Adobe portfolio vs Pixieset — Platform Benchmark

50.9

Adobe portfolio

25 sites

60.6

Pixieset

20 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

54.6 55.7

Avg Security

34.6 65.9

Avg Efficiency

55.7 61.5

Avg Total Score

50.9 60.6

Avg Structure

39.6 53.7

Avg Load Complexity

81.8 88.7

Avg Lighthouse

43.8 39.2

Best Site Score

64.9 73.8

Worst Site Score

36.0 24.3

Adobe portfolio Pixieset

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Adobe portfolio	Pixieset
Architecture	—	64.0 2 sites
Corporate-personal	—	66.2 1 sites
Design	—	—
Film & Video	—	59.2 1 sites
Photography	—	60.0 16 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Pixieset meaningfully outperforms Adobe portfolio by 9.7 points on average. This reflects a consistent quality gap across their sites.

Dimension Edge

Adobe portfolio leads in: Lighthouse. Pixieset leads in: Security, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity. Pixieset has a broader performance advantage across dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Adobe portfolio could target Security, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity to close the gap.
Pixieset could target Lighthouse to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

The platforms split industry wins evenly across 5 shared verticals - the overall score gap may be driven by a few outlier sites rather than a consistent pattern.