Spatie
(https://spatie.be) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 24, 2026Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.
The site triggers the maximum trust theatre penalty of 8 points because review_count attributes (2 on home, 7 on web-development) are not accompanied by proof_links_count verification in the forensic metadata. While the text mentions high-authority metrics like Github contributors, the specific reviews lack direct outbound links to third-party platforms. However, this is largely offset by the massive implicit trust generated by documented open-source metrics and employee transparency.
Proof density is extremely high, with an evidence-to-assertion ratio that is rare for the industry. The site provides specific counts for contributors (1,000+), packages (537), and downloads (2.48B), alongside named products like Mailcoach and Flare. The inclusion of an extensive team list with individual personal sites serves as further verifiable evidence of a real, expert organization.
Trust & Proof is read by weighing trust language against real verification. Below is the page-by-page tally of review mentions and external proof links, then the schema markup that may (or may not) declare verifiable ratings and identity proof.
🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre check
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 2 | 0 |
| /web-development/ | 7 | 0 |
| /open-source/ | 2 | 0 |
| /products/ | 2 | 0 |
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: declared ratings, reviews & identity proof
Homepage schema
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebSite",
"name": "Spatie",
"url": "https://spatie.be/",
"description": "Spatie is a digital allrounder: we design solid websites & web applications using Laravel & Vue. No frills, just proven expertise. From Antwerp, Belgium",
"potentialAction": {
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": "https://spatie.be/?s={search_term_string}",
"query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
},
"image": "https://spatie.be/images/og-image.jpg",
"sameAs": [
"https://twitter.com/spatiec",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/spatie"
],
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Spatie",
"url": "https://spatie.be/",
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://spatie.be/logo.png"
}
}
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"name": "Spatie",
"email": "info@spatie.be",
"telephone": "+32 3 292 56 79",
"vatID": "BE0809.387.596",
"url": [
"https://spatie.be",
"https://twitter.com/spatie_be"
],
"image": "https://spatie.be/images/og-image.jpg",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"addressLocality": "Antwerp",
"addressRegion": "Antwerp",
"postalCode": "2060",
"streetAddress": "Kruikstraat 22 bus 12",
"addressCountry": "Belgium"
},
"founders": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Freek Van der Herten",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://freek.dev",
"https://twitter.com/freekmurze"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Jef Van der Voort",
"jobTitle": "Account manager",
"url": [
"https://twitter.com/vdv_jef"
],
"email": "jef@spatie.be"
}
],
"employees": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Alex Vanderbist",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://alexvanderbist.com",
"https://twitter.com/alex_"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Sebastian De Deyne",
"jobTitle": "Full stack developer",
"url": [
"https://sebastiandedeyne.com",
"https://twitter.com/sebdedeyne"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Ruben Van Assche",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://rubenvanassche.com",
"https://twitter.com/rubenvanassche"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Tim Van Dijck",
"jobTitle": "Full stack developer",
"url": [
"https://veedee.dev",
"https://twitter.com/timvandijck"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Jimi Robaer",
"jobTitle": "Designer",
"url": [
"https://jimirobaer.be",
"https://twitter.com/jimirobaer"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Sébastien Henau",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": [
"https://sebastienhenau.com"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Zuzana Kunckova",
"jobTitle": "Support engineer",
"url": [
"https://www.zuzana-k.com",
"https://twitter.com/zuzana_kunckova"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Nick Bevers",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": [
"https://nickbevers.dev"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Dries Heyninck",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": []
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Marceli Wilczynski",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": []
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Nick Denys",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://nickdenys.com"
]
}
]
}
]
/web-development/
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebPage",
"name": "Web development",
"url": "https://spatie.be/web-development",
"description": "Tailor-made web development is what we do best. Read about our strengths, our thoughtful process and our beloved clients.",
"image": "https://spatie.be/images/og-image.jpg",
"mainEntity": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Spatie",
"sameAs": [
"https://spatie.be"
]
}
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"name": "Spatie",
"email": "info@spatie.be",
"telephone": "+32 3 292 56 79",
"vatID": "BE0809.387.596",
"url": [
"https://spatie.be",
"https://twitter.com/spatie_be"
],
"image": "https://spatie.be/images/og-image.jpg",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"addressLocality": "Antwerp",
"addressRegion": "Antwerp",
"postalCode": "2060",
"streetAddress": "Kruikstraat 22 bus 12",
"addressCountry": "Belgium"
},
"founders": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Freek Van der Herten",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://freek.dev",
"https://twitter.com/freekmurze"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Jef Van der Voort",
"jobTitle": "Account manager",
"url": [
"https://twitter.com/vdv_jef"
],
"email": "jef@spatie.be"
}
],
"employees": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Alex Vanderbist",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://alexvanderbist.com",
"https://twitter.com/alex_"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Sebastian De Deyne",
"jobTitle": "Full stack developer",
"url": [
"https://sebastiandedeyne.com",
"https://twitter.com/sebdedeyne"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Ruben Van Assche",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://rubenvanassche.com",
"https://twitter.com/rubenvanassche"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Tim Van Dijck",
"jobTitle": "Full stack developer",
"url": [
"https://veedee.dev",
"https://twitter.com/timvandijck"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Jimi Robaer",
"jobTitle": "Designer",
"url": [
"https://jimirobaer.be",
"https://twitter.com/jimirobaer"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Sébastien Henau",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": [
