In this article, we are going to discover which are the Fastest WordPress Page Builders on the market.
There are so many competitors each claiming their page builder is the fastest, and there is no way to know, unless we do some vigorous testing.
And that’s the objective of this article.
The only goal is to provide you with a fair, objective, and transparent test results so that we, as consumers, can finally know which are the fastest page builders.
To make this test transparent, I’ve record the entire testing process in a video, from the page creation to the testing process, all done without any filter.
If you would like to check those video out, feel free to watch them on YouTube:
The above video is a consolidation of results. If you’d like to watch the page building and testing process, feel free to watch these instead:
Speed Test Conditions
To make this speed test fair, here’s what I have done:
In case you are wondering why I used Generatepress, it is the fastest WordPress Theme based on this Test.
Testing Process
To make this test as comprehensive as it can be, I had tested these page builders on three speed testing tools:
- Google Page Speed Insights
- Pingdom Tool
- GT Metrix
And to top it off, I’ve tested them 10 times over a 12 hour period, starting at 5am in the morning.
WordPress Page Builders to be Tested
Here are the 14 WordPress Page Builders we will be testing:
- Elementor
- Divi
- Brizy
- Thrive Architect
- Beaver Builder
- Oxygen Builder
- Bricks Builder
- Zion Builder
- Nimble Builder
- UX Builder
- WP Bakery
- LiveCanvas
- Themify
- SeedProd
In case you don’t find your favourite page builder on this list, feel free to leave a comment down below.
Anyway, I’ve ranked these page builders from the slowest at the top, to the fastest at the bottom. I’ve also included all the speed test data at the end of this article. Enjoy!
Fastest WordPress Page Builders (Ranked)
Rank 14th
Brizy
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 59 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 4.0 |
| Speed Index (s) | 5.7 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 6.1 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 5.1 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 215 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.002 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 83 |
| Page Size (kb) | 878 |
| Load Time (ms) | 632 |
| Requests | 41 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 1130 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 768 |
| Total Page Requests | 33 |
Rank 13th
Thrive Architect
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 67 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 4.2 |
| Speed Index (s) | 5.9 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 4.3 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 4.6 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 75 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 82 |
| Page Size (kb) | 606 |
| Load Time (ms) | 690 |
| Requests | 41 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 920 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 509 |
| Total Page Requests | 33 |
Rank 12th
Divi
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 72 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 3.5 |
| Speed Index (s) | 5.3 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 4.0 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 4.7 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 218 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 81 |
| Page Size (kb) | 680 |
| Load Time (ms) | 734 |
| Requests | 50 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 1291 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 604 |
| Total Page Requests | 36 |
Rank 11th
Elementor
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 76 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 3.4 |
| Speed Index (s) | 4.9 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 3.8 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 4.2 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 218 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.004 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 81 |
| Page Size (kb) | 554 |
| Load Time (ms) | 603 |
| Requests | 46 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 1032 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 469 |
| Total Page Requests | 38 |
Rank 10th
UX Builder
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 74 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 3.0 |
| Speed Index (s) | 5.9 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 4.3 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 3.3 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 134 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.002 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 84 |
| Page Size (kb) | 447 |
| Load Time (ms) | 496 |
| Requests | 34 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 959 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 389 |
| Total Page Requests | 26 |
Rank 9th
SeedProd
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 83 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 1.9 |
| Speed Index (s) | 3.1 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 4.5 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 1.9 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 18 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.0016 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 82 |
| Page Size (kb) | 322 |
| Load Time (ms) | 616 |
| Requests | 47 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 1280 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 307 |
| Total Page Requests | 45 |
Rank 8th
Themify
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 84 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 1.9 |
| Speed Index (s) | 3.3 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 4.2 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 2.8 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 28 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 81 |
| Page Size (kb) | 390 |
| Load Time (ms) | 621 |
| Requests | 54 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 1680 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 341 |
| Total Page Requests | 39 |
Rank 7th
Beaver Builder
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 85 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 3.0 |
