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Your site vs. Hugo average

Your site
89
Hugo average
79
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance9587+8—
Security9472+22—
Accessibility8263+19—
SEO9190+1—
Infrastructure8588-3—
Compliance6576-11—
Content9084+6—
Sustainability8884+4—

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Hugo

Based on 43 real audits

73
Avg. Performance
91
Avg. Accessibility
94
Avg. Best Practices
91
Avg. SEO
71
Avg. Security
79
Avg. Composite
73 /100
Avg. Performance
225 ms
Avg. TTFB
79 /100
Avg. Composite
43
Sites Audited

How Hugo sites compare

Hugo sites perform above average with a mean Lighthouse performance score of 73/100, compared to the global average of 60/100.

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Recent Audits

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erhoeremich.de99B2026-11-13
erhoeremich.de99B2026-11-13
erhoeremich.de93B2026-11-12
dureach.com97B2026-10-20
ajfreshxxx.com45B2026-07-31
evilempire.com88B2026-07-29
blog.afro.co.ke97A2026-05-16
pop-i.de53B2026-05-10

Commonly Used With

Sites that use Hugo also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 34RSS Miscellaneous 31HSTS Security 28Tailwind CSS Framework 28Google Search Console Analytics 18HTTP/3 Miscellaneous 13Bootstrap Framework 13Google Tag Manager Tag managers 13Cloudflare DNS 11Google Analytics Analytics 11

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

FAQ

What is the average Lighthouse performance score for Hugo sites?
Based on 43 real audits, Hugo sites score an average of 73/100 on Lighthouse performance.
How does Hugo compare on web security?
Hugo sites score an average security grade of 71/100 in BeaverCheck audits.
What is the average page load time for Hugo websites?
The average Time to First Byte (TTFB) for Hugo sites is 225ms based on 43 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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