# Moda landing page growth score — YC W26

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Source: https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/moda
Source observed: 2026-10-02T11:40:32.143Z
Last checked: 2026-10-17T09:29:55.029+00:00
Indexed: 2026-10-02T13:01:12.861+00:00

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# Moda landing page growth score

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[Moda](https://moda.dev/)

Our overall **Growth Score is 70/100**, updated **September 21, 2026**. Our weakest category is **Trust**, scored at 52.

## Overall ranking

| Rank | Product | Growth score |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Braintrust](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/braintrust.dev) | 77 |
| 2 | [Langfuse](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/langfuse.com) | 77 |
| 3 | [Arize (Phoenix/AX)](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/arize.com) | 74 |
| 4 | Moda | 70 |
| 5 | [LangSmith](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/langchain.com) | 67 |
| 6 | [Humanloop](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/humanloop.com) | 39 |

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

## Category scores

- [Trust — 52](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/moda#gs-trust)
- [CTA — 62](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/moda#gs-cta)
- [Value props — 72](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/moda#gs-value_props)
- [Mobile web — 80](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/moda#gs-mobile_web)
- [Information hierarchy — 82](https://www.lazyweb.com/yc-w26/moda#gs-information_hierarchy)

## Score over time

The report includes a score-history chart for Moda and the comparison products: LangSmith, Braintrust, Arize (Phoenix/AX), Langfuse, and Humanloop. The chart highlights Moda's series and shows **Sep 21** as the latest displayed date.

## Trust — 52/100, Fair

Trust measures proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try.

![Moda trust-evidence capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/moda.dev.jpg?v=2026-09-21T08%3A01%3A45.451%2B00%3A00)

The report identifies our trust evidence as a product dashboard UI showing **“agent_v3.2 (1.2M traces)”** and specific learned improvements such as **“Tool learning · stripe.”** The trust comparison reads as follows:

| Product | Trust read |
|---|---|
| Moda | Product dashboard UI showing “agent_v3.2 (1.2M traces)” with specific learned improvements like “Tool learning · stripe.” |
| LangSmith | “Interrupt is coming to London & NYC in the fall!” conference banner |
| Braintrust | “TRUSTED BY THE BEST AI TEAMS” logo wall featuring Airtable, Notion, Stripe, Instacart, Dropbox, and Ramp |
| Arize (Phoenix/AX) | Customer logo wall under “Powering the world's leading AI teams,” including Uber, Spotify, Instacart, DoorDash, and Booking.com |
| Langfuse | Used by 21 of Fortune 50; 90B+ observations/month; 100,000+ engineers building on Langfuse |
| Humanloop | Humanloop and ANTHROP\\C co-branded hero announcing “the Humanloop team is joining Anthropic!” |

![Langfuse trust comparison](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/langfuse.com.jpg?v=2026-09-03T13%3A44%3A34.096%2B00%3A00)

![Arize trust comparison](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/arize.com.jpg?v=2026-09-20T06%3A32%3A17.151%2B00%3A00)

![Braintrust trust comparison](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/braintrust.dev.jpg?v=2026-07-28T03%3A07%3A15.397%2B00%3A00)

### Trust ranking

1. Langfuse — 82
2. Arize (Phoenix/AX) — 76
3. Braintrust — 72
4. Moda — 52
5. Humanloop — 45
6. LangSmith — 42

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

## CTA — 62/100, Fair

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

The primary CTA shown for us is **“Book a demo.”** The comparison CTAs shown are **“Start free”** for Langfuse, **“Start building”** for LangSmith and Braintrust, and **“TRY ARIZE AX”** for Arize (Phoenix/AX).

### Problems identified

- Demo booking feels costly.
- There is no self-serve alternative.
- The headline is small versus the competing large headlines.
- The hero UI is static rather than usable.

### CTA ranking

1. Langfuse — 86
2. LangSmith — 78
3. Braintrust — 78
4. Arize (Phoenix/AX) — 72
5. Moda — 62
6. Humanloop — 15

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

## Value props — 72/100, Fair

This category evaluates whether the title, subtitle, and hero sell the product's true value.

### Current headline and positioning

> **“Harness engineering that developers love”**
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> “Moda turns production traces into verified improvements for your agent harness: prompts, tools, skills, evals, memory.”

Our stated audience is **agent/AI developers**. The subhead names concrete inputs and outputs, and the hero demo shows real metrics rather than decorative content.

### Working

- The subhead names concrete inputs and outputs.
- The hero demo shows real metrics, not decoration.
- The audience is clear: agent/AI developers.

### Could improve

- The headline is affect-flat and does not express an outcome.
- It assumes the reader knows what “harness” means.
- Important numbers live in the image rather than the copy.

### Value-proposition ranking

1. Langfuse — 82
2. Braintrust — 73
3. Moda — 72
4. Arize (Phoenix/AX) — 68
5. LangSmith — 56
6. Humanloop — 35

## Mobile web — 80/100, Strong

This category evaluates the phone experience as a first-class citizen.

![Mobile web annotations on the Moda capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/moda.dev-mobile.jpg?v=2026-09-21T08%3A01%3A45.451%2B00%3A00)

1. **Truncated demo card titles** — “User correction · “ref…”” and the cards below it are cut off mid-word, reducing the proof content visible on mobile.
2. **Clipped query bar** — “agent_v3.2 (1.2M tra…” truncates the trace count and weakens the strongest scale signal in the demo.
3. **Book a demo button** — The desktop-proportioned button occupies roughly one third of the column instead of being thumb-friendly and full-bleed.

## Information hierarchy — 82/100, Strong

This category evaluates whether the design helps or inhibits the page's intended message.

![Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop Moda capture](https://zlfyzdmohcskkucuunmk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/sites/growth-score/site/moda.dev.jpg?v=2026-09-21T08%3A01%3A45.451%2B00%3A00)

1. **Nav “Book a demo”** — Duplicates the hero CTA at near-equal weight, splitting the single primary action into two targets.
2. **“Sign in” button** — Its solid black fill matches the primary CTA's styling, drawing first-glance attention to a non-conversion exit.
3. **Four-link navigation row** — Learn, FAQ, Blog, and Docs provide four exits before visitors reach the headline or CTA.

## Competitors

Competitors are inferred from product, audience, and value proposition.

1. [Braintrust — braintrust.dev](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/braintrust.dev) — 77
2. [Langfuse — langfuse.com](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/langfuse.com) — 77
3. [Arize (Phoenix/AX) — arize.com](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/arize.com) — 74
4. Moda — 70
5. [LangSmith — langchain.com](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/langchain.com) — 67
6. [Humanloop — humanloop.com](https://www.lazyweb.com/growth-score/site/humanloop.com) — 39

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