Based on 1352 and 7 real audits
| Metric | Apple | AWS WAF Captcha | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 40 | 40 | Tie |
| Accessibility | 90 | 88 | Apple |
| Best Practices | 86 | 90 | AWS WAF Captcha |
| SEO | 90 | 88 | Apple |
| Security | 68 | 64 | Apple |
| TTFB | 324ms | 481ms | Apple |
| Composite | 73 | 70 | Apple |
Apple outperforms AWS WAF Captcha in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (73 vs 70). AWS WAF Captcha leads in best practices.
Choose Apple when your primary concern is server response time and security. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose AWS WAF Captcha when your primary concern is best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 1352 audited Apple sites and 7 audited AWS WAF Captcha 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 →
Small sample: one or both technologies have fewer than 10 audited sites. Treat these numbers as directional — medians stabilize around 20–30 audits per side.
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