Question 1

What is the NextStepMike Reliability System?

Accepted Answer

The NextStepMike Reliability System™ is your AI Engineering Team — a suite of intelligent modules that test, protect, and optimize your web application. It includes QA Engineer™ for functional testing, SEO Engineer™ for search intelligence, App Guardian™ for deployment monitoring, and Instant Scan™ for quick discovery audits.

Question 2

What does Instant Scan do?

Accepted Answer

Instant Scan™ is a free, lightweight scan that checks your site's SEO, accessibility, performance, headings, and links in seconds — no account required. It gives you a health grade and highlights critical issues immediately.

Question 3

What is App Guardian?

Accepted Answer

App Guardian™ continuously monitors your deployments for regressions. It automatically detects broken routes, performance drops, SEO issues, and accessibility failures after every deploy, and alerts you before users are affected.

Question 4

What is Reliability Certification?

Accepted Answer

Reliability Certification™ is a trust badge system. When your app passes QA, SEO, and accessibility checks with App Guardian active, you earn a verified certification badge you can display to show your app meets professional standards.

Question 5

Is there a free plan?

Accepted Answer

Yes! You get 1 free scan with QA Engineer™ plus unlimited Instant Scan™ audits. No credit card required.

Question 6

How much does NextStepMike cost?

Accepted Answer

Creator is $29/month for 25 scans, Pro is $79/month for 75 scans with Production Freeze Mode™, and Team is $149/month for 150 scans with the full AI Engineering Team and Reliability Certification™.

Question 7

What is Production Freeze Mode?

Accepted Answer

Production Freeze Mode™ is a deployment gating system that automatically tests every code push and gives a simple verdict: Approved, Blocked, or Warning. If blocked, one-click Fix It creates an AI repair plan. Available on Pro and Team plans.