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Admiral vs Facebook

Based on 96 and 1407 real audits

MetricAdmiralFacebookWinner
Performance3138Facebook
Accessibility8989Tie
Best Practices8184Facebook
SEO9290Admiral
Security6467Facebook
TTFB274ms280msAdmiral
Composite7272Tie
Performance
Admiral
31
Facebook
38
Accessibility
Admiral
89
Facebook
89
Security
Admiral
64
Facebook
67
SEO
Admiral
92
Facebook
90
Composite
Admiral
72
Facebook
72

Facebook outperforms Admiral in 3 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (72 vs 72). Admiral leads in SEO, TTFB.

When to choose Admiral

Choose Admiral when your primary concern is server response time and SEO. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

When to choose Facebook

Choose Facebook when your primary concern is performance and best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 96 audited Admiral sites and 1407 audited Facebook sites in the BeaverCheck database. Every audit runs the same 100+ checks — Lighthouse performance, security headers, accessibility, SEO, server response time — against a real URL. No vendor input, no sponsorship, no affiliate links. Read the full methodology →

FAQ

Which is faster, Admiral or Facebook?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Facebook sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (38 vs 31 on average).
Which has better security, Admiral or Facebook?
Facebook sites score higher on security analysis (67 vs 64 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Admiral or Facebook?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Admiral (89 vs 89). Both technologies can be made fully accessible with care — the difference reflects common patterns in the sampled sites, not inherent platform limits.
Which is better for SEO, Admiral or Facebook?
Admiral sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (92 vs 90 on average), which cover meta tags, crawlability, mobile friendliness, and structured data. Content strategy and backlinks still matter more than platform choice for ranking.
Which has faster server response (TTFB), Admiral or Facebook?
Admiral sites show lower Time to First Byte (274 ms vs 280 ms on average). TTFB depends heavily on hosting and CDN setup rather than the technology itself, but the sampled sites suggest a meaningful difference in common deployment patterns.
Should I choose Admiral or Facebook for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Facebook scores higher on overall composite score while Admiral may excel in metrics you care about most. Run a free BeaverCheck audit on a real site using each to compare the metrics relevant to your use case.

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