Based on 2 and 2599 real audits
| Metric | Crisp Live Chat | HSTS | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 56 | 48 | Crisp Live Chat |
| Accessibility | 98 | 89 | Crisp Live Chat |
| Best Practices | 88 | 88 | Tie |
| SEO | 96 | 91 | Crisp Live Chat |
| Security | 72 | 70 | Crisp Live Chat |
| TTFB | 225ms | 365ms | Crisp Live Chat |
| Composite | 78 | 75 | Crisp Live Chat |
Crisp Live Chat outperforms HSTS in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (78 vs 75). HSTS leads in no categories.
Choose Crisp Live Chat when your primary concern is server response time and accessibility. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
HSTS doesn't clearly lead Crisp Live Chat in any category on the sampled sites — pick it based on developer experience, ecosystem, or existing team skills rather than the audit scores.
Scores are medians across 2 audited Crisp Live Chat sites and 2599 audited HSTS 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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