Based on 7 and 775 real audits
| Metric | The Events Calendar | WordPress | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 40 | 46 | WordPress |
| Accessibility | 88 | 88 | Tie |
| Best Practices | 76 | 86 | WordPress |
| SEO | 84 | 91 | WordPress |
| Security | 62 | 66 | WordPress |
| TTFB | 280ms | 366ms | The Events Calendar |
| Composite | 73 | 74 | WordPress |
WordPress outperforms The Events Calendar in 5 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (74 vs 73). The Events Calendar leads in TTFB.
Choose The Events Calendar when your primary concern is server response time. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Choose WordPress when your primary concern is best practices and SEO. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 7 audited The Events Calendar sites and 775 audited WordPress 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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