How we test, so you can check us.
One WooCommerce test store, deployed identically on HostingWC and popular shared hosts. Tested every hour from six regions for a full month, reported at the 75th percentile.
What does p75 mean?
Sort every measurement from fastest to slowest. The p75 is the value three quarters of the way along: 75% of visits were this fast or faster. It ignores lucky fast runs and keeps most slow ones, which is why Google uses it for Core Web Vitals.
Why only one test store?
Comparing hosts only works if the site is identical. One realistic WooCommerce store, with the same database, theme and plugins on every host, removes everything except the hosting. Your own site will differ; the free audit measures it directly.
Rerun it yourself.
If a result can’t be reproduced, we don’t publish it. These are the exact settings every run uses.
| Test site | WooCommerce 9 store, Storefront theme, 1,200 products, 40 plugins, identical database on every host |
| Plans tested | Each host’s most popular business shared plan, bought at list price with a new card |
| TTFB and LCP | WebPageTest, Chrome, desktop, cable profile, 3 runs per hour per region, first view |
| Load test | k6, ramping 10 to 500 virtual users over 20 minutes, 60% browse, 30% cart, 10% checkout |
| Regions | Virginia, Oregon, Frankfurt, London, Singapore, Sydney |
| Statistic | 75th percentile of all samples in the month; load test uses p95 per step |
| Caching | Each host’s default caching left on; no CDN added to any host |
Reproduce the load test
Point the k6 script at a copy of the test store on any host. It ramps from 10 to 500 virtual shoppers over 20 minutes and prints p95 response time per step.
k6 run -e BASE_URL=https://your-test-store.example \ -e PEAK_VUS=500 -e RAMP=20m checkout-mix.js
Reproduce the TTFB and LCP runs
WebPageTest, Chrome, desktop, cable profile, first view, 3 runs. Use the same six locations and take the 75th percentile of all runs in the month.
location: ec2-us-east-1:Chrome.Cable runs: 3 fvonly: 1 metrics: TTFB, largestContentfulPaint statistic: p75 per month
Measure your own site.
Run Google’s own test on your homepage and see where it stands, on mobile and desktop.