Platform Comparison

Photoshelter vs Cargo

Cargo leads
30.4
Photoshelter
32 sites
45.4
Cargo
26 sites
WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability
37.6 42.5
Avg Security
19.3 16.7
Avg Efficiency
31.7 56.0
Avg Total Score
30.4 45.4
Avg Structure
19.2 32.5
Avg Load Complexity
42.1 81.9
Avg Lighthouse
34.0 53.3
Best Site Score
60.2 55.1
Worst Site Score
15.5 30.7
Photoshelter Cargo

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry Photoshelter Cargo
Architecture — 51.6 3 sites
Corporate-personal — 43.8 2 sites
Design — 44.4 1 sites
Film & Video — 51.9 1 sites
Photography — 44.3 19 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Cargo meaningfully outperforms Photoshelter by 14.9 points on average. This reflects a consistent quality gap across their sites.

Dimension Edge

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

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