# Pangolin YC S25 landing page growth score

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Source: https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-s25/pangolin
Source observed: 2026-10-15T20:55:18.680Z
Last checked: 2026-10-17T10:58:22.218+00:00
Indexed: 2026-10-16T00:11:46.847+00:00

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# Pangolin YC S25 landing page growth score

We provide a Growth Score report for [Pangolin](https://pangolin.net/), a YC S25 landing page. The report evaluates the page across CTA, Mobile web, Value props, Information hierarchy, and Trust.

## Overall score

- **Growth score:** 64/100
- **Updated:** September 22, 2026
- **Weakest area:** CTA
- **Category scores:** CTA 52, Mobile web 58, Value props 62, Information hierarchy 64, Trust 82

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

## How Pangolin ranks

1. [NetBird — 77](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/netbird.io)
2. [ngrok — 77](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/ngrok.com)
3. [Cloudflare Zero Trust (Cloudflare One) — 73](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/cloudflare.com)
4. [Tailscale — 69](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/tailscale.com)
5. [Twingate — 66](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/twingate.com)
6. Pangolin — 64

## Score over time

| Date | Overall | Changes / note |
|---|---:|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | 64 | Overall +4; Mobile web +10; Trust +8 |
| [Sep 11, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-09-11) | 60 | Overall −8; Value props −14; Mobile web −10 |
| [Aug 26, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-08-26) | 68 | Overall +2; Value props +4; Information hierarchy +2 |
| [Aug 13, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-08-13) | 66 | Overall −2; CTA −4; Value props −4 |
| [Jul 26, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-07-26) | 68 | Overall +1; CTA +4; Value props +2 |
| [Jun 29, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-06-29) | 67 | Overall +1; Trust +2 |
| [Jun 13, 2026](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/history/2026-06-13) | 66 | First tracked report; strongest Value props 76, weakest CTA 58 |

## CTA — 52, Fair

**Question evaluated:** Copy, size, verb, and cost-feel—does the primary CTA earn the click?

### Problems identified

- No CTA in the hero; CTA is navigation-only.
- The mobile fold has no CTA.
- “Sign up” sells a form rather than value.
- The CTA has a small footprint compared with the large headline.

The CTA comparison ranks Pangolin at 52 behind NetBird 86, Cloudflare Zero Trust (Cloudflare One) 84, Twingate 78, ngrok 78, and Tailscale 76.

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

## Mobile web — 58, Fair

The report identifies two mobile findings:

1. **Three-line promo banner:** The AI Gateway announcement wraps to three lines and consumes the top tenth of the screen.
2. **Badges above headline:** SOC2/ISO seals occupy prime space before the value statement, pushing the headline and any CTA down.

![Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/pangolin.net-mobile.jpg?v=2026-09-22T18%3A40%3A41.306%2B00%3A00)

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

## Value props — 62, Fair

Pangolin’s displayed headline is **“The Open Security and Networking Platform”**, with the subhead **“Connect and protect your workforce, AI agents, and infrastructure.”**

![Pangolin landing page capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/pangolin.net.jpg?v=2026-09-22T18%3A40%3A41.306%2B00%3A00)

### Working

- Hero mockups show a real CLI and connected flow.
- Proof includes SOC2, ISO 27001, and 24.7k stars.
- “Open” signals the open-source differentiator.

### Could improve

- The headline is a category label rather than an outcome.
- The subhead names the audience but provides no specifics.
- The page does not invoke an emotional legacy-VPN pain point.

The Value props comparison ranks Twingate 76, Tailscale 72, NetBird 72, ngrok 68, Pangolin 62, and Cloudflare Zero Trust (Cloudflare One) 62.

## Information hierarchy — 64, Fair

![Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/pangolin.net.jpg?v=2026-09-22T18%3A40%3A41.306%2B00%3A00)

The report identifies three hierarchy issues:

1. **Sign up vs Book demo:** Equal-weight header CTAs split the primary action; outlined “Book a demo” beside filled “Sign up” makes neither clearly primary.
2. **Orange announcement banner:** The AI Gateway banner is the highest-contrast fold element and pulls the first glance, with a “Learn more” exit above the headline.
3. **INDEX/ABOUT split section:** Two same-weight columns, dense paragraph text, and Version, Platform, and GitHub specification rows crowd the fold and compete with the hero.

[View layout plan](https://www.lazyweb.com/backlog?site=pangolin.net#opt-information-hierarchy) turns these callouts into a sequenced keep/move/merge/remove plan.

## Trust — 82, Strong

The report’s trust reads are:

| Product | Trust read |
|---|---|
| Pangolin | AICPA SOC2 and ISO 27001 compliance badges beside the hero headline |
| Tailscale | The report says Tailscale may benefit from pre-existing familiarity among its target audience. |
| Twingate | “Bring Your Own Cloud” webinar banner with the concrete date “Sep 24 \| 9AM PT,” signaling an active company |
| Cloudflare Zero Trust (Cloudflare One) | Headline claim: “Everything we learned from powering 20% of the Internet” |
| NetBird | GitHub “29.4k” star badge with OPEN SOURCE label plus “GDPR · ISO 27001 · DORA” compliance strip in the header |
| ngrok | Customer logo strip featuring Databricks, GitHub, Grafana Labs, Harvey, and Cyera below the hero CTA |

Trust ranking: Pangolin 82, NetBird 82, ngrok 68, Cloudflare Zero Trust (Cloudflare One) 58, Tailscale 52, and Twingate 42.

## Competitors

The report infers these competitors from product, audience, and value proposition:

1. [NetBird — netbird.io — 77](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/netbird.io)
2. [ngrok — ngrok.com — 77](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/ngrok.com)
3. [Cloudflare Zero Trust (Cloudflare One) — cloudflare.com — 73](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/cloudflare.com)
4. [Tailscale — tailscale.com — 69](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/tailscale.com)
5. [Twingate — twingate.com — 66](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/twingate.com)
6. Pangolin — 64

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