| Metric | jQuery | Masonry | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 46 | 46 | Tie |
| Accessibility | 86 | 84 | jQuery |
| Best Practices | 87 | 88 | Masonry |
| SEO | 90 | 90 | Tie |
| Security | 66 | 67 | Masonry |
| TTFB | 499ms | 590ms | jQuery |
| Composite | 74 | 75 | Masonry |
Masonry outperforms jQuery in 3 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (75 vs 74). jQuery leads in accessibility, TTFB.
Choose jQuery when your primary concern is server response time and accessibility. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose Masonry when your primary concern is best practices and security. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 2134 audited jQuery sites and 128 audited Masonry 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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