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Link Checking · Reviewed 24 Oct 2026

SortSite

Automated website testing for accessibility, compatibility, SEO, and broken links.

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SortSite at a glance
64.9KEstimated total trafficModeled monthly visits1.7KRanking keywordsPublic search sample88/100Technical health1 pages checked0Referring domainsLive backlink summary

Overview

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Summary

The useful answer before the supporting detail.

SortSite is an automated website testing tool that scans for accessibility, browser compatibility, SEO, broken links, and secure connections S1. It is used by web developers and quality assurance teams to identify usability issues that manual testing would miss, reducing the cost and effort of comprehensive site checks S1. The tool provides detailed reports and is available as a desktop application with one-time licensing options S1.

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Product identity and positioning

Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.

  • Identity: SortSite is an automated website testing tool by PowerMapper S1.
  • Core purpose: It scans websites for accessibility, compatibility, SEO, and broken link issues S1.
  • Intended users: Web developers and QA teams needing efficient site-wide testing S1.
  • Product scope: A desktop application with multiple editions, not a cloud platform S1.
  • Positioning: Positioned as a comprehensive, cost-effective alternative to manual testing S1.
  • Claimed distinction: Uses evidence-based testing to achieve low false positive rates S1.
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Use cases and audiences

Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.

AudiencePractical use case
Web developersAutomatically test sites for browser compatibility and accessibility issues before launch S1.
Quality assurance teamsReduce manual testing workload by automating checks for broken links and SEO problems S1.
Website ownersIdentify usability issues that impact user experience and first impressions S1.

Features

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Features and capabilities

Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.

CapabilityWhat it does
Accessibility scanningDetects issues that make sites difficult to use for people with disabilities S1.
Browser compatibility checksIdentifies CSS and JavaScript features not supported across browsers, with fallback guidance S14 S17 S21.
SEO checksFlags search engine optimization problems S1.
Broken link detectionFinds links to unchecked or non-existent pages S1.
Secure connection verificationChecks for secure connections (HTTPS) S1.
Automated scanningCrawls pages and queues them for scanning, generating a report automatically S1.
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Integrations and ecosystem

Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.

Integration or interfaceTypeWhat it enables
Command line toolsInterfaceAllows automated testing in Developer edition S1.
Standalone productIntegrationSupport is provided only for standalone use, not integration with other systems S70.

Pricing

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Pricing and plans

Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.

Plan or offerVerified price and billingIncludedLimits
Standard$149 one-time per user; optional upgrades $37.25/year S1Up to 22,000 pages per scanUnlimited scans S1
Professional$349 one-time per user; optional upgrades $87.25/year S1Up to 22,000 pages per scan5-user pack $1,396 S1
Developer$849 one-time per user; optional upgrades $212.25/year S1Desktop and command line tools; up to 22,000 pages per scan5-user pack $3,396 S1
OnDemandNot publishedCloud edition S1Not published S1
Free trialFree trial available; length not stated S1Not establishedNot established

Competition

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Competitive landscape

Domains competing for the same organic search demand.

Sampled competitors

CompetitorFirst-page appearancesSampled queriesAverage positionQueries observed
youtube.com315.7bad links
datayze.com111online website spell checker
rebrandly.com111bad links
avast.com112bad links
chromewebstore.google.com113online website spell checker
spl.ing114online website spell checker
plixer.com114bad links
online-spellcheck.com115online website spell checker
w3.org116online website spell checker
quora.com116bad links

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

Independent review sources discovered

No links to supported independent review platforms were discovered on the collected pages.

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AI visibility

Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.

AI-assistant referral traffic

  • Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 0.4%
MonthSource
—All AI assistants

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Site-stated AI capabilities

No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.

These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.

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Marketing opportunities

Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.

OpportunityRecommended actionEvidence
Competitor gapReview the sampled queries where youtube.com appears.3 first-page appearances across bad links

Website intelligence — Collected evidence

Website evidence gaps

  • pricing: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • features: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
  • technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.

