Based on 520 and 148 real audits
| Metric | MySQL | Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 46 | 46 | Tie |
| Accessibility | 88 | 88 | Tie |
| Best Practices | 86 | 85 | MySQL |
| SEO | 91 | 90 | MySQL |
| Security | 65 | 65 | Tie |
| TTFB | 372ms | 388ms | MySQL |
| Composite | 75 | 74 | MySQL |
MySQL outperforms Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (75 vs 74). Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) leads in no categories.
Choose MySQL when your primary concern is server response time and best practices. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) doesn't clearly lead MySQL in any category on the sampled sites — pick it based on developer experience, ecosystem, or existing team skills rather than the audit scores.
Scores are medians across 520 audited MySQL sites and 148 audited Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) 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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