Cargo vs Photoshelter — Platform Benchmark

45.4

Cargo

26 sites

WINNER

30.4

Photoshelter

32 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

42.5 37.6

Avg Security

16.7 19.3

Avg Efficiency

56.0 31.7

Avg Total Score

45.4 30.4

Avg Structure

32.5 19.2

Avg Load Complexity

81.9 42.1

Avg Lighthouse

53.3 34.0

Best Site Score

55.1 60.2

Worst Site Score

30.7 15.5

Cargo Photoshelter

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Cargo	Photoshelter
Architecture	51.6 3 sites	—
Corporate-personal	43.8 2 sites	25.7 10 sites
Design	44.4 1 sites	—
Film & Video	51.9 1 sites	—
Photography	44.3 19 sites	32.6 22 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Cargo meaningfully outperforms Photoshelter by 14.9 points on average. This reflects a consistent quality gap across their sites.

Dimension Edge

Cargo leads in: AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity, Lighthouse. Photoshelter leads in: Security. Cargo has a broader performance advantage across dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Cargo could target Security to close the gap.
Photoshelter could target AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity, Lighthouse to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

Cargo wins in 2 of 5 shared industries, suggesting its advantage is consistent rather than driven by a single vertical.