Free Technical SEO Foundations Score Checker

The Technical SEO Foundations Score evaluates the technical basics a search engine needs to crawl, secure and index your site properly. It is not a backlink-based authority metric (like Moz Domain Authority, available in our backlink checker): it is a 100-point technical diagnosis covering domain accessibility, HTTPS, the SSL certificate, sitemap.xml, robots.txt and the WWW redirect. A high score means a healthy technical setup — a necessary foundation, but separate from the authority earned through inbound links.

Our tool checks 6 critical technical SEO factors: domain accessibility (30 points), HTTPS enabled (25 points), valid SSL certificate (20 points), sitemap.xml present (10 points), robots.txt configuration (10 points) and a proper WWW redirect (5 points). Your final score out of 100 sets your grade from A (90+) to F (below 40). For a more complete analysis combining technical and on-page SEO, try our domain health checker (technical + on-page SEO).

A score of 90+ (Grade A) is excellent and indicates solid technical SEO fundamentals. Scores between 75-89 (Grade B) are good for most businesses. Below 60 suggests technical issues to fix right away, as they can hurt user experience and search engine rankings.

Focus on the failed checks in your results. Start with critical items such as enabling HTTPS and fixing SSL certificates (45 points combined). Next, add sitemap.xml and robots.txt files (20 points). Finally, set up proper WWW redirects to consolidate your technical signals on a single version of the domain. Most improvements can be made through your hosting provider or your CMS settings.

No, this score is not a Google ranking factor in itself. However, the technical elements we check (HTTPS, sitemaps, robots.txt) are confirmed ranking signals or best practices recommended by Google. A high score shows these fundamentals are properly in place, which supports better rankings.

Moz Domain Authority and Page Authority are predictive scores based on the inbound links of a domain or page. Our score measures no backlinks at all: it only evaluates your domain's technical setup (accessibility, HTTPS, SSL, sitemap.xml, robots.txt, WWW redirect). To see your actual DA/PA, use our backlink checker.

Check your score after making technical changes to your site (enabling HTTPS, adding a sitemap, switching hosts) to confirm the improvements. For routine monitoring, a monthly check is enough: most of these elements do not change once they are set up correctly.