Framer vs Wordpress — Platform Benchmark

52.1

Framer

7 sites

52.5

Wordpress

240 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

47.1 63.7

Avg Security

50.0 27.0

Avg Efficiency

54.1 57.4

Avg Total Score

52.1 52.5

Avg Structure

51.0 63.2

Avg Load Complexity

50.0 52.9

Avg Lighthouse

62.4 55.8

Best Site Score

62.8 83.9

Worst Site Score

37.4 28.4

Framer Wordpress

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Framer	Wordpress
Architecture	—	48.3 19 sites
Content Creation	—	55.0 3 sites
Corporate-personal	—	53.0 25 sites
Design	—	51.5 11 sites
Film & Video	—	64.7 1 sites
Photography	—	52.8 181 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Both platforms perform at a very similar level - the 0.4-point gap is within the margin of normal variation.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement

Framer could target AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity to close the gap.
Wordpress could target Security, Lighthouse to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

The platforms split industry wins evenly across 6 shared verticals - the overall score gap may be driven by a few outlier sites rather than a consistent pattern.

Sample Size Consideration

Wordpress has 34.3× 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.