Webflow vs Wordpress — Platform Benchmark

53.1

Webflow

11 sites

WINNER

51.5

Wordpress

108 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

54.1 60.0

Avg Security

45.5 27.2

Avg Efficiency

55.7 56.8

Avg Total Score

53.1 51.5

Avg Structure

64.1 59.6

Avg Load Complexity

54.4 55.1

Avg Lighthouse

47.7 55.5

Best Site Score

66.4 83.9

Worst Site Score

31.6 28.4

Webflow Wordpress

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Webflow	Wordpress	Winner
Architecture	65.2 1 sites	46.2 9 sites	Webflow
Content Creation	36.9 1 sites	52.1 1 sites	Wordpress
Corporate-personal	66.4 1 sites	49.4 7 sites	Webflow
Design	63.2 1 sites	54.9 2 sites	Webflow
Photographer	49.9 1 sites	54.4 2 sites	Wordpress
Photography	50.5 6 sites	52.0 87 sites	Wordpress

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Both platforms perform at a very similar level - the 1.7-point gap is within the margin of normal variation.

Dimension Edge

Webflow leads in: Security, Structure. Wordpress leads in: AI Readability, Lighthouse. Each platform has distinct strengths in different dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Webflow could target AI Readability, Lighthouse to close the gap.
Wordpress could target Security, Structure to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

The platforms split industry wins evenly across 6 shared verticals - the overall score gap may be driven by a few outlier sites rather than a consistent pattern.

Sample Size Consideration

Wordpress has 9.8× more audited sites than Webflow. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.