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Leaderboard

30 sites on one scale. The engine that grades designesy.org grades every one of them with the same 42 checks, and re-scores them every Monday.

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The cohort

composite scores, weekly run of 2026-09-28

Sites: 30
Median: 69.8
Range: 44.9to 93.0
At A or B: 7of 30
Held over: 3

Every site on the grade scaleEach dot is one site at its composite score, on the bands the engine grades by: F under 60, then a grade every ten points. Sites a point or two apart stack. The ringed dot is designesy.org, scored by its own engine; an outlined dot is a score held over from an earlier run.

FDCBA

Weekly run of 2026-09-28. Engine 1.0.0, contract v0.4.1.

The numbers: the ranking below

Ranking

by composite score · a site's name opens its evaluation

30 sites ranked by composite score, with grade, change since the previous weekly run, score by category, and check counts.
#	Site	Score	Pass · warn · fail · skip
1	Designesydesignesy.org · Design Systemsself-scored	A93.0	39 · 0 · 0 · 0
2	Wikipediawikipedia.org · Reference	B87.9+7.2 since the previous run	17 · 8 · 1 · 13
3	Atlassian Design Systematlassian.design · Design Systems	B86.1	17 · 9 · 2 · 11
4	GitHub Primerprimer.style · Design Systems	B82.4	25 · 5 · 2 · 7
5	Appleapple.com · Hardware	B82.1	15 · 12 · 2 · 10
6	Vercelvercel.com · SaaS	B81.7	22 · 6 · 2 · 9
7	Xx.com · Consumer	B81.5−1.3 since the previous run	17 · 10 · 0 · 12
8	Figmafigma.com · SaaS	C76.6	18 · 9 · 1 · 11
9	The New York Timesnytimes.com · Editorialheld over from 2026-09-22	C75.8	12 · 11 · 2 · 14
10	Designesy AI Studiodesignesy.ai.studio · Design Systems	C74.8	12 · 13 · 1 · 13
11	Desy Guardgetdesy.com · Design Systemsheld over from 2026-08-31	C73.4	19 · 8 · 1 · 11
12	Roast by AIroastbyai.com · Design Systems	C71.2	18 · 8 · 1 · 12
13	Awwwardsawwwards.com · Inspiration	C70.3−1.3 since the previous run	14 · 11 · 3 · 11
14	zeroheightzeroheight.com · Design Systems	C70.0	19 · 8 · 2 · 10
15	V&A Museumvam.ac.uk · Cultural	C70.0	14 · 9 · 3 · 13
16	Linearlinear.app · SaaS	D69.5	20 · 10 · 2 · 7
17	GitHubgithub.com · SaaS	D68.5	23 · 6 · 3 · 7
18	Material 3m3.material.io · Design Systems	D67.6	7 · 12 · 2 · 18
19	Stripestripe.com · SaaS	D66.9	18 · 11 · 1 · 9
20	Notionnotion.so · SaaS	D65.0	16 · 9 · 4 · 10
21	Radix Colorsradix-ui.com · Design Systems	D63.2	14 · 12 · 3 · 10
22	Mozaikamozaika.design · Design Systems	D62.8	6 · 12 · 1 · 20
23	Vercel Geistgeist.dev · Design Systems	D62.0	7 · 10 · 1 · 21
24	Google Stitchstitch.withgoogle.com · Design Systems	D61.2	7 · 11 · 1 · 20
25	IBM Carboncarbondesignsystem.com · Design Systems	D60.7	14 · 6 · 4 · 15
26	Adobe Spectrumspectrum.adobe.com · Design Systems	F58.9	7 · 12 · 2 · 18
27	IBM Plexplex.ibm.com · Typography	F58.3	7 · 12 · 2 · 18
28	Pentagrampentagram.com · Agency	F55.2+6.9 since the previous run	11 · 12 · 2 · 14
29	FWAfwa.org · Inspiration	F48.0	8 · 13 · 3 · 15
30	CSS Design Awardscssdesignawards.com · Inspirationheld over from 2026-08-31	F44.9	6 · 14 · 3 · 16

By category: one column per category, heaviest first (cadence, accessibility, semantic, motion, tokens, takt, poise, identity, interaction, performance, responsive), filled to its score and tinted by grade band; dashed where the engine scored nothing. Category scores come from the batch run of 2026-09-28; composite scores and ranks from 2026-09-28. A signed figure beside a score is its change since the previous run.

