Semplice vs Webflow — Platform Benchmark

52.3

Semplice

7 sites

55.0

Webflow

18 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

57.8 57.5

Avg Security

21.5 51.9

Avg Efficiency

61.0 55.4

Avg Total Score

52.3 55.0

Avg Structure

65.9 66.1

Avg Load Complexity

58.3 50.7

Avg Lighthouse

58.3 48.8

Best Site Score

73.6 66.4

Worst Site Score

38.6 31.6

Semplice Webflow

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Semplice	Webflow
Architecture	—	65.2 1 sites
Content Creation	—	51.3 3 sites
Corporate-personal	—	63.1 2 sites
Design	—	56.6 2 sites
Photography	—	53.1 10 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Webflow holds a modest 2.7-point lead over Semplice. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

Semplice leads in: Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse. Webflow leads in: Security. Semplice has a broader performance advantage across dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Semplice could target Security to close the gap.
Webflow could target Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse 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

Webflow has 2.6× 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.