Pixpa vs Custom — Platform Benchmark

50.7

Pixpa

10 sites

51.8

Custom

254 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

43.0 52.2

Avg Security

83.3 37.2

Avg Efficiency

42.1 56.6

Avg Total Score

50.7 51.8

Avg Structure

46.5 47.1

Avg Load Complexity

33.1 67.6

Avg Lighthouse

47.6 54.9

Best Site Score

62.5 87.6

Worst Site Score

34.3 15.7

Pixpa Custom

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Pixpa	Custom
Architecture	—	—
Content Creation	—	—
Corporate-personal	—	—
Design	—	—
Photography	—	—

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Both platforms perform at a very similar level - the 1.1-point gap is within the margin of normal variation.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement

Pixpa could target AI Readability, Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse to close the gap.
Custom 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.

Sample Size Consideration

Custom has 25.4× more audited sites than Pixpa. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.