| Metric | Azure CDN | jQuery | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 45 | 45 | Tie |
| Accessibility | 93 | 86 | Azure CDN |
| Best Practices | 85 | 87 | jQuery |
| SEO | 89 | 90 | jQuery |
| Security | 68 | 64 | Azure CDN |
| TTFB | 311ms | 433ms | Azure CDN |
| Composite | 74 | 73 | Azure CDN |
Azure CDN outperforms jQuery in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (74 vs 73). jQuery leads in best practices, SEO.
Choose Azure CDN 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 best practices and SEO. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 31 audited Azure CDN sites and 1841 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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