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A performance benchmark comparing website analytics providers by script size and download speed. Includes Spiderseek, Google Analytics 4, Plausible, Matomo, Simple Analytics, and Fathom.

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Performance Benchmark (Spiderseek vs Others)

Fastest analytics badge Performance Friendly Zero Dependencies Lightweight Privacy First

Script size has a direct impact on speed, SEO rankings and Core Web Vitals. That’s why Spiderseek is built to be fast first — with one of the smallest analytics scripts in the industry.

Analytics Provider Script Size (Bytes) Download Time (4G) Size vs Spiderseek Difference in Download Time Verdict
Spiderseek 240 0.36 ms 1× (baseline) ✅ Ultrafast
Plausible 6,136 9.36 ms 26× larger +9.00 ms Lightweight
Fathom 6,153 9.40 ms 26× larger +9.04 ms Lightweight
Simple Analytics 7,515 11.47 ms 31× larger +11.11 ms Lightweight
Matomo 222,661 340 ms 928× larger +339.64 ms ⚠️ Heavy
Google Analytics 4 370,891 571 ms 1,545× larger +570.64 ms ❌ Bloated

✅ Smaller script = faster First Contentful Paint (FCP)
✅ Faster load = better Lighthouse score & SEO
✅ Less JavaScript = lower CPU time on mobile
✅ Ideal for performance-focused modern websites


Script Sources (Transparency)

Provider Script URL
Spiderseek https://spiderseekjs.com/spiderseek.js
Google Analytics 4 https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js
Plausible https://plausible.io/js/pa-6_srOGVV9SLMWJ1ZpUAbG.js (From Homepage)
Matomo https://cdn.matomo.cloud/demo.matomo.cloud/matomo.js
Simple Analytics https://scripts.simpleanalyticscdn.com/latest.js
Fathom https://cdn.usefathom.com/script.js

Tested October 2025 on Mobile 4G (5 Mbps). Raw download time only.


Looking for privacy first, ultrafast analytics with no performance penalty?
👉 https://www.spiderseek.com

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