Website intelligence — Scout synthesis

  • The site offers multiple product lines (OnDemand Suite, SortSite Desktop, PowerMapper Desktop, Desktop Suite) with dedicated benefit and example pages, providing clear content marketing opportunities for each product W3W4W5W6W8W9W12W13.
  • Dedicated purchase paths for Education/Non-Profit and Resellers indicate target segments that could be expanded with tailored landing pages or case studies W20W21.
  • The Knowledge Base and Technical Resources sections suggest opportunities for SEO-focused documentation and tutorial content W23W24.
  • Scout inference: The homepage lacks visible marketing copy, testimonials, or comparison content, which could be added to improve conversion-oriented SEO.

Trust and proof

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Customers, proof, and reviews

Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.

Independent reviews

PlatformPageHow it was foundNote
dergipark.org.trdergipark.org.trGrounded web search. (2017). The Most Violated WCAG 1.0 Guidelines by ... Systematic Literature Review to Determine the Web Accessibility Issues in Saudi Arabian University and Government Websites ... Global Prevalence of Blindness and Distance and near Vision Impairment:

Customer proof

No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.

Independent mentions

  • What tools or procedures do you use for accessibility testing? — Other tools Website Error Checker: Accessibility & Link Checker - SortSite (crawls websites and tests every page) Colour Contrast Analyser ... PDF Accessibility Checker - PAC (for PDFs) CommonLook PDF Validator: PDF Accessibility Checker / FREE Download
  • Website Error Checker: Accessibility & Link Checker - SortSite — Test your site for accessibility and usability issues. Check for broken links, spelling errors, browser compatibility, SEO, web standards, and WCAG compliance. ... ### Check Pages ... The scan engine finds problems by running 1300 rules on each page. ... Then, all pages are checked for links to unchecked pages. ... ### Get Report ... Your report is generated once all pages have been scanned. ... - Accessibility - check against WCAG and Section 508 guidelines - Broken Links - check for broken lin
  • Website Error Checker: Accessibility & Link Checker - SortSite — - Broken Links - check for broken links and other errors - Compatibility - find browser-specific code, script, and image formats - ... Google and Bing webmaster guidelines - Web Standards - validate HTML and CSS - Usability - check against Usability.gov
  • Website Error Checker: Accessibility & Link Checker - SortSite - WebABLE™ — One click is all it takes to analyze an entire web site. Each page is checked against more than 1300 standards based checkpoints. ... - Accessibility – check WCAG and Section 508 guidelines against many file types: find flashing GIFs, untagged PDFs - Broken Links – check for broken links and spelling errors - Compatibility – check for HTML, script and image formats that don’t work in common browsers - Search Engine Optimization – check Google and Bing webmaster guidelines - Web Standards – valid
  • Website Error Checker: Accessibility & Link Checker - SortSite — - Broken Links - check for broken links and other errors - Compatibility - find browser-specific code, script, and image formats - ... Google and Bing webmaster guidelines - Web Standards - validate HTML and CSS - Usability - check against Usability.gov
  • PowerMapper.com - Website Testing and Site Mapping Tools on PowerMapper Software — SortSite is a one-click web site testing tool used by federal agencies, Fortune 100 corporations and independent consultancies. The tool is available as a desktop application for Mac or Windows, and is also available as a web application. - Platforms: Mac OS X and Windows - Use: inside and outside firewall, including intranets and development sites ... One click is all it takes to analyze an entire web site. Each page is checked against more than 700 standards based checkpoints. ... - Accessibil
  • Accessibility Evaluation of Saudi E-Government Systems for Teachers: A Visually Impaired User’s Perspective — this study. The results showed that all three systems failed to support ... . On the other hand, the automated evaluation tools helped with identifying the most prominent accessibility issues of these systems. The perceivable principle was the principle
  • Pengembangan Aplikasi Sasaran Kinerja Pegawai (SKP) Guru berbasis Website di SMA Negeri 2 Sidrap Sulawesi Selatan — validasi dilakukan dengan menguji coba setiap skenario pada 31 fungsionalitas sistem. Dari pengujian validasi didapatkan hasil valid dengan persentase keberhasilan sebanyak 100% yang berarti bahwa sistem telah berjalan sesuai fungsionalitas yang

External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.

