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Font Awesome vs plentyShop LTS

Based on 639 and 1 real audits

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MetricFont AwesomeplentyShop LTSWinner
Performance4638Font Awesome
Accessibility8698plentyShop LTS
Best Practices88100plentyShop LTS
SEO9192plentyShop LTS
Security6781plentyShop LTS
TTFB461ms246msplentyShop LTS
Composite7482plentyShop LTS
Performance
Font Awesome
46
plentyShop LTS
38
Accessibility
Font Awesome
86
plentyShop LTS
98
Security
Font Awesome
67
plentyShop LTS
81
SEO
Font Awesome
91
plentyShop LTS
92
Composite
Font Awesome
74
plentyShop LTS
82

plentyShop LTS outperforms Font Awesome in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (82 vs 74). Font Awesome leads in performance.

When to choose Font Awesome

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

When to choose plentyShop LTS

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 639 audited Font Awesome sites and 1 audited plentyShop LTS 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, Font Awesome or plentyShop LTS?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Font Awesome sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (46 vs 38 on average).
Which has better security, Font Awesome or plentyShop LTS?
plentyShop LTS sites score higher on security analysis (81 vs 67 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Font Awesome or plentyShop LTS?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor plentyShop LTS (98 vs 86). 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, Font Awesome or plentyShop LTS?
plentyShop LTS sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (92 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), Font Awesome or plentyShop LTS?
plentyShop LTS sites show lower Time to First Byte (246 ms vs 461 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 Font Awesome or plentyShop LTS for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Font Awesome scores higher on overall composite score while Font Awesome 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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