BernardYC S26 landing page report.
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Your landing page’s weakest score is Trust.

How Bernard ranks

  1. 1.Sameday AI82
  2. 2.Avoca78
  3. 3.Rilla72
  4. 4.Bernard70
  5. 5.Hatch70
Fix Trust

Score over time

9080706050Avoca 71 on May 3 (Wayback)Avoca 72 on May 18 (Wayback)Avoca 70 on Jun 30 (Wayback)Avoca 78 on Jul 28 (Live)Avoca 70 on Sep 6 (Wayback)Avoca 70 on Sep 13 (Wayback)Avoca 75 on Oct 15 (Wayback)Sameday AI 79 on Apr 20 (Wayback)Sameday AI 79 on May 4 (Wayback)Sameday AI 79 on May 22 (Wayback)Sameday AI 80 on Jul 27 (Wayback)Sameday AI 82 on Jul 28 (Live)Rilla 76 on Aug 23 (Wayback)Rilla 72 on Sep 20 (Live)Hatch 59 on Feb 4 (Wayback)Hatch 70 on Jul 28 (Live)Bernard 70 on Sep 20 (Live)Sep 20

Trust

32Poor

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

Sameday AI
Avoca
Rilla
Hatch
Trust read
BernardNo visible trust signal identified.
Avoca"Trusted by 1,000+ Service Leaders" badge
Sameday AIStats bar: "2M+ Calls answered in the trades" and "92% Booking rate in most channels" beneath the customer logo strip
RillaCustomer logo strip (Kohler, Neighborly, Groundworks) under "Trusted by leading sales teams in home improvement, home bu
Hatch"Listen to Hatch AI" audio demo widget with Booking / Rescheduling / Speed to Lead sample calls

Value props

72Fair

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

Bernard’s headline sellsCapture every call. Plan every repair.Fix the problem the first time, with a complete game plan for your tech before the truck ever rolls.

Working

  • Outcome-led headline, not feature list
  • "Before the truck ever rolls" nails the pain
  • Trade-specific language signals the audience

Could improve

  • Zero numbers or proof points in the fold
  • Hero image decorates, never shows the product
  • Doesn't say what Bernard actually is (AI? app?)

CTA

76Fair

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

Bernard
Sameday AI

Problems

  • demo ask feels sales-heavy
  • work-email gate raises friction
  • no lower-commitment alternative

Information hierarchy

84Strong

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

Information hierarchy annotations on the desktop capture123
  1. Header Get a demo — Duplicates the hero form's CTA at equal weight, splitting the one action into two competing blue buttons.
  2. Contact and Careers links — Two same-weight exit links plus Sign in sit directly beside the primary CTA in the scan path.
  3. Get a demo button — Blue-on-blue gradient button reads slightly low-contrast against the input pill compared to the header version.

Mobile web

88Strong

The phone experience as a first-class citizen.

Mobile web annotations on the mobile capture1
  1. Email input field — Placeholder-only labeling disappears on focus, leaving the field unexplained mid-typing.

Competitors

inferred from product, audience, and value prop