Platform Comparison

Custom vs Semplice

Semplice leads
51.8
Custom
52.3
Semplice
WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability
52.2 57.8
Avg Security
37.2 21.5
Avg Efficiency
56.6 61.0
Avg Total Score
51.8 52.3
Avg Structure
47.1 65.9
Avg Load Complexity
67.6 58.3
Avg Lighthouse
54.9 58.3
Best Site Score
87.6 73.6
Worst Site Score
15.7 38.6
Custom Semplice

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry Custom Semplice
Architecture
Content Creation
Corporate-personal 54.1 1 sites
Design
Photography 52.0 6 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Both platforms perform at a very similar level - the 0.5-point gap is within the margin of normal variation.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement
  • Custom could target AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Lighthouse to close the gap.
  • Semplice could target Security, 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 36.3× more audited sites than Semplice. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.