| Metric | Apple | jQuery | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 39 | 45 | jQuery |
| Accessibility | 90 | 86 | Apple |
| Best Practices | 86 | 87 | jQuery |
| SEO | 89 | 90 | jQuery |
| Security | 67 | 65 | Apple |
| TTFB | 318ms | 438ms | Apple |
| Composite | 73 | 73 | Tie |
Apple and jQuery are closely matched, each leading in different categories. Apple has a composite score of 73 while jQuery scores 73.
Choose Apple when your primary concern is server response time and accessibility. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose jQuery when your primary concern is performance and best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 1267 audited Apple sites and 1857 audited jQuery 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 →
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