Last updated: August 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#383,457
AI visibility: Grade C
67
SEO health: Latest audit
0
Visits
967
per month, estimated
Keywords
8
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
967 organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
80 lines AI engines can read
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hobsons.com Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Hobsons (Education & Training) is ranked #383,457 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, up 51,477 places from #434,934 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 967 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 8 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 67 out of 100 (grade C), with a published llms.txt of 80 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 0/100, with "Implement Title and Meta Description" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #383,457 | ▲ 51,477 |
| July 2026 | #434,934 | ▼ 140,733 |
| June 2026 | #294,201 | — |
| May 2026 | #294,201 | ▼ 189,759 |
| April 2026 | #104,442 | ▼ 34,484 |
| March 2026 | #69,958 | ▲ 70,700 |
| February 2026 | #140,658 | — |
What this company does
Hobsons has long been a pivotal force in the educational technology landscape, dedicated to empowering students and institutions across the globe. For decades, the company has focused on developing comprehensive software solutions designed to streamline critical processes within higher education, from initial recruitment and admissions through to student retention and career readiness. Their platforms are built to ad…
Our read on the site
The overall SEO health of https://hobsons.com is critically poor due to missing essential on-page elements such as title, meta description, and H1 tags. Additionally, significant technical issues, including the absence of a viewport meta tag, robots.txt, and sitemap, further hinder the site's performance and search vis…
hobsons.com Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send hobsons.com an estimated 967 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 967 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 8 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 121 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
967
Latest estimate
Change
No monthly history yet
It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
967
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
We don't hold a month-by-month history for this domain yet.
The traffic dashboard builds one from the first scan onwards.
hobsons.com AI Visibility
hobsons.com scores 67 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade C. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Structured data. The biggest gap is SEO health, at 0 of 20 points (0/100), worth 20 points if closed. It also loses points on Crawlability (0/10) and Company profile (22/25).
Grade C
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
7/8 core fields
0/100
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
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hobsons.com LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on hobsons.com runs to 80 lines (5,373 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in June 2026. It introduces the site as "Hobsons: Driving Student Success and Institutional Excellence in Higher Education". It tells AI engines the business works in Higher Education Technology, Student Information Systems, Learning Management Systems, Admissions Management Software and Student Success Platforms. It describes 4 products, including Enrollment Management Suite, Student Success Platform and Career & College Readiness Tools. Services it lists include Implementation & Integration Services, Professional Development & Training, Strategic Consulting for Higher Ed and Technical Support & Maintenance. The audience it names is Prospective and current college students, university administrators, academic advisors, aged 18-24 (Higher Education Students) (Global). Technologies it mentions include HTTPS. The keywords it claims start with "student engagement solutions", "higher education software", "college admissions management" and "student retention strategies". It gives the company type as Acquired.
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
80
In the file
Size
5.4K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Jun 2, 2026
What the file says
# Hobsons: Driving Student Success and Institutional Excellence in Higher Education ## About Hobsons has long been a pivotal force in the educational technology landscape, dedicated to empowering students and institutions across the globe. For decades, the company has focused on developing comprehensive software solutions designed to streamline critical processes within higher education, from initial recruitment and admissions through to student retention and career readiness. Their platforms are built to address the complex challenges faced by colleges and universities, helping them attract, enroll, and support diverse student populations more effectively. The core of Hobsons' value proposition lies in its ability to provide data-driven insights and integrated tools that foster student engagement and improve institutional outcomes. By leveraging analytics and sophisticated software, Hobsons enables educators and administrators to make informed decisions, personalize student experiences, and ultimately enhance student success rates. This commitment extends beyond mere operational efficiency, aiming to create more equitable and accessible educational pathways for all students, regardless of their background or aspirations. Serving a broad spectrum of higher education institutions, Hobsons' solutions are tailored to meet the evolving needs of a dynamic academic environment. Th
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Enrollment Management SuiteContact for pricing
- Student Success PlatformContact for pricing
- Career & College Readiness ToolsContact for pricing
- Analytics & Reporting DashboardContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- Implementation & Integration ServicesContact for pricing
- Professional Development & TrainingContact for pricing
- Strategic Consulting for Higher EdContact for pricing
- Technical Support & MaintenanceContact for pricing
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Prospective and current college students, university administrators, academic advisors · 18-24 (Higher Education Students) · Global
Company type
Acquired
hobsons.com Organic Keywords
Google lists hobsons.com for about 8 keywords, which together bring an estimated 967 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
8
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
967
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
No ranked-keyword data cached for this domain yet.
Ranked Keywords pulls the full list on its first run.
What it ranks for
hobsons.com SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of hobsons.com scored 0 out of 100 overall. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement Title and Meta Description
- CriticalAdd H1 Tags
- HighCreate and Submit Sitemap
- HighImplement Robots.txt
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
hobsons.com Competitors and Alternatives
Hobsons's company profile names https://www.blackbaud.com, https://www.instructure.com, https://www.pearson.com and https://www.campusmanagement.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds https://www.ellucian.com and https://www.schoology.com. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are shoppaas.com, newworldtechsol.com, brecy2940637fafa.com and alphagroupbase.nl.
hobsons.com Company Profile
Hobsons has long been a pivotal force in the educational technology landscape, dedicated to empowering students and institutions across the globe. For decades, the company has focused on developing comprehensive software solutions designed to streamline critical processes within higher education, from initial recruitment and admissions through to student retention and career readiness. Their platforms are built to ad…
Hobsons was founded in 1974, about 52 years ago. Its workforce is listed as between 201 and 500 employees. Its profile files it under Education & Training, with further tags for Software & Internet; AI, Data & Automation; and Higher Education Technology. Products on record for it: Naviance (formerly), Interfolio (formerly), Starfish (formerly) and Connect (formerly). Its tagline reads: "Empowering Student Success: Innovative Solutions for Higher Education".
- Sector
- Education & Training
- Founded
- 1974
- Employees
- 201-500
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Naviance (formerly), Interfolio (formerly), Starfish (formerly), Connect (formerly)
hobsons.com Traffic by Country
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