🏗️ Architectural Benchmark — Framework Battle

WordPress vs Ghost

Aggregate AI readiness comparison across 187222 production sites. This compares all sites built on each framework, not the framework websites themselves.

WordPress
54
Avg ACRI Score
186671 sites analyzed
VS
Ghost
48
Avg ACRI Score
551 sites analyzed
🏆 WordPress wins 5 of 8 metrics (3 to Ghost, 0 ties)

📊 Visual Comparison

WordPress   Ghost

🎯 ACRI Score
53.9
47.8
🤖 AI Readiness
72.0
67.6
📊 Token Bloat
24.7×
6.8×
👻 Ghost Ratio
0%
0%
🏷️ Schema Coverage
1.1
1.0
📋 Schema Adoption
49%
2%
🔓 GPTBot Access
93%
97%
📐 Structure Score
8.5
3.8

The data is in: WordPress sites generally achieve better AI readiness than Ghost sites. Based on 187222 domains, WordPress wins 5 of 8 categories. WordPress sites average an ACRI score of 53.9 compared to 47.8 for Ghost—a meaningful 6-point gap that reflects real differences in how AI crawlers experience these sites. Ghost delivers a 72% leaner Token Bloat ratio (6.8× vs 24.7×), meaning AI systems can extract content more cost-effectively from Ghost-powered sites. This analysis is based on 186671 WordPress sites and 551 Ghost sites from our 100k-domain radar database. Implementation quality varies—scan your own site to see how you compare.

📋 Metric-by-Metric Breakdown

Metric WordPress (n=186671) Ghost (n=551) Δ% Winner
🎯 ACRI Score 53.9WIN 47.8 11% WordPress
🤖 AI Readiness 72.0WIN 67.6 6% WordPress
📊 Token Bloat 24.7× 6.8×WIN 72% Ghost
👻 Ghost Ratio 0% 0%WIN 0% Ghost
🏷️ Schema Coverage 1.1WIN 1.0 9% WordPress
📋 Schema Adoption 49%WIN 2% 96% WordPress
🔓 GPTBot Access 93% 97%WIN 4% Ghost
📐 Structure Score 8.5WIN 3.8 55% WordPress

WordPress Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed186671
Avg ACRI53.9
Median ACRI55.0
ACRI Stddev±10.4
Avg Token Bloat24.7×
Median Token Bloat10.7×
Avg Ghost Ratio0%
Avg Schema Count1.1
GPTBot Blocked7%

Ghost Aggregate Stats

Sites Analyzed551
Avg ACRI47.8
Median ACRI48.0
ACRI Stddev±7.8
Avg Token Bloat6.8×
Median Token Bloat5.0×
Avg Ghost Ratio0%
Avg Schema Count1.0
GPTBot Blocked3%

🔍 How Does Your Implementation Compare?

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