Category scores, every site

Score by category for each site, batch run of 2026-09-28.
Site	Cadence	Accessibility	Semantic	Motion	Tokens	Takt	Poise	Identity	Interaction	Performance	Responsive
Designesy	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Wikipedia	70.0	75.0	100.0	83.3	100.0	75.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
Atlassian Design System	75.0	62.5	75.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
GitHub Primer	90.0	87.5	50.0	66.7	100.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Apple	64.3	75.0	50.0	33.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Vercel	94.4	62.5	Not measured	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
X	71.4	75.0	50.0	100.0	Not measured	50.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Figma	75.0	62.5	75.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
The New York Times	58.3	50.0	Not measured	50.0	25.0	50.0	75.0	75.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Designesy AI Studio	66.7	66.7	75.0	87.5	100.0	Not measured	50.0	75.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
Desy Guard	50.0	75.0	Not measured	75.0	100.0	50.0	75.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Roast by AI	85.7	62.5	75.0	66.7	100.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Awwwards	75.0	66.7	75.0	33.3	100.0	50.0	50.0	100.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
zeroheight	77.8	50.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
V&A Museum	58.3	50.0	75.0	50.0	Not measured	75.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Linear	88.9	37.5	50.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
GitHub	81.8	62.5	50.0	66.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Material 3	40.0	50.0	75.0	83.3	100.0	Not measured	50.0	75.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
Stripe	87.5	50.0	50.0	83.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Notion	68.8	50.0	50.0	50.0	100.0	50.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Radix Colors	64.3	37.5	50.0	33.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	75.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Mozaika	60.0	50.0	Not measured	83.3	Not measured	Not measured	50.0	75.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
Vercel Geist	60.0	62.5	Not measured	83.3	Not measured	Not measured	50.0	75.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
Google Stitch	60.0	62.5	Not measured	83.3	Not measured	Not measured	50.0	75.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
IBM Carbon	66.7	62.5	Not measured	50.0	Not measured	75.0	100.0	50.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
Adobe Spectrum	50.0	62.5	Not measured	83.3	Not measured	Not measured	50.0	75.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
IBM Plex	40.0	50.0	Not measured	83.3	Not measured	Not measured	50.0	75.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
Pentagram	58.3	62.5	50.0	50.0	100.0	Not measured	100.0	75.0	100.0	Not measured	Not measured
FWA	57.1	37.5	50.0	83.3	100.0	Not measured	50.0	75.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured
CSS Design Awards	54.2	40.0	Not measured	37.5	0.0	25.0	50.0	100.0	0.0	Not measured	Not measured

Submit a site

Any public URL is scored on the spot by the same 42-check engine. Submissions are reviewed for the seed at the next weekly run. No paywall, and no pay-to-remove.

How to read it

The score: The composite the engine reports at /score: 39 checks it can run from the delivered page, weighted by category, less anti-slop deductions and plus originality credit. The methodology shows every weight.
What it reads: The markup and CSS a site ships over the wire. It runs no JavaScript, so a site that builds its content in the browser is judged on the shell that arrives first.
Held over: When the engine cannot read a site on the weekly run, the site keeps its previous score, marked with the date it was measured. It is never re-graded from a failed fetch.
Self-scored: designesy.org is scored by its own engine, a conflict of interest stated here and in the data. Run it yourself at /score?url=designesy.org.

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