Platform Comparison

Custom vs Framer

Custom leads
51.8
Custom
254 sites
WINNER
50.3
Framer
6 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability
52.2 42.8
Avg Security
37.2 50.0
Avg Efficiency
56.6 52.5
Avg Total Score
51.8 50.3
Avg Structure
47.1 48.7
Avg Load Complexity
67.6 48.3
Avg Lighthouse
54.9 61.8
Best Site Score
87.6 55.6
Worst Site Score
15.7 37.4
Custom Framer

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry Custom Framer
Architecture — 55.0 1 sites
Content Creation — —
Corporate-personal — —
Design — 46.5 3 sites
Photography — 53.7 2 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Both platforms perform at a very similar level - the 1.5-point gap is within the margin of normal variation.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement
  • Custom could target Security, Lighthouse to close the gap.
  • Framer could target AI Readability, Efficiency, Load Complexity 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

Custom has 42.3× 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.