🏗️ Architectural Benchmark — Framework Battle

Astro vs WordPress

Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 160665 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.

Astro
44
Avg ACRI Score
966 sites analyzed
VS
WordPress
54
Avg ACRI Score
159699 sites analyzed
🏆 WordPress wins 7 of 8 metrics (0 to Astro, 1 ties)

📊 Visual Comparison

Astro   WordPress

🎯 ACRI Score
43.6
54.4
🤖 AI Readiness
69.1
72.2
📊 Token Bloat
49.3×
23.8×
👻 Ghost Ratio
5%
0%
🏷️ Schema Coverage
0.9
1.2
📋 Schema Adoption
32%
50%
🔓 GPTBot Access
93%
93%
📐 Structure Score
6.3
8.4

In a head-to-head framework comparison using 160665 production sites, WordPress takes the lead over Astro across the majority of AI visibility metrics. WordPress sites average an ACRI score of 54.4 compared to 43.6 for Astro—a meaningful 11-point gap that reflects real differences in how AI crawlers experience these sites. WordPress delivers a 52% leaner Token Bloat ratio (23.8× vs 49.3×), meaning AI systems can extract content more cost-effectively from WordPress-powered sites. WordPress sites render 5% less ghost HTML on average (0% vs 5%), delivering more server-side content to AI crawlers. This analysis is based on 966 Astro sites and 159699 WordPress sites from our 100k-domain radar database. Implementation quality varies—scan your own site to see how you compare.

📋 Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric Astro (n=966) WordPress (n=159699) Δ% Winner
🎯 ACRI Score 43.6 54.4WIN 20% WordPress
🤖 AI Readiness 69.1 72.2WIN 4% WordPress
📊 Token Bloat 49.3× 23.8×WIN 52% WordPress
👻 Ghost Ratio 5% 0%WIN 100% WordPress
🏷️ Schema Coverage 0.9 1.2WIN 25% WordPress
📋 Schema Adoption 32% 50%WIN 36% WordPress
🔓 GPTBot Access 93% 93% 0% TIE
📐 Structure Score 6.3 8.4WIN 25% WordPress

Astro Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed966
Avg ACRI43.6
Median ACRI44.0
ACRI Stddev±12.2
Avg Token Bloat49.3×
Median Token Bloat24.4×
Avg Ghost Ratio5%
Avg Schema Count0.9
GPTBot Blocked7%

WordPress Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed159699
Avg ACRI54.4
Median ACRI56.0
ACRI Stddev±10.4
Avg Token Bloat23.8×
Median Token Bloat10.7×
Avg Ghost Ratio0%
Avg Schema Count1.2
GPTBot Blocked7%

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