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Eleventy vs Font Awesome

Based on 2 and 575 real audits

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MetricEleventyFont AwesomeWinner
Performance6444Eleventy
Accessibility9787Eleventy
Best Practices8887Eleventy
SEO10091Eleventy
Security6565Tie
TTFB399ms453msEleventy
Composite7673Eleventy
Performance
Eleventy
64
Font Awesome
44
Accessibility
Eleventy
97
Font Awesome
87
Security
Eleventy
65
Font Awesome
65
SEO
Eleventy
100
Font Awesome
91
Composite
Eleventy
76
Font Awesome
73

Eleventy outperforms Font Awesome in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (76 vs 73). Font Awesome leads in no categories.

When to choose Eleventy

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

When to choose Font Awesome

Font Awesome doesn't clearly lead Eleventy in any category on the sampled sites — pick it based on developer experience, ecosystem, or existing team skills rather than the audit scores.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 2 audited Eleventy sites and 575 audited Font Awesome 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.

FAQ

Which is faster, Eleventy or Font Awesome?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Eleventy sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (64 vs 44 on average).
Which has better security, Eleventy or Font Awesome?
Eleventy sites score higher on security analysis (65 vs 65 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Eleventy or Font Awesome?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Eleventy (97 vs 87). 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, Eleventy or Font Awesome?
Eleventy sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (100 vs 91 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), Eleventy or Font Awesome?
Eleventy sites show lower Time to First Byte (399 ms vs 453 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 Eleventy or Font Awesome for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Eleventy scores higher on overall composite score while Eleventy 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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