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Elementor vs. Beaver Builder: Real World PageSpeed Insights Comparison

Elementor vs Beaver Builder logos

There has bee a lot of discussion around the web regarding the relative speed of Elementor and Beaver Builder, so I decided to run some quick tests. The Astra WordPress theme has a number of website demos that come in both Elementor and Beaver Builder versions. We're going to run ten of those demos through Google's PageSpeed Insights tool to see how they stack up.

Methodology

We ran each demo site through the PageSpeed Insights tool three times and averaged the results. This was to limit the effects of any network or server anomalies.

Outdoor Adventure

Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
54 67
First Contentful Paint 3.1 2.6
Speed Index 3.1 3.0
Largest Contentful Paint 6.2 5.0
Time to Interactive 6.3 6.1
Total Blocking Time 523 413
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.286 0.002
Desktop
96 96
First Contentful Paint 0.8 0.7
Speed Index 0.8 0.8
Largest Contentful Paint 1.4 1.2
Time to Interactive 1.0 0.7
Total Blocking Time 23 0
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.003 0.003

 

Learndash Academy

Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
49 65
First Contentful Paint 4.9 3.2
Speed Index 4.9 4.5
Largest Contentful Paint 6.0 4.7
Time to Interactive 7.7 7.2
Total Blocking Time 413 267
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.001 0.001
Desktop
94 92
First Contentful Paint 1.1 0.9
Speed Index 1.1 0.9
Largest Contentful Paint 1.2 1.3
Time to Interactive 1.2 0.9
Total Blocking Time 7 0
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.001 0.002

 

Pet Care

  Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
48 72
First Contentful Paint 3.5 2.5
Speed Index 3.5 2.5
Largest Contentful Paint 5.3 4.1
Time to Interactive 7.0 6.4 
Total Blocking Time 877 393 
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.001  0.002 
Desktop
95 98 
First Contentful Paint 0.9 0.7 
Speed Index 1.1  1.0 
Largest Contentful Paint 1.3  0.9 
Time to Interactive 1.2  0.7 
Total Blocking Time 23
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.001 0.001 

 

Simply Natural

Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
52 69
First Contentful Paint 3.5 3.3
Speed Index 3.8 3.6
Largest Contentful Paint 5.2 4.8
Time to Interactive 7.3 6.6
Total Blocking Time 720 283
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.014 0.008
Desktop
95 96
First Contentful Paint 0.9 0.8
Speed Index 0.9 0.9
Largest Contentful Paint 1.3 1.2
Time to Interactive 1.3 1.1
Total Blocking Time 30 10
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.004 0.002

 

Online Health Coach

Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
51 58
First Contentful Paint 3.3 3.3
Speed Index 3.8 3.3
Largest Contentful Paint 7.9 6.8
Time to Interactive 7.8 7.0
Total Blocking Time 367 213
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.689 0.857
Desktop
93 94
First Contentful Paint 0.8 0.8
Speed Index 0.9 0.9
Largest Contentful Paint 1.6 1.5
Time to Interactive 1.4 0.8
Total Blocking Time 3 0
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.009 0.119

 

Organic Store

Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
46 67
First Contentful Paint 3.9 2.8
Speed Index 3.9 3.1
Largest Contentful Paint 9.0 7.3
Time to Interactive 8.3 6.1
Total Blocking Time 403 127
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.562 0.014
Desktop
88 91
First Contentful Paint 0.9 0.8
Speed Index 0.9 0.9
Largest Contentful Paint 2.0 1.8
Time to Interactive 1.7 0.8
Total Blocking Time 17 0
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.002 0.001

 

Deeplight Restaurant

Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
63 76
First Contentful Paint 2.8 2.6
Speed Index 2.8 3.3
Largest Contentful Paint 5.4 4.6
Time to Interactive 6.2 5.6
Total Blocking Time 377 183
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.233 0.031
Desktop
96 96
First Contentful Paint 0.8 0.8
Speed Index 0.8 1.1
Largest Contentful Paint 1.2 1.1
Time to Interactive 1.2 0.8
Total Blocking Time 33 0
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.009 0.066

 

Online Courses

Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
46 62
First Contentful Paint 3.5 3.4
Speed Index 3.6 4.2
Largest Contentful Paint 5.8 5.8
Time to Interactive 7.1 6.8
Total Blocking Time 870 247
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.125 0.003
Desktop
96 62
First Contentful Paint 0.8 0.9
Speed Index 1.0 1.4
Largest Contentful Paint 1.3 1.3
Time to Interactive 1.2 0.9
Total Blocking Time 17 3
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.001 0.001

 

Online Programming Course

Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
48 79
First Contentful Paint 4.0 3.0
Speed Index 4.0 3.7
Largest Contentful Paint 4.7 3.3
Time to Interactive 7.6 6.3
Total Blocking Time 820 207
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.003 0.002
Desktop
97 98
First Contentful Paint 0.8 0.8
Speed Index 0.8 0.9
Largest Contentful Paint 1.1 0.9
Time to Interactive 1.0 0.8
Total Blocking Time 10 0
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.003 0.004

 

Courier & Delivery Service

Elementor Beaver Builder
Mobile
70 75
First Contentful Paint 2.8 2.6
Speed Index 3.0 3.9
Largest Contentful Paint 4.1 3.4
Time to Interactive 6.8 6.2
Total Blocking Time 407 353
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.018 0.022
Desktop
96 97
First Contentful Paint 0.8 0.8
Speed Index 0.9 1.1
Largest Contentful Paint 1.2 0.9
Time to Interactive 1.5 0.8
Total Blocking Time 23 0
Cumulative Layout Shift 0.027 0.023