Wordpress vs Squarespace — Platform Benchmark

52.5

Wordpress

235 sites

56.2

Squarespace

436 sites

WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability

63.8 76.7

Avg Security

26.9 56.5

Avg Efficiency

57.4 50.2

Avg Total Score

52.5 56.2

Avg Structure

63.5 73.6

Avg Load Complexity

52.9 41.9

Avg Lighthouse

55.6 32.6

Best Site Score

83.9 71.1

Worst Site Score

28.4 36.6

Wordpress Squarespace

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry	Wordpress	Squarespace
Architecture	—	58.2 18 sites
Content Creation	—	55.8 3 sites
Corporate-personal	—	56.9 29 sites
Design	—	57.7 7 sites
Film & Video	—	57.1 4 sites
Photography	—	56.1 375 sites

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Squarespace holds a modest 3.7-point lead over Wordpress. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

Wordpress leads in: Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse. Squarespace leads in: AI Readability, Security, Structure. Each platform has distinct strengths in different dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement

Wordpress could target AI Readability, Security, Structure to close the gap.
Squarespace could target Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse to improve.

Industry-by-Industry Results

The platforms split industry wins evenly across 6 shared verticals - the overall score gap may be driven by a few outlier sites rather than a consistent pattern.