Wordpress vs Framer — Platform Benchmark

52.5

Wordpress

240 sites

WINNER

52.1

Framer

7 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

63.7 47.1

Avg Security

27.0 50.0

Avg Efficiency

57.4 54.1

Avg Total Score

52.5 52.1

Avg Structure

63.2 51.0

Avg Load Complexity

52.9 50.0

Avg Lighthouse

55.8 62.4

Best Site Score

83.9 62.8

Worst Site Score

28.4 37.4

Wordpress Framer

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Wordpress	Framer
Architecture	48.3 19 sites	55.0 1 sites
Content Creation	55.0 3 sites	—
Corporate-personal	53.0 25 sites	—
Design	51.5 11 sites	46.5 3 sites
Film & Video	64.7 1 sites	—
Photography	52.8 181 sites	56.7 3 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

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

Opportunities for improvement

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

Industry-by-Industry Results

Framer wins in 2 of 6 shared industries - its overall lead holds across verticals.

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.