Platform Comparison

Livebooks vs SmugMug

Livebooks leads
60.2
Livebooks
9 sites
WINNER
31.4
SmugMug
12 sites

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability
71.7 37.7
Avg Security
16.7 33.3
Avg Efficiency
71.7 28.4
Avg Total Score
60.2 31.4
Avg Structure
83.8 19.4
Avg Load Complexity
71.8 34.8
Avg Lighthouse
56.9 31.7
Best Site Score
65.3 42.3
Worst Site Score
53.5 23.1
Livebooks SmugMug

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry Livebooks SmugMug
Architecture — —
Corporate-personal — 32.7 3 sites
Photography — 31.0 9 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Livebooks significantly outperforms SmugMug by 28.8 points - a gap large enough to suggest structural differences in how each platform supports web quality.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement
  • Livebooks could target Security to close the gap.
  • SmugMug could target AI Readability, Efficiency, Structure, Load Complexity, Lighthouse to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

The platforms split industry wins evenly across 3 shared verticals - the overall score gap may be driven by a few outlier sites rather than a consistent pattern.