Cargo vs Pixpa — Platform Benchmark

45.4

Cargo

26 sites

50.7

Pixpa

10 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

42.5 43.0

Avg Security

16.7 83.3

Avg Efficiency

56.0 42.1

Avg Total Score

45.4 50.7

Avg Structure

32.5 46.5

Avg Load Complexity

81.9 33.1

Avg Lighthouse

53.3 47.6

Best Site Score

55.1 62.5

Worst Site Score

30.7 34.3

Cargo Pixpa

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Cargo	Pixpa
Architecture	—	—
Corporate-personal	—	56.9 3 sites
Design	—	—
Film & Video	—	—
Photography	—	48.0 7 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Pixpa holds a modest 5.3-point lead over Cargo. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement

Cargo could target Security, Structure to close the gap.
Pixpa could target Efficiency, Load Complexity, 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.

Sample Size Consideration

Cargo has 2.6× more audited sites than Pixpa. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.