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Your site vs. Hugo average

Your site
72
Hugo average
78
CategoryYour scorePeer avgDeltaPercentile
Performance8386-3—
Security6268-6—
Accessibility5360-7—
SEO8990-1—
Infrastructure7589-14—
Compliance7877+1—
Content6783-16—
Sustainability9084+6—

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Hugo

Based on 37 real audits

69
Avg. Performance
89
Avg. Accessibility
95
Avg. Best Practices
91
Avg. SEO
68
Avg. Security
78
Avg. Composite
69 /100
Avg. Performance
234 ms
Avg. TTFB
78 /100
Avg. Composite
37
Sites Audited

How Hugo sites compare

Hugo sites perform near the global average with a mean Lighthouse performance score of 69/100 (global average: 70/100).

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Recent Audits

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SitePerformanceGradeAudited
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
gohugo.io96B2026-04-21

Commonly Used With

Sites that use Hugo also commonly use:

Open Graph Miscellaneous 28RSS Miscellaneous 26Tailwind CSS Framework 23HSTS Security 22Google Search Console Analytics 17Bootstrap Framework 13HTTP/3 Miscellaneous 12Google Tag Manager Tag managers 12Amazon Web Services PaaS 11AWS CloudFront CDN 10

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FAQ

What is the average Lighthouse performance score for Hugo sites?
Based on 37 real audits, Hugo sites score an average of 69/100 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 234ms based on 37 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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