| Speed Index (s) | 4.9 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 3.0 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 3.2 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 38 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 79 |
| Page Size (kb) | 553 |
| Load Time (ms) | 642 |
| Requests | 51 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 977 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 472 |
| Total Page Requests | 39 |
Rank 6th
Zion Builder
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 85 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 2.1 |
| Speed Index (s) | 5.1 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 3.6 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 2.2 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 27 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 85 |
| Page Size (kb) | 306 |
| Load Time (ms) | 450 |
| Requests | 33 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 1043 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 268 |
| Total Page Requests | 24 |
Rank 5th
WP Bakery
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 85 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 2.3 |
| Speed Index (s) | 4.5 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 3.4 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 2.6 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 41 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.08 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 85 |
| Page Size (kb) | 389 |
| Load Time (ms) | 582 |
| Requests | 30 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 863 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 349 |
| Total Page Requests | 22 |
Rank 4th
Oxygen Builder
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 91 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 2.5 |
| Speed Index (s) | 4.0 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 2.6 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 2.6 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 55 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 84 |
| Page Size (kb) | 325 |
| Load Time (ms) | 605 |
| Requests | 45 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 1140 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 307 |
| Total Page Requests | 44 |
Rank 3rd
Bricks Builder
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 92 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 2.3 |
| Speed Index (s) | 4.3 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 2.4 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 2.6 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 36 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 87 |
| Page Size (kb) | 620 |
| Load Time (ms) | 478 |
| Requests | 30 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 1230 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 580 |
| Total Page Requests | 28 |
Rank 2nd
Nimble Builder
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 93 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 2.1 |
| Speed Index (s) | 5.7 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 2.1 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 2.1 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 0 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 86 |
| Page Size (kb) | 258 |
| Load Time (ms) | 627 |
| Requests | 22 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 1044 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 228 |
| Total Page Requests | 20 |
Rank 1st
LiveCanvas
Total time used to built the page:
Opinion on the experience
Google Page Speed Insights
| Rating | 95 |
| First Contentful Paint (s) | 1.1 |
| Speed Index (s) | 2.4 |
| Largest Contentful Paint (s) | 2.4 |
| Time to Interactive (s) | 1.3 |
| Total Blocking Time (ms) | 160 |
| Cumulative Layout Shift | 0.003 |
Pingdom Tools
| Grade | 89 |
| Page Size (kb) | 225 |
| Load Time (ms) | 426 |
| Requests | 23 |
GT Metrix (Desktop)
| Fully Loaded Time (ms) | 917 |
| Total Page Size (kb) | 196 |
| Total Page Requests | 20 |
Final Thoughts
It really depends on what is your purpose for finding the fastest WordPress Page Builder.
Web Developer – If you are a web developer looking for a lightweight builder to assist you, then LiveCanvas would be the perfect page builder.
Functionalities – If you are on the hunt for a builder that provides a ton of design elements, you can probable go for Bricks Builder or Oxygen Builder. Nimble Builder is fast, but it lacks in design elements.
Simple Pages – If you just need to build a simple page without any complicated design elements, the Nimble Builder will be right for you.
Now, if you ask for my preference, I would gladly share with you that Gutenberg Blocks are a hybrid of the functionalities and the ability to build simple pages.
Best of all, it is faster than all the WordPress page builders mentioned here, except for LiveCanvas.
Anyway, if you would like to check out the raw data of this test feel free to expand this the following:
I hope the information in this article is what you are looking for. But, if you are looking for something else, feel free to let me know in the comments.
Thank you! You are awesome!
This info is pretty insightful.
I like livecanvas because I am very comfortable coding and using bootstrap; however, I would like to make a website that allows for members to join and depending on their membership level some elements would be different.
Oxygen seems very good at this, but I don’t know PHP. Which other builder do you think could achieve this?
Than
I think Gutenberg is a good option together with LifterLMS. I have done a tutorial on LifterLMS and I will be posting the link to it in a while.
Side by side or the list as a summery would be helpful
I’m using Divi, it’s hard to use at first, but I think Divi is fine
Thanks Jack, this article really helped me narrow down which builder to use. In the end I chose to go with GeneratePress + GenerateBlocks. It is really performant in the editor and in speed. I also use Elementor, but found sometimes its impossible to get above 80+ performance.
Hello Cack,
really great that you have made this work. THANK YOU. Exactly such a test I was looking for. Many success still with your projects. Have a nice day.
intresting, good work , it is tiemless 😉
there is no date
Amazing – Thank you very much