Accessibility
· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.DLink & Button QualityAction17 issue(s) across 144 links and 13 buttonsFIX
| Element | Text | Issue | Suggested Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label | |
| https://portal.gigaom.com/blog/gigaom-an… | Read More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Read More Suggested: Gigaom Analysts On The Rise Of Constrained Autonomy | |||
| https://portal.gigaom.com/blog/its-all-a… | Read More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Read More Suggested: Its All About The Data Learning Lessons From Motorsport | |||
| https://portal.gigaom.com/report/cxo-dec… | Read More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Read More Suggested: Cxo Decision Brief Data Security Posture Management Theom | |||
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/advis… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/advis… | Learn More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn More Suggested: Advisory Services | |||
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/resea… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/resea… | Learn More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn More Suggested: Research Subscription | |||
| https://gigaom.com/research/product/vide… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://gigaom.com/research/product/vide… | Learn More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn More Suggested: Video | |||
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/key-c… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/key-c… | Learn More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn More Suggested: Key Criteria | |||
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/radar… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/radar… | Learn More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn More Suggested: Radars | |||
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/tco-b… | (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label |
| https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/tco-b… | Learn More | generic text | Replace with descriptive text |
Before: Learn More Suggested: Tco Benchmarks | |||
| (empty) | empty | Add link text or aria-label | |
Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
a#content; https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/advisory-services/; https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/research-subscription/; https://gigaom.com/research/product/video/; https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/key-criteria/; https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/radars/; https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/tco-benchmarks/; a#wt-cli-privacy-readmore
Links with no accessible text (empty <a></a>, image-only no alt, icon-only no aria-label) are unidentifiable to screen readers.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 2.4.4
Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
https://portal.gigaom.com/blog/gigaom-analysts-on-the-rise-of-constrained-aut… ("Read More"); https://portal.gigaom.com/blog/its-all-about-the-data-learning-lessons-from-m… ("Read More"); https://portal.gigaom.com/report/cxo-decision-brief-data-security-posture-man… ("Read More"); https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/advisory-services/ ("Learn More"); https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/research-subscription/ ("Learn More"); https://gigaom.com/research/product/video/ ("Learn More"); https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/key-criteria/ ("Learn More"); https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/radars/ ("Learn More"); https://gigaom.com/vendor-products/tco-benchmarks/ ("Learn More")
Generic anchor text ('click here', 'read more', 'learn more') tells screen readers and search engines nothing about the destination.
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Out-of-context lists of links read by AT (one navigation pattern) become useless when every link says 'click here'. Use the destination's title or topic as anchor text. Doubles as SEO win — Google passes anchor-text relevance to the destination.
Source: WCAG 2.4.4 / Google Search Central
DWeb ManifestActionNot foundFIX
No web manifest found.
DDark Mode SupportActionNo dark mode signalsFIX
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.
DPrint StylesheetActionNo print stylesFIX
BLandmark Structure23 landmarksREVIEW
Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
Without a <main> landmark, screen-reader users can't skip past the navigation to the page content — every page starts with re-reading the menu.
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The <main> element marks the page's primary content area. Assistive tech offers a 'jump to main' shortcut — but only if <main> exists. Without it, every page navigation forces re-reading the header. Wrap your primary content in a single <main>.
Source: WAI-ARIA / WCAG 2.4.1
BHeading Hierarchy53 headings, 2 skip(s)REVIEW
- H1 Create a Free GigaOm Account, or Sign in
- H3 Featured Insights skipped
- H4 blog
- H4 Data, Analytics & AI
- H3 GigaOm Analysts on: The Rise of Constrained Autonomy
- H4 The Forces Driving AI’s Structural Shift
- H4 blog
- H4 Data, Analytics & AI
- H3 It’s All About the Data Platform: Learning Lessons from Motorsport
- H4 Availability, Accessibility, Usability and Resilience
- H4 video
- H3 Business Disruptions in Tech with Kavitha Mariappan
- H4 CxO Decision Brief
- H4 Security & Risk
- H3 CxO Decision Brief: Data Security Posture Management - Theom
- H4 Theom delivers embedded data governance with real-time, query-layer visibility and AI-driven security controls for comprehensive data and AI risk management.
