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Cloudflare vs Jekyll

Based on 2145 and 11 real audits

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MetricCloudflareJekyllWinner
Performance4982Jekyll
Accessibility8888Tie
Best Practices8699Jekyll
SEO8994Jekyll
Security6863Cloudflare
TTFB298ms273msJekyll
Composite7579Jekyll
Performance
Cloudflare
49
Jekyll
82
Accessibility
Cloudflare
88
Jekyll
88
Security
Cloudflare
68
Jekyll
63
SEO
Cloudflare
89
Jekyll
94
Composite
Cloudflare
75
Jekyll
79

Jekyll outperforms Cloudflare in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (79 vs 75). Cloudflare leads in security.

When to choose Cloudflare

Choose Cloudflare when your primary concern is security. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

When to choose Jekyll

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 2145 audited Cloudflare sites and 11 audited Jekyll 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, Cloudflare or Jekyll?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Jekyll sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (82 vs 49 on average).
Which has better security, Cloudflare or Jekyll?
Cloudflare sites score higher on security analysis (68 vs 63 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Cloudflare or Jekyll?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Cloudflare (88 vs 88). 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, Cloudflare or Jekyll?
Jekyll sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (94 vs 89 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), Cloudflare or Jekyll?
Jekyll sites show lower Time to First Byte (273 ms vs 298 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 Cloudflare or Jekyll for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Jekyll scores higher on overall composite score while Cloudflare 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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