Showit vs Custom — Platform Benchmark

49.8

Showit

18 sites

51.8

Custom

254 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

55.6 52.2

Avg Security

30.6 37.2

Avg Efficiency

54.1 56.6

Avg Total Score

49.8 51.8

Avg Structure

58.9 47.1

Avg Load Complexity

48.4 67.6

Avg Lighthouse

55.4 54.9

Best Site Score

71.1 87.6

Worst Site Score

32.4 15.7

Showit Custom

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Showit	Custom
Architecture	—	52.4 6 sites
Content Creation	—	54.1 6 sites
Corporate-personal	—	47.3 86 sites
Design	—	66.2 3 sites
Photography	—	53.9 153 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Custom holds a modest 2-point lead over Showit. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

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

Opportunities for improvement

Showit could target Security, Efficiency, Load Complexity to close the gap.
Custom could target AI Readability, Structure 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 14.1× more audited sites than Showit. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.