🏗️ Architectural Benchmark — Framework Battle

Shopify vs Squarespace

Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 18173 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.

Shopify
59
Avg ACRI Score
16543 sites analyzed
VS
Squarespace
39
Avg ACRI Score
1630 sites analyzed
🏆 Shopify wins 5 of 8 metrics (1 to Squarespace, 2 ties)

📊 Visual Comparison

Shopify   Squarespace

🎯 ACRI Score
58.8
38.9
🤖 AI Readiness
76.6
65.0
📊 Token Bloat
54.1×
56.8×
👻 Ghost Ratio
10%
10%
🏷️ Schema Coverage
2.1
2.0
📋 Schema Adoption
68%
72%
🔓 GPTBot Access
98%
98%
📐 Structure Score
11.3
2.1

The data is in: Shopify sites generally achieve better AI readiness than Squarespace sites. Based on 18173 domains, Shopify wins 5 of 8 categories. Shopify sites average an ACRI score of 58.8 compared to 38.9 for Squarespace—a meaningful 20-point gap that reflects real differences in how AI crawlers experience these sites. Note: These are aggregate statistics across 16543 Shopify and 1630 Squarespace production deployments. Your specific implementation may differ—run a free scan to check.

📋 Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric Shopify (n=16543) Squarespace (n=1630) Δ% Winner
🎯 ACRI Score 58.8WIN 38.9 34% Shopify
🤖 AI Readiness 76.6WIN 65.0 15% Shopify
📊 Token Bloat 54.1×WIN 56.8× 5% Shopify
👻 Ghost Ratio 10% 10% 0% TIE
🏷️ Schema Coverage 2.1WIN 2.0 5% Shopify
📋 Schema Adoption 68% 72%WIN 6% Squarespace
🔓 GPTBot Access 98% 98% 1% TIE
📐 Structure Score 11.3WIN 2.1 82% Shopify

Shopify Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed16543
Avg ACRI58.8
Median ACRI60.0
ACRI Stddev±10.8
Avg Token Bloat54.1×
Median Token Bloat9.8×
Avg Ghost Ratio10%
Avg Schema Count2.1
GPTBot Blocked2%

Squarespace Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed1630
Avg ACRI38.9
Median ACRI39.0
ACRI Stddev±11.5
Avg Token Bloat56.8×
Median Token Bloat11.6×
Avg Ghost Ratio10%
Avg Schema Count2.0
GPTBot Blocked2%

🔍 How Does Your Implementation Compare?

These are aggregate stats across thousands of sites. Your specific Shopify or Squarespace implementation may outperform or underperform the average.

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