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Font Awesome vs Sucuri

Based on 681 and 5 real audits

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MetricFont AwesomeSucuriWinner
Performance4644Font Awesome
Accessibility8688Sucuri
Best Practices8885Font Awesome
SEO9190Font Awesome
Security6772Sucuri
TTFB478ms139msSucuri
Composite7477Sucuri
Performance
Font Awesome
46
Sucuri
44
Accessibility
Font Awesome
86
Sucuri
88
Security
Font Awesome
67
Sucuri
72
SEO
Font Awesome
91
Sucuri
90
Composite
Font Awesome
74
Sucuri
77

Sucuri outperforms Font Awesome in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (77 vs 74). Font Awesome leads in performance, best practices, SEO.

When to choose Font Awesome

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

When to choose Sucuri

Choose Sucuri 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 681 audited Font Awesome sites and 5 audited Sucuri 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 Sucuri?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Font Awesome sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (46 vs 44 on average).
Which has better security, Font Awesome or Sucuri?
Sucuri sites score higher on security analysis (72 vs 67 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Font Awesome or Sucuri?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Sucuri (88 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 Sucuri?
Font Awesome sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (91 vs 90 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 Sucuri?
Sucuri sites show lower Time to First Byte (139 ms vs 478 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 Sucuri 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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