Based on 175 and 10 real audits
| Metric | Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) | WordPress.com | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance | 49 | 63 | WordPress.com |
| Accessibility | 88 | 90 | WordPress.com |
| Best Practices | 86 | 96 | WordPress.com |
| SEO | 90 | 94 | WordPress.com |
| Security | 67 | 67 | Tie |
| TTFB | 453ms | 232ms | WordPress.com |
| Composite | 75 | 78 | WordPress.com |
WordPress.com outperforms Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (78 vs 75). Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) leads in no categories.
Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) doesn't clearly lead WordPress.com in any category on the sampled sites — pick it based on developer experience, ecosystem, or existing team skills rather than the audit scores.
Choose WordPress.com when your primary concern is server response time and performance. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.
Scores are medians across 175 audited Twitter Emoji (Twemoji) sites and 10 audited WordPress.com 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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