stagewiseYC S25 landing page report.
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stagewisehttps://stagewise.io/

Your landing page’s weakest score is Value props.

How stagewise ranks

  1. 1.Zed76
  2. 2.Cursor75
  3. 3.stagewise70
  4. 4.Claude Code70
  5. 5.Void70
  6. 6.Windsurf66
Fix Value props
70Growth scoreupdated

category scores

Value props62Trust64CTA72Mobile web72Information hierarchy78
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Value props62Trust64CTA72Mobile web72Information hierarchy78

Score over time

85807570656055Claude Code 72 on Apr 13 (Wayback)Claude Code 70 on Apr 27 (Wayback)Claude Code 66 on May 10 (Wayback)Claude Code 67 on Jun 21 (Wayback)Claude Code 70 on Aug 31 (Wayback)Claude Code 70 on Sep 20 (Live)Claude Code 70 on Sep 27 (Live)Cursor 75 on Jul 27 (Live)Windsurf 70 on Mar 29 (Wayback)Windsurf 68 on Apr 13 (Wayback)Windsurf 70 on Apr 25 (Wayback)Windsurf 72 on May 11 (Wayback)Windsurf 69 on May 31 (Wayback)Windsurf 66 on Jul 26 (Live)Zed 78 on Jul 2 (Wayback)Zed 77 on Jul 16 (Wayback)Zed 78 on Jul 28 (Wayback)Zed 78 on Aug 14 (Wayback)Zed 75 on Aug 25 (Wayback)Zed 78 on Sep 8 (Wayback)Zed 76 on Sep 22 (Live)Void 59 on May 3 (Wayback)Void 61 on May 16 (Wayback)Void 70 on Jun 6 (Wayback)Void 73 on Jun 17 (Wayback)Void 70 on Sep 22 (Live)Void 68 on Oct 2 (Wayback)Void 70 on Oct 13 (Wayback)stagewise 70 on Apr 27 (Wayback)stagewise 68 on Jun 4 (Wayback)stagewise 70 on Sep 22 (Live)Apr 27Jun 4Sep 22
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  1. Sep 22, 202670LiveOverall +2 · Mobile web +14 · Value props −10Viewing
  2. Jun 4, 202668Overall −2 · Mobile web −8 · Information hierarchy +6View →
  3. Apr 27, 202670First tracked report — strongest Information hierarchy 76, weakest Trust 62View →

Value props

62Fair

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

stagewise’s headline undersellsThe Agentic IDE for Open-Source Modelsstagewise is a next-gen agent orchestrator for software engineers, leveraging our frontier-grade agent harness. Full model sovereignty. Runs locally, connects to anything.

Working

  • Open-source models angle is a sharp differentiator
  • 'Runs locally' hits privacy and control emotion
  • Hero screenshot shows the agent actually working

Could improve

  • 'Frontier-grade agent harness' is insider jargon
  • No user outcome named anywhere in the fold
  • 6.8K+ number is unlabeled and easy to miss

Trust

64Fair

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

Trust read
stagewiseGitHub badge showing "6.8K+" next to the download CTA
Claude Codeimplicit context Claude Code may benefit from pre-existing familiarity among its target audience.
CursorDetailed 'Cursor Desktop' product UI showing the 'Plan Mission Control' agent workflow and Cursor CLI output
WindsurfDetailed product screenshot of the Sessions board with 'Running', 'Waiting for review', and 'Done' columns
ZedReal editor screenshot showing an agent task "Add AccessKit support to GPUI elements" with live file tree and code
Void"Backed by Y Combinator" badge below the CTAs

CTA

72Fair

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

stagewise
Zed
Void
Cursor

Problems

  • three different download labels
  • platform in label narrows audience
  • download feels heavier than try

Mobile web

72Fair

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture123
  1. Download on Desktop CTA — The label tells phone visitors the action isn't for them — a dead end with no mobile alternative.
  2. Six-line subheadline block — Two stacked value statements wrap into six lines, pushing the CTA toward the bottom of the fold.
  3. Tiny product screenshot — The desktop IDE screenshot shrinks to illegible text on a phone, adding no comprehension value.

Information hierarchy

78Fair

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

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture123
  1. Cropped product screenshot — The app preview and its scenic backdrop are cut at the fold, so the brand's strongest visual never lands.
  2. Header Download button — Same weight and label family as the hero CTA, splitting the fold's single action into two targets.
  3. Download for Linux CTA — OS-specific label makes non-Linux visitors hesitate at the only conversion point.

Competitors

inferred from product, audience, and value prop
#1Zedzed.dev76 #2Cursorcursor.com75
#3stagewise70
#4Claude Codeclaude.com70 #5Voidvoideditor.com70 #6Windsurfwindsurf.com66