Custom vs Showit — Platform Benchmark

52.2

Custom

96 sites

WINNER

48.0

Showit

13 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

50.5 54.4

Avg Security

33.7 29.5

Avg Efficiency

59.0 51.8

Avg Total Score

52.2 48.0

Avg Structure

45.7 58.8

Avg Load Complexity

71.6 43.2

Avg Lighthouse

59.5 53.8

Best Site Score

87.6 69.5

Worst Site Score

21.7 32.4

Custom Showit

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Custom	Showit	Winner
Architecture	55.1 5 sites	47.1 1 sites	Custom
Corporate-personal	48.0 21 sites	—	—
Design	76.8 1 sites	—	—
Photography	52.9 69 sites	48.0 12 sites	Custom

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Custom holds a modest 4.2-point lead over Showit. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement

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

Industry-by-Industry Results

Custom wins in 2 of 4 shared industries, suggesting its advantage is consistent rather than driven by a single vertical.

Sample Size Consideration

Custom has 7.4× more audited sites than Showit. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.