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A product, not a project

Scrutor is not a client project. No brief, no external budget, no stakeholder. The question was: why does a proper website analysis cost so much that small businesses can't afford one? The answer became a product.

"If you analyze others, you can't afford mistakes." scrutor.at had to pass every analysis area itself. It does.

From problem to product

Most small businesses in Austria have a website. Few know whether it's secure. Whether the privacy policy holds up. Whether a screen reader user can get through. Professional audits start at several thousand euros.

  1. 01

    The gap

    Freelancers, small businesses, associations. They all have websites. But who tells them what's broken? Agencies often sell audits as a foot in the door for follow-up work. A source that only analyzes and sells nothing else didn't exist.

  2. 02

    The approach

    Up to eight analysis areas in one report: security, GDPR, accessibility, UI, UX, SEO, AI visibility, and AI security. Take the report to any agency. Or implement it yourself. Scrutor earns from the report. Not from the fix.

  3. 03

    The brand

    Scrutor couldn't look like keusch.wien. Different domain, different design, different tone. Factual like an inspection report. Readers should trust the content. Not the sender.

  4. 04

    The launch

    Eight pages at launch: checkout flow, invoicing, terms and conditions. And one non-negotiable standard: the product's own website had to pass every analysis area.

Scrutor is live and still growing. A third product has joined the free check and the PDF report: Scrutor Watch, weekly monitoring with e-mail alerts when something breaks. The guide has grown to twelve expert articles.

Neutrality as a design principle

Light, factual, plenty of breathing room. No agency charm, no stock photos, no gimmicks. Scrutor should look like an inspection body. The palette: white, dark navy, cyan as accent. Serious without being cold.

Strategy

Product concept, market positioning, pricing structure, target group definition

Design

Design system, typography, color palette, score visualization, report layout

Engineering

Free check, checkout flow, Stripe billing, PDF reports, guide section, dashboard, Scrutor Watch (monitoring pipeline), deployment

Quality

Accessibility (aligned with WCAG 2.2 AA), privacy-friendly tracking without cookies, automated quality assurance, performance optimization

What makes this product tick

Neutral

No report recommends any agency, CMS, or technology. Whoever has the report can put it on any developer's desk.

Own brand

scrutor.at instead of a subpage on keusch.wien. The distance was a requirement: if you claim neutrality, you have to show it.

Tool-based analysis

Specialized tools examine every website. The result: a PDF report with severity ratings, actionable recommendations, and references to Austrian law.

Free quick check

Enter a URL, wait about two minutes, see the result. Around 90 checks across five areas: security, GDPR, accessibility, UI, UX. Automated, no registration required.

Expert guide

Twelve in-depth articles on accessibility, GDPR, security, SEO, and UX. Background reading for report owners. A starting point for everyone else.

Ongoing monitoring

Scrutor Watch scans a website weekly across seven categories and reports issues by e-mail. With score history, AI discoverability, ranking tracking for up to four keywords, and a monthly report. From 29.90 euros per month, 14 days free.

AI double check

Scrutor checks AI in two directions. AI visibility shows whether ChatGPT and Perplexity find and cite the site. AI security checks the most common weaknesses that AI-based scanners look for: prompt injection, outdated libraries, and open configurations. Both in one product, both automated.

Responsibility
Concept, design & engineering: Florian Keusch
Updated
April 2026

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