Webflow vs Semplice — Platform Benchmark

54.4

Webflow

19 sites

WINNER

52.0

Semplice

8 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

57.5 56.1

Avg Security

50.9 25.0

Avg Efficiency

54.7 59.8

Avg Total Score

54.4 52.0

Avg Structure

64.5 62.6

Avg Load Complexity

50.2 58.1

Avg Lighthouse

48.9 58.0

Best Site Score

66.4 73.6

Worst Site Score

31.6 38.6

Webflow Semplice

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Webflow	Semplice
Architecture	65.2 1 sites	—
Content Creation	51.3 3 sites	—
Corporate-personal	63.1 2 sites	54.1 1 sites
Design	56.6 2 sites	—
Photography	52.3 11 sites	51.7 7 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Webflow holds a modest 2.4-point lead over Semplice. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

Webflow leads in: Security. Semplice leads in: Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse. Semplice has a broader performance advantage across dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Webflow could target Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse to close the gap.
Semplice could target Security to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

Webflow wins in 2 of 5 shared industries, suggesting its advantage is consistent rather than driven by a single vertical.

Sample Size Consideration

Webflow has 2.4× more audited sites than Semplice. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.