# Aster landing-page growth score: 53/100

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Source: https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-p26/asterlab
Source observed: 2026-09-30T02:41:32.664Z
Last checked: 2026-10-20T08:26:22.12+00:00
Indexed: 2026-09-30T06:53:39.266+00:00

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# Aster landing-page growth score

We provide a growth-score report for [Aster](https://www.asterlab.ai/), a Public Benefit Corporation focused on automating research. Aster says that discovering novel technologies currently takes years and that its mission is to develop autonomous research systems that compress decades of research into hours.

## Overall result

Aster’s growth score is **53/100**, updated **September 20, 2026**. Its weakest category is **CTA**, scored **42/100**.

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

### Category scores

- [CTA — 42](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-p26/asterlab#gs-cta)
- [Mobile web — 48](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-p26/asterlab#gs-mobile_web)
- [Information hierarchy — 52](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-p26/asterlab#gs-information_hierarchy)
- [Value props — 62](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-p26/asterlab#gs-value_props)
- [Trust — 62](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-p26/asterlab#gs-trust)

## How Aster ranks

| Rank | Company | Growth score |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Edison Scientific](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/edisonscientific.com) | 69 |
| 2 | [FutureHouse](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/futurehouse.org) | 61 |
| 3 | Aster | 53 |
| 4 | [Sakana AI](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/sakana.ai) | 43 |
| 5 | [Lila Sciences](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/lila.ai) | 41 |

## Score over time

The report’s historical observations are:

1. **September 20, 2026 — 53**, live report; overall −1, information hierarchy −6, trust +4.
2. [August 30, 2026 — 54](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-08-30); overall +5, trust +14, information hierarchy +6.
3. [July 22, 2026 — 49](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-07-22); overall +2, CTA +12, information hierarchy −3.
4. [June 17, 2026 — 47](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-06-17); overall +14, value props +24, trust +24.
5. [May 20, 2026 — 33](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-05-20); overall +3, information hierarchy +10, trust +3.
6. [May 11, 2026 — 30](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-05-11); overall −2, CTA −4, mobile web −4.
7. [April 18, 2026 — 32](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-04-18); first tracked report, with strongest CTA at 52 and weakest trust at 15.

## CTA — 42/100, Poor

We assess CTA copy, size, verb, and cost-feel: whether the primary CTA earns the click.

### Problems identified

- No primary CTA appears anywhere in the fold.
- Only navigation links and a text link are available.
- The banner is news rather than an action.
- There is no path into the product.

### CTA category ranking

1. Edison Scientific — 68
2. FutureHouse — 52
3. Lila Sciences — 52
4. Aster — 42
5. Sakana AI — 30

[Rewrite this CTA](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=asterlab.ai#opt-cta-writing) with our CTA rewrite studio. The studio generates primary and secondary CTA options grounded in Aster’s offer and visitor objections.

## Mobile web — 48/100, Poor

We evaluate 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/asterlab.ai-mobile.jpg?v=2026-09-20T08%3A09%3A56.529%2B00%3A00)

1. **Uncollapsed nav row:** The full desktop link row—Products, Plans, Inference, and Join Us—is compressed across the phone instead of using a hamburger menu.
2. **Two-line announcement banner:** The banner wraps to two lines and stacks with the navigation, creating a double-decker header that consumes the top of the fold.
3. **Mission paragraph:** Seven lines of prose stand in for a hero, with no CTA button anywhere in the first viewport.

[View mobile fixes](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=asterlab.ai#opt-mobile-web) to turn these findings into a prioritized implementation checklist.

## Information hierarchy — 52/100, Fair

We assess whether the design helps or inhibits what the page is trying to communicate.

![Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/asterlab.ai.jpg?v=2026-09-20T08%3A09%3A56.529%2B00%3A00)

1. **Mission-paragraph hero:** The value proposition appears as paragraph body copy without a headline or CTA beneath it, so the fold’s focal block ends without a next step.
2. **Follow on X link:** The only styled link in the hero sends visitors off-site to X before an on-site action is available.
3. **World-record banner:** The topmost element links to an announcement and competes with the hero before visitors read what Aster is.
4. **Cropped benchmark chart:** The strongest proof visual is cut off at the fold edge, with axis labels too small to read.

[View layout plan](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=asterlab.ai#opt-information-hierarchy) for a sequenced plan to keep, move, merge, or remove these elements.

## Value props — 62/100, Fair

We assess whether the title, subtitle, and hero sell the product’s true value.

### Aster’s headline undersells the offer

The visible hero copy is:

> “Aster is a Public Benefit Corporation focusing on automating research. Currently, discovering novel technologies takes years. Our mission is to develop autonomous research systems that compress decades of research into hours.”

**Working:**

- “Decades into hours” is vivid and outcome-led.
- The benchmark chart shows **+5.68%** proof.
- The world-record banner adds an immediate credibility signal.

**Could improve:**

- There is no headline; the wordmark stands in for an H1.
- The strongest line is buried third in a mission paragraph.
- “Public Benefit Corporation” leads instead of the value proposition.

### Value-proposition ranking

1. Edison Scientific — 72
2. FutureHouse — 68
3. Aster — 62
4. Sakana AI — 42
5. Lila Sciences — 22

## Trust — 62/100, Fair

We assess proof that a product is real, competent, and safe to try.

| Company | Trust read |
|---|---|
| Aster | “Andrej Karpathy’s Benchmark” bar chart showing Aster at **+5.68%**, compared with Community best at **+2.84%** and Recursive at **+5.57%**. |
| Sakana AI | The report identifies implicit context: Sakana AI may benefit from pre-existing familiarity among its target audience. |
| FutureHouse | “We’re a non-profit building AI agents to automate research in biology and other complex sciences.” |
| Edison Scientific | Partner/customer logo strip on mobile showing Incyte and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. |
| Lila Sciences | No visible trust signal identified. |

### Trust ranking

1. Aster — 62
2. Edison Scientific — 48
3. Lila Sciences — 42
4. Sakana AI — 38
5. FutureHouse — 38

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

## Competitors

The competitor set is inferred from product, audience, and value proposition.

1. [Edison Scientific — edisonscientific.com — 69](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/edisonscientific.com)
2. [FutureHouse — futurehouse.org — 61](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/futurehouse.org)
3. Aster — 53
4. [Sakana AI — sakana.ai — 43](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/sakana.ai)
5. [Lila Sciences — lila.ai — 41](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/lila.ai)

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