Changes

https://www.brave.com

Compared to previous audit · just now View previous audit

Santa Clara, United States → New York, United Stated

These audits ran from different locations. Timing metrics (TTFB, DNS, TLS) may reflect network path differences rather than site changes.

New issues

Resolved

score changes

Category	Previous	Current	Change
Composite	C (79)	C (78)	-1.000
Performance	B (87)	B (87)	—
Security	D (67)	D (67)	—
Accessibility	D (55)	D (55)	—
SEO	A+ (98)	A+ (98)	—
Infrastructure	A (91)	B (80)	-11.000
Compliance	B (83)	B (83)	—
Content	A+ (97)	A+ (97)	—
Sustainability	B (88)	B (88)	—

Metric	Previous	Current	Change
Performance	7100	7500	+400
Accessibility	9300	9300	—
Best Practices	10000	10000	—
SEO	9200	9200	—
PWA	0	0	—
Desktop Performance	9600	9600	—
Desktop Accessibility	8800	8800	—
Desktop Best Practices	10000	10000	—
Desktop SEO	10000	10000	—
FCP	3.49 s	2.80 s	-697 ms
LCP	4.20 s	3.68 s	-515 ms
TBT	297 ms	386 ms	+89 ms
CLS	0.067	0.066	-0.001
Desktop FCP	937 ms	945 ms	—
Desktop LCP	1.20 s	1.16 s	-36 ms
Desktop TBT	38 ms	50 ms	+11 ms
Desktop CLS	0.006	0.006	-0.000
TTFB †	37 ms	27 ms	-10 ms
DNS †	30 ms	14 ms	-16 ms
TLS †	4 ms	6 ms	+3 ms
Connect †	1 ms	2 ms	+1 ms
Total †	37 ms	27 ms	-10 ms

† Timing metrics may vary by worker location and do not necessarily indicate site changes.

Projected vs. Actual

Projected

Actual

Fell short of projection

10 issues resolved since last audit

40 issues remaining

Resolving remaining issues could reach A

Estimate — actual results may vary

CRITICAL 2 image-only link(s) without alt text accessibility

WARNING Third-party scripts: 3475ms (100% of total) performance

WARNING IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable infrastructure

WARNING Unattributable: 852ms CPU time performance

WARNING Trackers detected but no cookie policy found compliance

WARNING https://brave.com/js/tabs.4422877367929b6c6bcf6f97...: 637ms CPU time performance

WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance

WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (522.2 KiB of 522.4 KiB) performance

WARNING Trackers detected but no privacy policy found compliance

WARNING https://brave.com/js/lottie-player.f8a02068d6eea90...: 929ms CPU time performance

WARNING https://brave.com/: 786ms CPU time performance

WARNING https://brave.com/js/tabs.4422877367929b6c6bcf6f97...: 534ms CPU time performance

WARNING Third-party scripts: 2001ms (76% of total) performance

WARNING https://brave.com/js/lottie-player.f8a02068d6eea90...: 664ms CPU time performance

WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance

WARNING Unattributable: 622ms CPU time performance

WARNING Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (519.4 KiB of 519.6 KiB) performance

WARNING No meta description tag found seo

WARNING 54 third-party resources (100% of weight) performance

WARNING GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 1 / 8 categories compliance

WARNING https://brave.com/: 732ms CPU time performance

CRITICAL Both www and non-www versions serve content infrastructure

CRITICAL Content-Security-Policy header is missing security

CRITICAL No Content-Security-Policy header found security

CRITICAL 9 control(s) without accessible label accessibility

CRITICAL 2 button(s) with no accessible text accessibility

CRITICAL HSTS header is missing security

WARNING Broken link: https://analytics.brave.com content

WARNING 37 link(s) open in new tab without warning accessibility

WARNING X-Content-Type-Options header is missing security

WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security

WARNING No DMARC record found security

WARNING Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility

WARNING 1 control(s) rely on placeholder only accessibility

WARNING Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing security

WARNING Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3) accessibility

WARNING https://brave.com/static-assets/images/brave-logo-... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance

WARNING https://brave.com/js/lottie-player.f8a02068d6eea90...: 21 KB unused (47%) performance

WARNING CNAME record at zone apex infrastructure

WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security

WARNING Broken link: https://referrals.brave.com content

WARNING Heading level skipped: H1 → H4 (missing H2) accessibility

WARNING 3 link(s) with generic text accessibility

WARNING 185 of 188 links are healthy content

WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security

WARNING Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing security

WARNING https://brave.com/home-assets/images/app-illustrat... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance

WARNING Privacy Shield reference detected — note: framework invalidated compliance

WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security

WARNING https://brave.com/static-assets/images/brave-logo.... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift performance

via

1.1 e832d261a0bb86f8ba09ea0550c8e77e.cloudfront.net (CloudFront) → 1.1 52a50599e55838e3cced4f5e481dca9e.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)

4 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

14 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+18 pts

C (78) Could reach A (96)

Accessibility +30Security +30Infrastructure +14Compliance +13Performance +13Content +3

Estimate — actual results may vary (40 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Brave

April 12, 2026 → April 12, 2026

C C 79 → 78 -1 pts

Resolved

New issues

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

€1,466 in development time

Investment remaining

€4,264 to complete the remaining items

Ongoing risk

€0/month in ongoing exposure

Figures are estimates based on local developer hourly rate, industry CPC, and regulatory fine ranges.

Performance by category

Metric	Before	After	Change
Overall score	79 (C)	78 (C)	-1
Performance	87 (B)	87 (B)	0
Security	67 (D)	67 (D)	0
Accessibility	55 (D)	55 (D)	0
SEO	98 (A+)	98 (A+)	0
Infrastructure	91 (A)	80 (B)	-11
Compliance	83 (B)	83 (B)	0
Content	97 (A+)	97 (A+)	0
Sustainability	88 (B)	88 (B)	0

Resolved (10)

https://brave.com/js/tabs.4422877367929b6c6bcf6f97...: 534ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
Third-party scripts: 2001ms (76% of total) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://brave.com/js/lottie-player.f8a02068d6eea90...: 664ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)
→ Reduced regulatory exposure
Unattributable: 622ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (519.4 KiB of 519.6 KiB) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
No meta description tag found (SEO)
→ Better search engine visibility
54 third-party resources (100% of weight) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 1 / 8 categories (Compliance)
→ Reduced regulatory exposure
https://brave.com/: 732ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users

Recommended next steps (40)

Sprint 1
2 image-only link(s) without alt text (Accessibility)
Sprint 1
Both www and non-www versions serve content (Infrastructure)
Sprint 2
Content-Security-Policy header is missing (Security)
Sprint 2
No Content-Security-Policy header found (Security)
Sprint 2
9 control(s) without accessible label (Accessibility)
Sprint 1
2 button(s) with no accessible text (Accessibility)
Sprint 1
HSTS header is missing (Security)
Sprint 3
Third-party scripts: 3475ms (100% of total) (Performance)
Sprint 2
IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable (Infrastructure)
Sprint 1
Unattributable: 852ms CPU time (Performance)
Sprint 2
Trackers detected but no cookie policy found (Compliance)
Sprint 1
https://brave.com/js/tabs.4422877367929b6c6bcf6f97...: 637ms CPU time (Performance)
Sprint 2
No privacy policy link detected (Compliance)
Sprint 3
Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (522.2 KiB of 522.4 KiB) (Performance)
Sprint 2
Trackers detected but no privacy policy found (Compliance)

…and 25 more recommended item(s)