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Font Awesome vs Wholesale Suite

Based on 548 and 1 real audits

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MetricFont AwesomeWholesale SuiteWinner
Performance4434Font Awesome
Accessibility8793Wholesale Suite
Best Practices87100Wholesale Suite
SEO9177Font Awesome
Security6575Wholesale Suite
TTFB454ms6065msFont Awesome
Composite7377Wholesale Suite
Performance
Font Awesome
44
Wholesale Suite
34
Accessibility
Font Awesome
87
Wholesale Suite
93
Security
Font Awesome
65
Wholesale Suite
75
SEO
Font Awesome
91
Wholesale Suite
77
Composite
Font Awesome
73
Wholesale Suite
77

Wholesale Suite outperforms Font Awesome in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (77 vs 73). Font Awesome leads in performance, SEO, TTFB.

When to choose Font Awesome

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

When to choose Wholesale Suite

Choose Wholesale Suite when your primary concern is best practices and security. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 548 audited Font Awesome sites and 1 audited Wholesale Suite 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 Wholesale Suite?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Font Awesome sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (44 vs 34 on average).
Which has better security, Font Awesome or Wholesale Suite?
Wholesale Suite sites score higher on security analysis (75 vs 65 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Font Awesome or Wholesale Suite?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Wholesale Suite (93 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, Font Awesome or Wholesale Suite?
Font Awesome sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (91 vs 77 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 Wholesale Suite?
Font Awesome sites show lower Time to First Byte (454 ms vs 6065 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 Wholesale Suite 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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