Platform Comparison

Zenfolio vs Custom

Custom leads
50.9
Zenfolio
51.8
Custom
WINNER

Score Summary

Avg AI Readability
53.0 52.2
Avg Security
58.3 37.2
Avg Efficiency
48.5 56.6
Avg Total Score
50.9 51.8
Avg Structure
69.7 47.1
Avg Load Complexity
34.8 67.6
Avg Lighthouse
38.8 54.9
Best Site Score
55.1 87.6
Worst Site Score
47.0 15.7
Zenfolio Custom

Performance by Industry

Average total score for each platform within shared industries.

Industry Zenfolio Custom
Architecture
Content Creation
Corporate-personal
Design
Photography

Comparison Insights

Overall Verdict

Both platforms perform at a very similar level - the 0.9-point gap is within the margin of normal variation.

Dimension Edge

Zenfolio leads in: Security, Structure. Custom leads in: Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse. Custom has a broader performance advantage across dimensions.

Opportunities for improvement
  • Zenfolio could target Efficiency, Load Complexity, Lighthouse to close the gap.
  • Custom could target Security, 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 63.5× more audited sites than Zenfolio. Larger samples surface more variation and may pull averages toward the mean, so this comparison should be read with that in mind.