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Your site vs. Hugo average

Your site
88
Hugo average
78
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance9586+9—
Security9369+24—
Accessibility8261+21—
SEO9190+1—
Infrastructure8589-4—
Compliance6577-12—
Content9184+7—
Sustainability8884+4—

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Hugo

Based on 38 real audits

70
Avg. Performance
89
Avg. Accessibility
95
Avg. Best Practices
91
Avg. SEO
68
Avg. Security
78
Avg. Composite
70 /100
Avg. Performance
232 ms
Avg. TTFB
78 /100
Avg. Composite
38
Sites Audited

How Hugo sites compare

Hugo sites perform above average with a mean Lighthouse performance score of 70/100, compared to the global average of 59/100.

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Recent Audits

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SitePerformanceGradeAudited
dureach.com97B2026-10-20
ajfreshxxx.com45B2026-07-31
evilempire.com88B2026-07-29
blog.afro.co.ke97A2026-05-16
pop-i.de53B2026-05-10
prestashop-project.org47C2026-04-22
crossref.org61C2026-04-22
wvu.edu38C2026-04-22
notepad-plus-plus.org91C2026-04-21
libreoffice.org66C2026-04-21

Commonly Used With

Sites that use Hugo also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 29RSS Miscellaneous 26Tailwind CSS Framework 23HSTS Security 23Google Search Console Analytics 18Google Tag Manager Tag managers 13HTTP/3 Miscellaneous 13Bootstrap Framework 13Cloudflare DNS 11Amazon Web Services PaaS 11

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Hugo vs Open GraphHugo vs RSSHugo vs Tailwind CSSHugo vs HSTSHugo vs Google Search ConsoleHugo vs Google Tag ManagerHugo vs HTTP/3Hugo vs BootstrapHugo vs CloudflareHugo vs Amazon Web Services

FAQ

What is the average Lighthouse performance score for Hugo sites?
Based on 38 real audits, Hugo sites score an average of 70/100 on Lighthouse performance.
How does Hugo compare on web security?
Hugo sites score an average security grade of 68/100 in BeaverCheck audits.
What is the average page load time for Hugo websites?
The average Time to First Byte (TTFB) for Hugo sites is 232ms based on 38 audits.
How can I improve my Hugo site's performance?
Run a free audit on BeaverCheck to get specific recommendations for your Hugo site. Common issues include render-blocking resources, unoptimized images, and missing caching headers.

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