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Company, security, and trust

Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.

SignalFindingSource
Company and ownershipNot published on the collected pages.—
Contact and supportPhone support is only available to customers with active support and maintenance contracts.source
Legal and privacyNot published on the collected pages.—
Security and complianceNot published on the collected pages.—
Uptime and status pageNot published on the collected pages.—
Domain registered2000-03-24—
Domain expires2027-03-24—

Not found on the collected pages: company and ownership, legal and privacy, security and compliance, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.

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Documentation and product updates

Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.

Resource or updateTypeWhat is availableDate or freshness
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
Product FAQFAQAnswers common product, workflow, pricing, privacy, ownership, API, and team questions. (source)Not dated
Product FAQFAQAnswers common product, workflow, pricing, privacy, ownership, API, and team questions. (source)Not dated
Product FAQFAQAnswers common product, workflow, pricing, privacy, ownership, API, and team questions. (source)Not dated
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated
Contact and supportSupportPublic contact and support channel. (source)Not dated

Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.

Technical

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Technical and delivery signals

Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.

SignalFindingSource
Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension)Desktop application with editions; OnDemand cloud edition exists S1.S1
Platforms and appsNot established; desktop editions imply Windows, macOS, Linux but not explicitly stated.—
API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins)Command line tools in Developer edition S1.S1
Data ownership and exportNot published on the collected pages.—
Performance and reliability claimsClaims low false positive rates and comprehensive testing S1.S1
Release activityRegular updates indicated by version history and rule updates S1 S11.S1 S11
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Measured infrastructure

Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.

SignalFinding
Domain registered2000-03-24 — Squarespace Domains II LLC
Domain expires2027-03-24
TLS certificateDigiCert Inc, valid, expires 2027-04-03
Security headersHSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy
Mail handled bypowermapper-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
Nameserversns-cloud-e2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-e1.googledomains.com

Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.

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Technical site audit

A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.

Scout — Bounded technical crawl

  • Pages crawled: 1 of 15 maximum
  • Technical health: 88/100
  • Critical issues: 0
  • Warnings: 2
  • Notices: 1

Issues

SeverityIssueValueAffected URL
warningMissing meta description—https://www.powermapper.com/
warningMissing canonical URL—https://www.powermapper.com/
noticeImages are missing alt text6https://www.powermapper.com/

Crawled pages

StatusTitleH1sWordsResponseURL
200PowerMapper.com - Website Testing and Site Mapping Tools1773592 mshttps://www.powermapper.com/

This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.

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Search Console and Analytics

First-party search and behavioral data connection state.

Modeled acquisition channels

ChannelEstimated share
direct21.4%
search73.6%
search organic68.8%
search paid4.8%
social0.0%
social organic0.0%
social paid0.0%
referrals4.5%
paid referrals0.0%
mail0.0%
gen ai0.4%
affiliate0.0%
other0.0%

First-party connections

IntegrationStatusData available after connection
Google Search ConsoleNot connectedClicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices
Google AnalyticsNot connectedOrganic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices

No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.

Limits and method

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Limitations and open questions

Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.

The collected pages do not mention any competitors by name. Evidence gaps include lack of explicit platform support details, API documentation, and customer case studies. Pricing for OnDemand edition is not published. Support is limited to standalone use, not integration with other systems S70.

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Sources, method, and limitations

Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.

This report is based on 15 collected pages from powermapper.com, including product pages, rule documentation, support pages, and security advisories. The evidence catalog includes 92 items, but only a subset was used due to relevance. External proof search was enabled but no external reviews were collected. Limitations: some pages were not fully scraped, and pricing was supplemented by an authoritative pricing table from the buy page.

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