Format vs Weebly — Platform Benchmark

54.4

Format

73 sites

WINNER

48.4

Weebly

2 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

54.8 57.3

Avg Security

66.5 16.7

Avg Efficiency

50.2 56.0

Avg Total Score

54.4 48.4

Avg Structure

47.4 51.6

Avg Load Complexity

50.9 61.0

Avg Lighthouse

52.4 55.5

Best Site Score

68.9 53.9

Worst Site Score

27.3 42.9

Format Weebly

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Format	Weebly
Architecture	60.6 5 sites	—
Corporate-personal	63.3 2 sites	—
Photography	53.7 66 sites	48.4 2 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Format holds a modest 6-point lead over Weebly. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement

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

Industry-by-Industry Results

Format wins in 1 of 3 shared industries, suggesting its advantage is consistent rather than driven by a single vertical.

Sample Size Consideration

Format has 36.5× more audited sites than Weebly. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.