| Metric | HubSpot | jQuery | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 37 | 45 | jQuery |
| Accessibility | 89 | 86 | HubSpot |
| Best Practices | 83 | 87 | jQuery |
| SEO | 90 | 90 | Tie |
| Security | 65 | 64 | HubSpot |
| TTFB | 288ms | 433ms | HubSpot |
| Composite | 73 | 73 | Tie |
HubSpot outperforms jQuery in 3 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (73 vs 73). jQuery leads in performance, best practices.
Choose HubSpot when your primary concern is server response time and accessibility. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose jQuery when your primary concern is performance and best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 148 audited HubSpot sites and 1840 audited jQuery 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 →
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