Skip to content

Heap vs HTTP/3

Based on 8 and 1498 real audits

View Heap details | View HTTP/3 details
MetricHeapHTTP/3Winner
Performance3451HTTP/3
Accessibility8988Heap
Best Practices8288HTTP/3
SEO9690Heap
Security6369HTTP/3
TTFB165ms298msHeap
Composite7275HTTP/3
Performance
Heap
34
HTTP/3
51
Accessibility
Heap
89
HTTP/3
88
Security
Heap
63
HTTP/3
69
SEO
Heap
96
HTTP/3
90
Composite
Heap
72
HTTP/3
75

HTTP/3 outperforms Heap in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (75 vs 72). Heap leads in accessibility, SEO, TTFB.

When to choose Heap

Choose Heap 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 HTTP/3

Choose HTTP/3 when your primary concern is performance and best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 8 audited Heap sites and 1498 audited HTTP/3 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, Heap or HTTP/3?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, HTTP/3 sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (51 vs 34 on average).
Which has better security, Heap or HTTP/3?
HTTP/3 sites score higher on security analysis (69 vs 63 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Heap or HTTP/3?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Heap (89 vs 88). 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, Heap or HTTP/3?
Heap sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (96 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), Heap or HTTP/3?
Heap sites show lower Time to First Byte (165 ms vs 298 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 Heap or HTTP/3 for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. HTTP/3 scores higher on overall composite score while Heap 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