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HTTP/3 vs Surfside

Based on 1498 and 1 real audits

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MetricHTTP/3SurfsideWinner
Performance5146HTTP/3
Accessibility8891Surfside
Best Practices8892Surfside
SEO90100Surfside
Security6976Surfside
TTFB298ms313msHTTP/3
Composite7582Surfside
Performance
HTTP/3
51
Surfside
46
Accessibility
HTTP/3
88
Surfside
91
Security
HTTP/3
69
Surfside
76
SEO
HTTP/3
90
Surfside
100
Composite
HTTP/3
75
Surfside
82

Surfside outperforms HTTP/3 in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (82 vs 75). HTTP/3 leads in performance, TTFB.

When to choose HTTP/3

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

When to choose Surfside

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 1498 audited HTTP/3 sites and 1 audited Surfside 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, HTTP/3 or Surfside?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, HTTP/3 sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (51 vs 46 on average).
Which has better security, HTTP/3 or Surfside?
Surfside sites score higher on security analysis (76 vs 69 on average).
Which has better accessibility, HTTP/3 or Surfside?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Surfside (91 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, HTTP/3 or Surfside?
Surfside sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (100 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), HTTP/3 or Surfside?
HTTP/3 sites show lower Time to First Byte (298 ms vs 313 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 HTTP/3 or Surfside for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. HTTP/3 scores higher on overall composite score while HTTP/3 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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