| Metric | Debian | jQuery | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 59 | 45 | Debian |
| Accessibility | 86 | 86 | Tie |
| Best Practices | 91 | 87 | Debian |
| SEO | 90 | 90 | Tie |
| Security | 67 | 65 | Debian |
| TTFB | 442ms | 460ms | Debian |
| Composite | 74 | 74 | Tie |
Debian outperforms jQuery in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (74 vs 74). jQuery leads in no categories.
Choose Debian when your primary concern is server response time and performance. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
jQuery doesn't clearly lead Debian 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 16 audited Debian sites and 1992 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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