Skip to content

Facebook vs NS1

Based on 1407 and 158 real audits

View Facebook details | View NS1 details
MetricFacebookNS1Winner
Performance3841NS1
Accessibility8991NS1
Best Practices8487NS1
SEO9088Facebook
Security6767Tie
TTFB280ms186msNS1
Composite7273NS1
Performance
Facebook
38
NS1
41
Accessibility
Facebook
89
NS1
91
Security
Facebook
67
NS1
67
SEO
Facebook
90
NS1
88
Composite
Facebook
72
NS1
73

NS1 outperforms Facebook in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (73 vs 72). Facebook leads in SEO.

When to choose Facebook

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

When to choose NS1

Choose NS1 when your primary concern is server response time and performance. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 1407 audited Facebook sites and 158 audited NS1 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, Facebook or NS1?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, NS1 sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (41 vs 38 on average).
Which has better security, Facebook or NS1?
Facebook sites score higher on security analysis (67 vs 67 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Facebook or NS1?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor NS1 (91 vs 89). 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, Facebook or NS1?
Facebook sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (90 vs 88 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), Facebook or NS1?
NS1 sites show lower Time to First Byte (186 ms vs 280 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 Facebook or NS1 for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. NS1 scores higher on overall composite score while Facebook 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.
Audit your own site

Send Feedback