Platform Comparison

SmugMug vs Livebooks

Livebooks leads
31.4
SmugMug
12 sites
60.2
Livebooks
9 sites
WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability
37.7 71.7
Avg Security
33.3 16.7
Avg Efficiency
28.4 71.7
Avg Total Score
31.4 60.2
Avg Structure
19.4 83.8
Avg Load Complexity
34.8 71.8
Avg Lighthouse
31.7 56.9
Best Site Score
42.3 65.3
Worst Site Score
23.1 53.5
SmugMug Livebooks

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry SmugMug Livebooks
Architecture — 62.5 1 sites
Corporate-personal 32.7 3 sites —
Photography 31.0 9 sites 59.9 8 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Livebooks significantly outperforms SmugMug by 28.8 points - a gap large enough to suggest structural differences in how each platform supports web quality.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement
  • SmugMug could target AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity, Lighthouse to close the gap.
  • Livebooks could target Security to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

Livebooks wins in 1 of 3 shared industries - its overall lead holds across verticals.