Framer vs Wordpress — Platform Benchmark

52.1

Framer

7 sites

52.5

Wordpress

240 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

47.1 63.7

Avg Security

50.0 27.0

Avg Efficiency

54.1 57.4

Avg Total Score

52.1 52.5

Avg Structure

51.0 63.2

Avg Load Complexity

50.0 52.9

Avg Lighthouse

62.4 55.8

Best Site Score

62.8 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	51.5 11 sites
Film & Video	—	64.7 1 sites
Photography	56.7 3 sites	52.8 181 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Both platforms perform at a very similar level - the 0.4-point gap is within the margin of normal variation.

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 34.3× 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.