AlkaliYC P25 landing page report.
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Score over time

908070605040SDS2 Estimating (Allplan) 59 on Apr 9 (Wayback)SDS2 Estimating (Allplan) 58 on Apr 19 (Wayback)SDS2 Estimating (Allplan) 59 on May 2 (Wayback)SDS2 Estimating (Allplan) 58 on May 9 (Wayback)SDS2 Estimating (Allplan) 63 on Sep 21 (Live)FabSuite / Tekla PowerFab 53 on Apr 4 (Wayback)FabSuite / Tekla PowerFab 54 on May 5 (Wayback)FabSuite / Tekla PowerFab 54 on May 14 (Wayback)FabSuite / Tekla PowerFab 52 on Jun 10 (Wayback)FabSuite / Tekla PowerFab 55 on Sep 21 (Live)STRUMIS 52 on Apr 15 (Wayback)STRUMIS 56 on Sep 21 (Live)PlanSwift 65 on Apr 19 (Wayback)PlanSwift 59 on May 15 (Wayback)PlanSwift 57 on Jun 12 (Wayback)PlanSwift 66 on Jul 17 (Wayback)PlanSwift 78 on Sep 21 (Live)Togal.AI 62 on Mar 26 (Wayback)Togal.AI 61 on Apr 14 (Wayback)Togal.AI 60 on Apr 23 (Wayback)Togal.AI 60 on May 7 (Wayback)Togal.AI 62 on May 19 (Wayback)Togal.AI 62 on Jun 20 (Wayback)Togal.AI 71 on Sep 20 (Live)Alkali 60 on Apr 11 (Wayback)Alkali 66 on Sep 21 (Live)Apr 11Sep 21
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  1. Sep 21, 202666LiveOverall +6 · Mobile web +24 · Information hierarchy +10Viewing
  2. Apr 11, 202660First tracked report — strongest CTA 72, weakest Trust 44View →

Trust

44Poor

Proof that the product is real, competent, and safe to try.

Alkali
PlanSwift
Togal.AI
FabSuite / Tekla PowerFab
Trust read
Alkali3D structural model captioned "↑ Footage from Alkali" showing real product output
SDS2 Estimating (Allplan)"A NEMETSCHEK COMPANY" mark under the Allplan logo
FabSuite / Tekla PowerFabDetailed 3D BIM building model rendering in the hero, suggesting real product output
STRUMISNo visible trust signal identified.
PlanSwift"4.7 Google Rating · 4.4 G2 Rating · Most Popular Takeoff Software - Construction Coverage 2024" badges above the CTA
Togal.AI"Trusted every day by thousands of professional builders." strip above the customer logo row

Value props

58Fair

Title, subtitle, hero — do they sell the product's true value?

Alkali’s headline vagueThe smarter way to estimate steel.Securely estimate, collaborate, and build together.

Working

  • Names the niche: steel estimating
  • "No signup required" lowers trial friction
  • 3D model hints at real product

Could improve

  • Subhead is generic buzzword stack
  • No numbers or proof points anywhere
  • "Smarter" is unquantified — smarter how?

CTA

72Fair

Copy, size, verb, cost-feel — does the primary CTA earn the click?

Alkali
PlanSwift

Problems

  • 'Here' names a place, not a payoff
  • free/no-signup offer not in label
  • competes with Contact and sign-in row

Mobile web

76Fair

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture12
  1. Uncollapsed header row — Logo, Takeoff/Detailing toggle, icon, and Contact pill are crammed into one row with the toggle overlapping the Alkali wordmark.
  2. Stacked sign-in buttons — Three equal-weight 'Continue with' buttons directly under 'Try Here' compete with the primary CTA for the tap.

Information hierarchy

78Fair

Does the design help or inhibit what the page is trying to say?

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture1234
  1. Contact nav button — Solid navy fill matches the primary CTA's weight, splitting attention between two equally styled buttons.
  2. 3D product render — Faint gray wireframe on near-white barely registers, weakening the strongest proof-of-product visual.
  3. Takeoff/Detailing toggle — Ambiguous segmented control in the nav invites exploration away from the sign-in card before the pitch lands.
  4. Three OAuth buttons — Three same-weight sign-in options stacked under the CTA dilute the single 'Try Here' action.