Platform Comparison

Wordpress vs Cargo

Wordpress leads
52.5
Wordpress
WINNER
45.4
Cargo

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability
63.8 42.5
Avg Security
26.9 16.7
Avg Efficiency
57.4 56.0
Avg Total Score
52.5 45.4
Avg Structure
63.5 32.5
Avg Load Complexity
52.9 81.9
Avg Lighthouse
55.6 53.3
Best Site Score
83.9 55.1
Worst Site Score
28.4 30.7
Wordpress Cargo

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry Wordpress Cargo
Architecture
Content Creation
Corporate-personal
Design
Film & Video
Photography

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Wordpress holds a modest 7.2-point lead over Cargo. The difference is real but not decisive.

Dimension Edge

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

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

Sample Size Consideration

Wordpress has 9× more audited sites than Cargo. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.