Based on 372 and 4 real audits
| Metric | jQuery Migrate | Kendo UI | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 44 | 31 | jQuery Migrate |
| Accessibility | 87 | 92 | Kendo UI |
| Best Practices | 86 | 88 | Kendo UI |
| SEO | 90 | 88 | jQuery Migrate |
| Security | 65 | 64 | jQuery Migrate |
| TTFB | 429ms | 209ms | Kendo UI |
| Composite | 74 | 72 | jQuery Migrate |
jQuery Migrate outperforms Kendo UI in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (74 vs 72). Kendo UI leads in accessibility, best practices, TTFB.
Choose jQuery Migrate when your primary concern is performance and SEO. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose Kendo UI when your primary concern is server response time and accessibility. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 372 audited jQuery Migrate sites and 4 audited Kendo UI 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.
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