Platform Comparison

Cargo vs Pixieset

Pixieset leads
45.4
Cargo
26 sites
60.6
Pixieset
20 sites
WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability
42.5 55.7
Avg Security
16.7 65.9
Avg Efficiency
56.0 61.5
Avg Total Score
45.4 60.6
Avg Structure
32.5 53.7
Avg Load Complexity
81.9 88.7
Avg Lighthouse
53.3 39.2
Best Site Score
55.1 73.8
Worst Site Score
30.7 24.3
Cargo Pixieset

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry Cargo 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 Cargo by 15.3 points on average. This reflects a consistent quality gap across their sites.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement
  • Cargo could target AI Readability, 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.