# Site Audit

> Your site has audiences that aren't human. Google's crawler, Lighthouse, screen readers, and AI. Most tools check one. Scout checks all four, tests across 9+ browsers including social media in-app browsers, and comes back with up to ten prioritized fixes ranked by business impact. One Job. About 15 minutes. Starts at $50.

## What it does

Scout reads your site the way Google, AI, and your customers do. The output is up to ten prioritized fixes ranked by business impact, not a raw score dump.

Ask Scout to audit your site. One Job. About 15 minutes.

## The flex

Scout reads your site three different ways. Once like a human visitor on a slow phone. Once like Google reading the page. Once like ChatGPT trying to learn what you do. Most tools only do the first one.

## What it checks

- **SEO site scan.** Every page, broken links, missing meta tags, redirect chains, duplicate content, lazy loading, alt text, schema markup errors.
- **Performance.** Lighthouse synthetic scores plus Chrome UX Report real-user metrics. Lab and field data side by side.
- **Accessibility.** Pa11y WCAG audit. The issues that block real users and signal quality to AI.
- **Security.** TLS, headers, surface-level posture.
- **Browser compatibility.** 9+ browsers including social media in-app browsers (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook). Where your customer actually lands matters.
- **Structured data validation.** Schema markup AI can read cleanly.

Output: up to ten prioritized fixes ranked by business impact. PDF, slide deck, structured JSON. Client-ready.

## What you don't have to do

- You don't have to read an SEO checklist and pretend you understand it.
- You don't have to triage 200 findings from a Lighthouse scan.
- You don't have to test your site in nine browsers yourself.

## Pricing

| Plan | Cost | Includes |
|------|------|----------|
| Pay As You Go | $50 / Job | One Site Audit |
| Pro | $100 / month | Three Jobs / month + weekly Monitoring |
| Portfolio | $500 / month | Unlimited Jobs + unlimited brands + weekly Monitoring |

7-day money-back guarantee. No annual contract.

## Where Site Audit fits in the causal chain

AI learns from your website.

- **Site Audit** finds why AI might struggle with your site.
- **[AI Visibility](/ai-visibility/)** finds how AI talks to your customers.
- **[Local GEO](/local-geo/)** triages what to fix.
- **[Surmado Sites](/sites/)** makes the fix real.
- **Monitoring** proves whether it worked.

Site Audit is the diagnostic step on the site itself. The Job that reads the source AI is learning from.

## How it differs

- **vs. Lighthouse alone:** Lighthouse is one synthetic test from one location. Site Audit is real Chrome user data, accessibility, multi-browser checks, schema validation, and prioritization.
- **vs. SEO platforms (Ahrefs Site Audit, Semrush, Screaming Frog):** SEO platforms surface a long list and expect you to triage. Site Audit returns up to ten prioritized fixes ranked by impact.
- **vs. an agency audit:** weeks and thousands of dollars. Site Audit is $50 and about 15 minutes. Use it as the first pass before deciding what's worth a deeper engagement.

## Who it's built for

Small business owners without an in-house developer. Marketing agencies serving local clients. Founders managing their own website.

**Not built for** enterprise SEO teams running Screaming Frog weekly. Better tools for that workflow.

## Common questions

**Is this just another Lighthouse report?**
No. Lighthouse is one input. Site Audit combines it with real Chrome user metrics, accessibility, multi-browser checks, schema validation, and prioritization.

**Is it accurate enough for client work?**
Yes. Real user data from Chrome UX Report (same source as Google's Core Web Vitals). Pa11y WCAG audit. Schema validation against schema.org. Suitable for client deliverables.

**Does Site Audit run JavaScript?**
Yes. The scan executes JavaScript so single-page apps and JS-rendered content are audited as a real browser would see them.

**Is there an API?**
Yes. The Jobs [API](/api/) lets you trigger Site Audits programmatically and receive results via webhook. Included with every plan.

**Is SEO dead now that AI answers questions directly?**
No. AI mirrors your digital visibility. Strong technical SEO is one input AI systems use to rank and recommend. The same audit that helps Google helps the seven AI platforms.

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Canonical: https://www.surmado.com/site-audit/
Source: Surmado, Inc., Phoenix, AZ, USA