| Metric | Apple | MathJax | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 38 | 48 | MathJax |
| Accessibility | 90 | 91 | MathJax |
| Best Practices | 86 | 91 | MathJax |
| SEO | 89 | 93 | MathJax |
| Security | 67 | 64 | Apple |
| TTFB | 314ms | 315ms | Apple |
| Composite | 73 | 73 | Tie |
MathJax outperforms Apple in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (73 vs 73). Apple leads in security, TTFB.
Choose Apple when your primary concern is security and server response time. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose MathJax 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 1301 audited Apple sites and 30 audited MathJax 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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