- H3 Most Popular
- H3 GigaOm Radar for Attack Surface Management
- H3 GigaOm Radar for XDR
- H3 GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Firewalls
- H3 GigaOm Radar for Deception Technology
- H3 Get the scoop on what's new
- H3 Our Latest Research Sign Up For Free
- H3 GigaOm Radar for AI Infrastructure
- H3 GigaOm Radar for Network Observability
- H3 GigaOm Radar for Security Service Edge (SSE)
- H3 GigaOm Radar for Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
- H3 GigaOm Radar for XDR
- H3 GigaOm Radar for Streaming Data Platforms
- H3 Looking for a research category?
- H3 Anticipate. Accelerate. Innovate.
- H3 Tools and Services That Power Decisions
- H3 Advisory
- H4 Innovate at the speed of the market
- H3 Research Subscription
- H4 Upskill yourself, and your team
- H3 Webinars
- H4 Grasp new technologies and market solutions
- H3 GigaOm Key Criteria Report
- H4 Gain detailed insight into mission-critical solutions
- H3 GigaOm Radar Report
- H4 Enable faster decision making
- H3 GigaOm Benchmark Report
- H4 Make confident decisions with hard evidence
- H3 Why GigaOm? See Our Case Studies
- H3 Helping Practitioners and Vendors Get Ahead of the Market
- H2 Leading Enterprise customers worldwide rely on GigaOm. Join them.
- H4 Subscribe to our monthly analyst insights newsletter skipped
- H4 Research
- H4 For Vendors
- H4 Insights
- H4 Company
- H4 Privacy Overview
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.
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Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline — screen-reader users lose track of section nesting.
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Screen reader users navigate by jumping between headings (H1 → H2 → H3). Skipping (H1 → H3) breaks the sense of hierarchy. Use sequential levels even if you don't like the default styling — restyle with CSS instead. WCAG 1.3.1 (Info and Relationships) treats this as an A failure.
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 1.3.1 / W3C WAI
BFavicon & Branding4 icon(s) detectedREVIEW
CColor Contrast (Screenshot)Action20 text elements analyzed, 3 fail WCAG AAREVIEW
Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.
1 contrast failures on background images/gradients
These failures are invisible to CSS-based accessibility tools like Lighthouse. The text may be fine on a solid background, but fails when rendered over an image or gradient.
Show all checked elements (20)
| Element | Ratio | Required | FG | BG | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| h1 Create a Free GigaOm… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h2 Leading Enterprise c… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Featured Insights | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Most Popular | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Get the scoop on wha… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Our Latest Research | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Looking for a resear… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Tools and Services T… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Advisory | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Research Subscriptio… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Webinars | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 GigaOm Key Criteria … | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 GigaOm Radar Report | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 GigaOm Benchmark Rep… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Why GigaOm? | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| h3 Helping Practitioner… | 21.00:1 | 3.0:1 | #000000 | #FFFFFF | Pass |
| title Home - Gigaom | 1.26:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #1C1E21 | Fail |
| a Skip to content | 1.26:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #1C1E21 | Fail |
| span Main Navigation | 7.12:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #009BFE | Pass |
| a Gigaom | 3.76:1 | 4.5:1 | #000000 | #006BB4 | Fail |
Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.
BLighthouse Accessibility AuditsScore 85/100 — 5 failing, 26 passedREVIEW
Accessibility
These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.
ARIA
Using ARIA attributes in roles where they are prohibited can mean that important information is not communicated to users of assistive technologies. Learn more about prohibited ARIA roles.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Microsoft div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
Bank of America div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
DataStax div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
Kong div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
Cohesity div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
Confluent div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
Progressive div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
Nginx div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
Paloalto div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
ADP div.container > div.row > div.col > div.brand |
CISO Series div.col-lg-10 > div.row > div.col > div.partner |
CRN div.col-lg-10 > div.row > div.col > div.partner |
A Cloud Guru div.col-lg-10 > div.row > div.col > div.partner |
The Register div.col-lg-10 > div.row > div.col > div.partner |
SDX Central div.col-lg-10 > div.row > div.col > div.partner |
Pluralsight div.col-lg-10 > div.row > div.col > div.partner |
These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.
