Based on 2080 and 8 real audits
| Metric | jQuery | The Events Calendar | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 45 | 37 | jQuery |
| Accessibility | 86 | 87 | The Events Calendar |
| Best Practices | 87 | 79 | jQuery |
| SEO | 90 | 86 | jQuery |
| Security | 66 | 64 | jQuery |
| TTFB | 474ms | 262ms | The Events Calendar |
| Composite | 74 | 74 | Tie |
jQuery outperforms The Events Calendar in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (74 vs 74). The Events Calendar leads in accessibility, TTFB.
Choose jQuery when your primary concern is performance and best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose The Events Calendar 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 2080 audited jQuery sites and 8 audited The Events Calendar 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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