Changes

https://www.brave.com

Compared to previous audit · just now View previous audit

Sao Paulo, Brazil → Santa Clara, United States

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

Metric	Previous	Current	Change
Performance	7500	7100	-400
Accessibility	9300	9300	—
Best Practices	10000	10000	—
SEO	9200	9200	—
PWA	0	0	—
Desktop Performance	9600	9500	-100
Desktop Accessibility	8800	8800	—
Desktop Best Practices	10000	10000	—
Desktop SEO	10000	10000	—
FCP	2.80 s	3.46 s	+666 ms
LCP	3.68 s	4.14 s	+452 ms
TBT	386 ms	331 ms	-55 ms
CLS	0.066	0.067	+0.001
Desktop FCP	945 ms	1.05 s	+104 ms
Desktop LCP	1.16 s	1.30 s	+139 ms
Desktop TBT	50 ms	46 ms	-4 ms
Desktop CLS	0.006	0.004	-0.001
TTFB †	27 ms	214 ms	+186 ms
DNS †	14 ms	12 ms	-2 ms
TLS †	6 ms	6 ms	-1 ms
Connect †	2 ms	2 ms	-1 ms
Total †	27 ms	214 ms	+186 ms

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

Projected vs. Actual

Projected

Actual

Fell short of projection

11 issues resolved since last audit

39 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: 2967ms (100% of total) performance

WARNING https://brave.com/js/tabs.4422877367929b6c6bcf6f97...: 563ms CPU time performance

WARNING https://brave.com/js/lottie-player.f8a02068d6eea90...: 721ms CPU time performance

WARNING No privacy policy link detected compliance

WARNING Trackers detected but no privacy policy found compliance

WARNING Trackers detected but no cookie policy found compliance

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

WARNING https://brave.com/: 793ms CPU time performance

WARNING Unattributable: 761ms CPU time performance

WARNING Unattributable: 852ms CPU time performance

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

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

WARNING No meta description tag found seo

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

WARNING IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable infrastructure

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

WARNING Third-party scripts: 2623ms (75% of total) performance

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

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

WARNING No accessibility statement detected compliance

CRITICAL 9 control(s) without accessible label accessibility

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 HSTS header is missing security

CRITICAL 2 button(s) with no accessible text accessibility

WARNING Privacy Shield reference detected — note: framework invalidated compliance

WARNING No DMARC record found security

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

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

WARNING 1 control(s) rely on placeholder only accessibility

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

WARNING No Permissions-Policy header security

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

WARNING 3 link(s) with generic text accessibility

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

WARNING https://brave.com/home-assets/images/app-illustrat... 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 Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) accessibility

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

WARNING 185 of 188 links are healthy content

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

WARNING X-Frame-Options header is missing security

WARNING Permissions-Policy header is missing security

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

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

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

WARNING Referrer-Policy header is missing security

via

1.1 52a50599e55838e3cced4f5e481dca9e.cloudfront.net (CloudFront) → 1.1 8aa8f49930a2f48f6eda9fd64daa812e.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)

4 headers unchanged

Technology stack unchanged

14 technologies unchanged

Looking ahead

+17 pts

C (79) Could reach A (96)

Accessibility +30Security +30Compliance +13Performance +13Infrastructure +9Content +3

Estimate — actual results may vary (39 issues to fix)

Website improvement report — Brave

April 12, 2026 → April 12, 2026

C C 78 → 79 +1 pts

Resolved

New issues

Still remaining

Financial summary

Investment delivered

€1,551 in development time

Investment remaining

€4,179 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	78 (C)	79 (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	80 (B)	91 (A)	+11
Compliance	83 (B)	83 (B)	0
Content	97 (A+)	97 (A+)	0
Sustainability	88 (B)	88 (B)	0

Resolved (11)

Unattributable: 852ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://brave.com/: 786ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
54 third-party resources (100% of weight) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
No meta description tag found (SEO)
→ Better search engine visibility
https://brave.com/js/lottie-player.f8a02068d6eea90...: 929ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable (Infrastructure)
→ More reliable delivery
GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 1 / 8 categories (Compliance)
→ Reduced regulatory exposure
Third-party scripts: 2623ms (75% of total) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
https://brave.com/js/tabs.4422877367929b6c6bcf6f97...: 637ms CPU time (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (522.2 KiB of 522.4 KiB) (Performance)
→ Page loads faster for users
No accessibility statement detected (Compliance)
→ Reduced regulatory exposure

Recommended next steps (39)

Sprint 1
2 image-only link(s) without alt text (Accessibility)
Sprint 2
9 control(s) without accessible label (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 1
HSTS header is missing (Security)
Sprint 1
2 button(s) with no accessible text (Accessibility)
Sprint 3
Third-party scripts: 2967ms (100% of total) (Performance)
Sprint 1
https://brave.com/js/tabs.4422877367929b6c6bcf6f97...: 563ms CPU time (Performance)
Sprint 1
https://brave.com/js/lottie-player.f8a02068d6eea90...: 721ms CPU time (Performance)
Sprint 2
No privacy policy link detected (Compliance)
Sprint 2
Trackers detected but no privacy policy found (Compliance)
Sprint 2
Trackers detected but no cookie policy found (Compliance)
Sprint 3
Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (519.4 KiB of 519.6 KiB) (Performance)
Sprint 1
https://brave.com/: 793ms CPU time (Performance)

…and 24 more recommended item(s)