Contrast
Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
CONTINUE div.column > div.form-container > form.form > button.w-100 |
Jon Collins article.row > div.col-md-6 > div.meta > span.author |
READ MORE article.row > div.col-md-6 > div.entry-content > a.read-more-button |
Jon Collins article.row > div.col-md-6 > div.meta > span.author |
READ MORE article.row > div.col-md-6 > div.entry-content > a.read-more-button |
Howard Holton article.row > div.col-md-6 > div.meta > span.author |
WATCH NOW article.row > div.col-md-6 > div.entry-content > a.read-more-button |
Howard Holton article.row > div.col-md-6 > div.meta > span.author |
READ MORE article.row > div.col-md-6 > div.entry-content > a.read-more-button |
Chris Ray, Whit Walters article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Feb 26, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
Chris Ray article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Apr 9, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
Paul Stringfellow article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Mar 5, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
Stan Wisseman article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Feb 18, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
Get the scoop on what's new div.col-xl-3 > div.scoop-cta > div.container > h3 |
Subscribe to get the latest GigaOm blogs, guides and industry insight. div.col-xl-3 > div.scoop-cta > div.container > p |
SUBSCRIBE NOW div.col-xl-3 > div.scoop-cta > div.container > a.btn |
SIGN UP FOR FREE div.row > div.col > h3.heading > a.btn |
James Brown article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Apr 14, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
Andrew Green article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Apr 13, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
Ivan McPhee article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Apr 13, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
Paul Stringfellow article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Apr 13, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
Chris Ray article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Apr 9, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
Andrew J. Brust, Jelani Harper article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > span.author |
Apr 9, 2026 article#post-971548 > header.entry-header > div.meta > time.entry-date |
MEDIA PARTNERS div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-2 > span.partners-heading |
SIGN UP FOR FREE div.container > div.row > div.col > a.cta-button |
SUBSCRIBE NOW footer#colophon > div.row > div.col-md-4 > a#footer-cta-button |
Privacy Policy div#cookie-law-info-bar > div.cli-wrapper > span#wt-cli-cookie-banner > a |
These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.
Navigation
Properly ordered headings that do not skip levels convey the semantic structure of the page, making it easier to navigate and understand when using assistive technologies. Learn more about heading order.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Featured Insights div.container > div.row > div.col > h3.heading |
Subscribe to our monthly analyst insights newsletter footer#colophon > div.row > div.col-md-4 > h4 |
These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.
Names and labels
Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay |
div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay |
div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay |
div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay |
div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay |
div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay div.container > div.row > div.col-lg-6 > a.overlay |
These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.
Best practices
Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.
Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.
| Failing Elements |
|---|
Search header#wrapper-navbar > nav#main-nav > div.container > a.search-button |
Patrick McMorran, FCP Euro VP of Technology Strategy & Operations div.row > div#brands-testimonial-carousel > div.carousel-indicators > button.active |
Ishan Mukherjee, New Relic SVP of Marketing div.row > div#brands-testimonial-carousel > div.carousel-indicators > button |
Jon Bratseth, CEO and Founder, Vespa div.row > div#brands-testimonial-carousel > div.carousel-indicators > button |
Atul Deshpande, Principal Solutions Architect, RedHat div.row > div#brands-testimonial-carousel > div.carousel-indicators > button |
Lightlytics div.row > div#brands-testimonial-carousel > div.carousel-indicators > button |
Large Energy Company div.row > div#brands-testimonial-carousel > div.carousel-indicators > button |
Minio div.row > div#brands-testimonial-carousel > div.carousel-indicators > button |
Hitachi div.row > div#brands-testimonial-carousel > div.carousel-indicators > button |
Large Insurance Company div.row > div#brands-testimonial-carousel > div.carousel-indicators > button |
These items highlight common accessibility best practices.
A+Alt Text QualityAll 26 images OKPASS
AForm Accessibility1 of 3 controls have issuesPASS
| Control | Type | Label | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| s | search | Search | aria-label |
| #wt-cli-checkbox-necessary | checkbox | Necessary | aria-label |
| (i.e. john@mail.com) | placeholder only |
Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.
<input type="email" name="email">
Placeholder-only labels disappear when the user starts typing — they must remember what the field was for.
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Placeholders are NOT labels. They vanish on input, fail color contrast checks (most are gray), and don't satisfy WCAG SC 3.3.2. Always use a real <label> alongside (or aria-labelledby).
Source: WCAG 2.1 SC 3.3.2 / Nielsen Norman