Based on 5 and 480 real audits
| Metric | Draftpress HFCM | jQuery Migrate | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 55 | 46 | Draftpress HFCM |
| Accessibility | 91 | 87 | Draftpress HFCM |
| Best Practices | 94 | 87 | Draftpress HFCM |
| SEO | 90 | 90 | Tie |
| Security | 77 | 68 | Draftpress HFCM |
| TTFB | 460ms | 612ms | Draftpress HFCM |
| Composite | 80 | 75 | Draftpress HFCM |
Draftpress HFCM outperforms jQuery Migrate in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (80 vs 75). jQuery Migrate leads in no categories.
Choose Draftpress HFCM when your primary concern is server response time and performance. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
jQuery Migrate doesn't clearly lead Draftpress HFCM 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 5 audited Draftpress HFCM sites and 480 audited jQuery Migrate 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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