saas · Sep 12, 2026

buysellstartups.com

We found more conversion tactics here than on 23% of the 1,350 multi-step SaaS funnels we have measured.

4 conversion tactics detected

4 pages walked · measured by Roentgen 1.27.0

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How this was measured

Measured by Roentgen 1.27.0 on 2026-09-12. A capture is read once and its measurements freeze there, so the stamp says which ruleset read this one.

This is detection coverage, not a verdict — it counts the conversion tactics we could prove are present, out of the 11 that apply to a saas funnel. A low count means we did not detect those patterns, not that the funnel is weak.

Against all 1,781 multi-step funnels, more conversion tactics than 34% of them.

Walk 59 links on the entry page, 51 walkable. 3 matched a funnel step; we captured 4 pages in all, this one included.

The short version, in 5 parts

  1. Proven on the page

    4 conversion tactics detected, each backed by text on the page

    Answers buyer objections
    Frequently asked questions
    Offers a free trial or free tier
    No credit card required
    Makes the pricing ladder explicit
    $615/mo, $400/mo, $950/mo, $285/mo

    + 1 more with evidence

    See all 4

  2. Not seen

    7 of 11 applicable tactics we checked for and did not see

    Trusted-by logo wall
    Customer/company logos or a "trusted by / used by" claim.
    Press / "as seen in"
    Media logos or an "as seen in / featured in" claim borrowing publication credib…
    Demo / docs entry
    A "book a demo" or documentation / API entry point.

    + 4 more

    See what we looked for

  3. Flagged

    5 of 16 build checks flagged, each with a fix

    Text contrast (WCAG AA)
    69% of measurable text passes WCAG AA. 4+ runs fail.
    Body text size
    Smallest sampled text is 9px, below the 13px floor this check uses.
    Named controls
    1 button/link has no accessible name (icon-only, no aria-label).

    + 2 more

    See the fixes

  4. Walked

    4 pages walked, Homepage / Lander to Auth

    Step 1
    Homepage / Lander
    Step 2
    Pricing
    Step 3
    Compare

    + 1 more step

    Walk it frame by frame

  5. In their words

    The headline: Acquire your next internet business

    Promise
    Buy and sell profitable micro-startups, SaaS tools, and internet businesses. No broker fees, no commission —…
    Prices shown
    $546.1 · $42 · $1.4

    Read every quote

Captured Homepage / Lander
Step 1 · Homepage / Lander1 / 4

What we recorded

Progress

2 scans

this funnel’s coverage score across measured re-scans

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion
Unchanged across 2 scans Same 4 conversion tactics detected since 2026-08-09.
  1. 4 tactics 2026-08-09
  2. 4 tactics 2026-09-12

The funnel, frame by frame

4 steps walked

see their whole funnel without clicking through it. scored step by step

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion
Homepage / Lander
01

Homepage / Lander

▲ strongest
3 tactics

$546.1 +20 more

Sticky CTANo cardPricing tiers
Pricing
02

Pricing

3 tactics

$29 +3 more  ·  subscription

Sticky CTAFAQTrust badges
Compare
03

Compare

2 tactics

$290 +3 more  ·  subscription

Sticky CTAPricing tiers
Auth
04

Auth

▼ thinnest
2 tactics
Sticky CTANo card

In their own words

32 quoted

the entry page’s own title, headline, buttons and prices — quoted, never paraphrased

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion
Page title
Buy Sell Startups — Marketplace for Micro-SaaS & Internet Businesses
Meta description
Buy and sell profitable micro-startups, SaaS tools, and internet businesses. No broker fees, no commission — connect directly with founders. Browse vetted listings from $5k to $500k+.
Headline
Acquire your next internet business
Section headings
Featured listingsFeatured domains for saleIndie startups worth knowingFind your next business idea before you build it.Explore all 99 startups for sale
Buttons and links
Create your accountB Buy Sell StartupsSign up
Prices on the page
$546.1$42$1.4$40,000$18.5$615$95$3.2+13 more, not shown

Sections

3 identified

structural bands identified on this funnel, cropped from its own capture

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion
Nav section of buysellstartups.com
Nav0% down the page
Pricing section of buysellstartups.com
Pricing52% down the page
Footer section of buysellstartups.com
Footer92% down the page

Elements

1 harvested

the atomic pieces — price anchors, ratings, guarantees — with their verbatim on-page text

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion
No credit card element
No credit card“Free forever · No credit card needed”

What we found

4 tactics

conversion tactics we could prove are present, with the on-page text that evidences each

