Framer vs Wordpress — Platform Benchmark

50.3

Framer

6 sites

52.5

Wordpress

235 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

42.8 63.8

Avg Security

50.0 26.9

Avg Efficiency

52.5 57.4

Avg Total Score

50.3 52.5

Avg Structure

48.7 63.5

Avg Load Complexity

48.3 52.9

Avg Lighthouse

61.8 55.6

Best Site Score

55.6 83.9

Worst Site Score

37.4 28.4

Framer Wordpress

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Framer	Wordpress
Architecture	55.0 1 sites	48.3 19 sites
Content Creation	—	55.0 3 sites
Corporate-personal	—	53.0 25 sites
Design	46.5 3 sites	52.0 10 sites
Film & Video	—	64.7 1 sites
Photography	53.7 2 sites	52.8 177 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Wordpress holds a modest 2.2-point lead over Framer. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement

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

Industry-by-Industry Results

Framer wins in 2 of 6 shared industries, suggesting its advantage is consistent rather than driven by a single vertical.

Sample Size Consideration

Wordpress has 39.2× more audited sites than Framer. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.