Botability: ScanGov compared with other tools
Whether AI tools and search engines can find and read your site. How ScanGov, Siteimprove, Lighthouse, and other tools compare on botability checks.
Whether AI tools and search engines can find and read your site. This page shows only the botability rows for every tool we compare. The ScanGov botability page lists the standards behind ScanGov's column.
| Capability | ScanGov | Siteimprove | Lighthouse |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botability | |||
| Robots.txt, sitemap, canonical, and schema checks | Yes Robots.txt, sitemap, canonical tags, and schema on every page. More | Partly The Search module covers SEO visibility and answer engine optimization. We did not confirm robots.txt or sitemap checks.[1] | Partly Checks that robots.txt is valid and structured data parses. No sitemap or canonical check across the site.[1] |
| Content visible to crawlers that do not run JavaScript | Yes Reports whether a crawler that does not run JavaScript sees your content. | Not confirmed Not described on the pages we checked. | No No. Lighthouse runs JavaScript, so it cannot tell you what a crawler that does not run it sees. |
| AI crawler access and readiness | Yes Checks whether good bots, including AI crawlers, can reach the site. More | Partly Markets AI answer engine optimization. We did not confirm an AI crawler access check.[1] | No Not audited. |
Bracketed numbers link to the source and the date we checked it on each tool's page.
Other indicators
Accessibility
Checks that find barriers for people with disabilities.
Security
Security headers and practices on every page.
Usability
Core Web Vitals, titles, descriptions, and mobile settings.
Readability
Reading grade level against the plain language standard.
All indicators
The executive view and the full capability table for every tool we compare.