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion

objection1 of 2

Answers buyer objections Frequently asked questions

offer2 of 2

Offers a free trial or free tier No credit card required
Makes the pricing ladder explicit $615/mo, $400/mo, $950/mo, $285/mo

checkout1 of 2

Lead-capture form Jane Smith, email, password

What we didn’t find

7 of 11 applicable

applicable tactics we checked for and did not see on any step we reached

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion

What we didn’t see7 of 11 applicable

Trusted-by logo wall 1,484 of the 2,043 funnels we checked
Press / "as seen in" 642 of the 2,417 funnels we checked
Demo / docs entry 575 of the 1,683 funnels we checked
Us-vs-them comparison 441 of the 2,420 funnels we checked
Proof above the fold 381 of the 2,420 funnels we checked
Usage / adoption proof 289 of the 2,043 funnels we checked
Scarcity / urgency copy 125 of the 2,417 funnels we checked

Absence is a measurement, not a recommendation: we do not know why a tactic is missing, whether it belongs here, or whether adding it would change anything. Where a walk stopped early, a tactic living deeper would also read as not detected.

How well it’s built

16 run · 5 flagged

contrast, mobile, typography, accessibility, weight — each with what would fix it

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion

5 of 15 measured checks need work1 could not be measured — not counted either way

Text contrast (WCAG AA)

contrast:text-contrast-wcag-aa

69% of measurable text passes WCAG AA. 4+ runs fail.

worst: “Browse & acquire” at 2.41:1 (11px, #98a2ae on #f6f7f9). needs 4.5:1

FixRaise text/background contrast to ≥4.5:1 (≥3:1 for large text), especially on CTAs and body copy.

Body text size

type:body-text-size

Smallest sampled text is 9px, below the 13px floor this check uses.

FixKeep body copy ≥15-16px; reserve sub-13px for fine print only.

Named controls

a11y:named-controls

1 button/link has no accessible name (icon-only, no aria-label).

FixAdd aria-label to icon-only buttons and links.

Oversized images

weight:oversized-images

5 images are shipped at more than 2x the width shown.

“favicons?domain=startupalternatives.com&” is 128px wide, displayed at 28px

FixServe responsive sizes (srcset/sizes) matching the rendered width.

Tap-target size (mobile)

mobile:tap-target-size-mobile

149 of 178 interactive targets are under 44×44px on mobile.

smallest: “Menu” at 36×36px

FixGive tappable controls a ≥44×44px hit area. the touch minimum.

Worth knowing5

Line length

4 paragraphs run past ~95 characters per line.

FixCap measure at ~60-75ch for comfortable reading.

type:line-length
Form labels

3 form fields rely on placeholder text as the only label.

FixBack placeholders with a real <label>. placeholder text vanishes on input.

a11y:form-labels
Landmark regions

No <header> landmark. screen-reader users cannot jump between regions.

FixWrap the page in <header>, <main> and <footer> (or matching ARIA roles).

structure:landmark-regions
Autocomplete hints

No autocomplete attributes across 3 fields. browsers cannot autofill.

FixAdd autocomplete="email"/"tel"/"name" to identity fields.

forms:autocomplete-hints

Not measurable1

Page weight

At least 0.5 MB across 119 measurable resources, but 92 cross-origin resources did not expose a size. The true weight cannot be determined from the page.

weight:page-weight

Clear5

Mobile viewport · Language declared · Image alt text · Render-blocking resources · Inline validation

Brand kit

5 colour roles

palette by on-page usage · type rendered live

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion
full palette ordered by on-page usage %
accent#f6f7f9
bg#ffffff
surface#f6f7f9
text#64707d
See the roles applied
accent

Body copy in their text role, on a surface card.

the roles, doing their job
The quick brown fox76px
Jumps over the lazy dog24px
A subheading in their voice19px

Body copy set at their measured paragraph size. This is how their product reads to a first-time visitor. same family, same scale, same weight.

  • List item one, at body scale
  • List item two
  • List item three
Type scale, weights & families
SIZE SCALE
9pxAa
10pxAa
11pxAa
12pxAa
13pxAa
14pxAa
15pxAa
16pxAa
18pxAa
19pxAa
24pxAa
76pxAa
WEIGHTS
Aa400
Aa500
Aa600
Aa700
FAMILIES
Inter Tight · ui-monospace
rendered in their own type system · webfont not loaded. system fallback if uninstalled

Measured, found none

1 of 10 layers

layers we ran on this funnel that came back empty

measuredextracted directly from the live page. a fact, not an opinion

Playbook match — which funnel play this page runs — measured, evidence-quoted

We ran this pass on the pages we captured and found nothing to show. That is a measurement of this funnel, not a recommendation — and it is a different statement from a layer we never ran, which does not appear here at all.