"https://sebastienhenau.com"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Zuzana Kunckova",
"jobTitle": "Support engineer",
"url": [
"https://www.zuzana-k.com",
"https://twitter.com/zuzana_kunckova"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Nick Bevers",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": [
"https://nickbevers.dev"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Dries Heyninck",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": []
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Marceli Wilczynski",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": []
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Nick Denys",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://nickdenys.com"
]
}
]
}
]
/open-source/
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebSite",
"name": "Spatie",
"url": "https://spatie.be/open-source",
"description": "At Spatie, we’re big on open source. It’s not just a way of working for us, it's part of our culture.",
"image": "https://spatie.be/images/og-image-oss.png",
"sameAs": [
"https://cloud.typography.com",
"https://pro.fontawesome.com"
],
"potentialAction": {
"@type": "ReadAction",
"target": [
"https://spatie.be/open-source"
]
},
"alternateName": "Committed to open source"
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"name": "Spatie",
"email": "info@spatie.be",
"telephone": "+32 3 292 56 79",
"vatID": "BE0809.387.596",
"url": [
"https://spatie.be",
"https://twitter.com/spatie_be"
],
"image": "https://spatie.be/images/og-image.jpg",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"addressLocality": "Antwerp",
"addressRegion": "Antwerp",
"postalCode": "2060",
"streetAddress": "Kruikstraat 22 bus 12",
"addressCountry": "Belgium"
},
"founders": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Freek Van der Herten",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://freek.dev",
"https://twitter.com/freekmurze"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Jef Van der Voort",
"jobTitle": "Account manager",
"url": [
"https://twitter.com/vdv_jef"
],
"email": "jef@spatie.be"
}
],
"employees": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Alex Vanderbist",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://alexvanderbist.com",
"https://twitter.com/alex_"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Sebastian De Deyne",
"jobTitle": "Full stack developer",
"url": [
"https://sebastiandedeyne.com",
"https://twitter.com/sebdedeyne"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Ruben Van Assche",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://rubenvanassche.com",
"https://twitter.com/rubenvanassche"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Tim Van Dijck",
"jobTitle": "Full stack developer",
"url": [
"https://veedee.dev",
"https://twitter.com/timvandijck"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Jimi Robaer",
"jobTitle": "Designer",
"url": [
"https://jimirobaer.be",
"https://twitter.com/jimirobaer"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Sébastien Henau",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": [
"https://sebastienhenau.com"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Zuzana Kunckova",
"jobTitle": "Support engineer",
"url": [
"https://www.zuzana-k.com",
"https://twitter.com/zuzana_kunckova"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Nick Bevers",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": [
"https://nickbevers.dev"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Dries Heyninck",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": []
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Marceli Wilczynski",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": []
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Nick Denys",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://nickdenys.com"
]
}
]
}
]
/products/
[
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "WebSite",
"name": "Spatie",
"url": "https://spatie.be/products",
"description": "Welcome in our store, by artisans for artisans. Get access to our paid products, courses and ebooks.",
"image": "https://spatie.be/images/og-store.png",
"potentialAction": {
"@type": "SearchAction",
"target": "https://spatie.be/products?q={search_term_string}",
"query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
},
"sameAs": [
"https://twitter.com/spatie_be",
"https://github.com/spatie"
],
"additionalType": "http://www.productontology.org/id/Software"
},
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "LocalBusiness",
"name": "Spatie",
"email": "info@spatie.be",
"telephone": "+32 3 292 56 79",
"vatID": "BE0809.387.596",
"url": [
"https://spatie.be",
"https://twitter.com/spatie_be"
],
"image": "https://spatie.be/images/og-image.jpg",
"address": {
"@type": "PostalAddress",
"addressLocality": "Antwerp",
"addressRegion": "Antwerp",
"postalCode": "2060",
"streetAddress": "Kruikstraat 22 bus 12",
"addressCountry": "Belgium"
},
"founders": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Freek Van der Herten",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://freek.dev",
"https://twitter.com/freekmurze"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Jef Van der Voort",
"jobTitle": "Account manager",
"url": [
"https://twitter.com/vdv_jef"
],
"email": "jef@spatie.be"
}
],
"employees": [
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Alex Vanderbist",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://alexvanderbist.com",
"https://twitter.com/alex_"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Sebastian De Deyne",
"jobTitle": "Full stack developer",
"url": [
"https://sebastiandedeyne.com",
"https://twitter.com/sebdedeyne"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Ruben Van Assche",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://rubenvanassche.com",
"https://twitter.com/rubenvanassche"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Tim Van Dijck",
"jobTitle": "Full stack developer",
"url": [
"https://veedee.dev",
"https://twitter.com/timvandijck"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Jimi Robaer",
"jobTitle": "Designer",
"url": [
"https://jimirobaer.be",
"https://twitter.com/jimirobaer"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Sébastien Henau",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": [
"https://sebastienhenau.com"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Zuzana Kunckova",
"jobTitle": "Support engineer",
"url": [
"https://www.zuzana-k.com",
"https://twitter.com/zuzana_kunckova"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Nick Bevers",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": [
"https://nickbevers.dev"
]
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Dries Heyninck",
"jobTitle": "Frontend developer",
"url": []
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Marceli Wilczynski",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": []
},
{
"@type": "Person",
"name": "Nick Denys",
"jobTitle": "Backend developer",
"url": [
"https://nickdenys.com"
]
}
]
}
]
This page presents a snapshot of public data from Spatie, captured on May 24, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Trust & Proof signals into an AI reputation evaluation.
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