report](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-08-09) |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 69 | Overall +1, Trust +14, Mobile web −6 | [View report](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-07-26) |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 68 | Overall +4, Mobile web +10, Trust +6 | [View report](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-07-12) |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 64 | First tracked report; strongest Value props 84, weakest Trust 52 | [View report](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-06-27) |

## Information hierarchy — 68, Fair

This category asks whether the design helps or inhibits what the landing page is trying to say.

![Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/herdr.dev.jpg?v=2026-09-20T06%3A08%3A32.94%2B00%3A00)

1. **Header navigation links:** Docs, Plugins, Blog, Compare, GitHub, X, and the Ink/Paper toggle create seven equally weighted exit paths before the INSTALL button.
2. **Hiring banner:** The green “We raised $6M. We’re hiring” ribbon is the highest-contrast element and draws first-glance attention to an off-site link.
3. **Install-method links:** “windows, homebrew, nix and manual install →” and “Connecting the machines →” appear at the same weight below the install command, splitting the next-step scan path three ways.
4. **INSTALL header button:** It duplicates the curl-command CTA in a muted outline style, so no single action dominates the fold.

[View layout plan](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=herdr.dev#opt-information-hierarchy) — turn these callouts into a sequenced keep, move, merge, or remove plan.

## Mobile web — 72, Fair

This category considers the phone experience as a first-class experience.

![Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/herdr.dev-mobile.jpg?v=2026-09-20T06%3A08%3A32.94%2B00%3A00)

1. **Install command CTA:** The primary action is a copy-to-clipboard curl command rather than a tappable button, which is awkward on a phone where developers rarely paste into a terminal.
2. **Hiring banner:** The “We raised $6M. We’re hiring” banner sits directly below the header and pushes the hero headline down before the value statement appears.
3. **Body paragraph block:** Eight lines of copy between the headline and install command stretch the fold and delay the action.
4. **Platform/install links:** “macOS · Linux · Windows · Apache 2.0” and the “windows, homebrew, nix and manual install” link crowd the area below the CTA with small competing tap targets.

[View mobile fixes](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=herdr.dev#opt-mobile-web) — convert these findings into a prioritized implementation checklist.

## CTA — 78, Fair

This category assesses CTA copy, size, verb, and cost-feel.

![herdr in-product action](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/herdr.dev.jpg?v=2026-09-20T06%3A08%3A32.94%2B00%3A00)

![Conductor CTA comparison](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/conductor.build.jpg?v=2026-09-20T05%3A22%3A24.591%2B00%3A00)

The CTA findings for herdr are:

- The **“COPY”** submit action promises no clear payoff.
- The navigation **“INSTALL”** action is small and visually quiet.
- **Apache 2.0** is shown, but “free” is not stated.

CTA comparison ranking:

1. Conductor — 82
2. herdr — 78
3. Omnara — 78
4. Vibe Kanban — 68

[Rewrite this CTA](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=herdr.dev#opt-cta-writing) to generate primary and secondary options grounded in herdr’s offer and visitor objections.

## Trust — 78, Fair

This category covers proof that a product is real, competent, and safe to try.

| Product | Trust read |
|---|---|
| herdr | Stats band: “39,703 GITHUB STARS” and “981,308 INSTALLS TO DATE” |
| Conductor | “feels like going from typing with two fingers to having eight arms” — Frank, Product Designer, Thinking Machines |
| Omnara | “Backed by Y Combinator” badge above the headline |
| Vibe Kanban | “Works with” integration icon row showing recognizable AI tool logos, including OpenAI, beneath the CTA |

Trust comparison ranking:

1. herdr — 78
2. Conductor — 74
3. Omnara — 52
4. Vibe Kanban — 38

[Build proof section](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=herdr.dev#opt-trust-signals) to choose proof signals and receive copy and placement for a stronger trust section.

## Value props — 84, Strong

This category asks whether the title, subtitle, and hero sell the product’s true value.

### herdr’s headline

> **Run them anywhere. Leave them running.**

> Herdr is where your coding agents live. However many you run, across however many projects, each in its own terminal. Walk away and they keep working. Come back from any machine and they're where you left them.

**What works:**

- Outcome-first emphasis on persistence and portability
- Emotional hook: walk away and the agents keep working
- Heavy proof: 981k installs and 39.7k stars

**Could improve:**

- “them” in the H1 needs the subhead to parse
- The hero ram mascot decorates rather than demonstrates
- The subhead buries the payoff line at the end

Value-proposition comparison ranking:

1. herdr — 84
2. Conductor — 78
3. Omnara — 68
4. Vibe Kanban — 62

## Competitors

These competitors are inferred from product, audience, and value proposition.

| Rank | Product | Destination | Score/status |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [Conductor](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/conductor.build) | conductor.build | 81 |
| 2 | herdr | herdr.dev | 76 |
| 3 | [Omnara](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/omnara.com) | omnara.com | 72 |
| 4 | [Vibe Kanban](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/vibekanban.com) | vibekanban.com | 62 |
| — | [Crystal](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/stravu.com) | stravu.com | failed |

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