Instafeed vs Tolstoy: which slows a Shopify store more?
Instafeed is usually the lighter of the two. On the typical store it was light, while Tolstoy was heavy.
Both are social feed and shoppable content apps. We measured Instafeed on 67 Shopify ecommerce stores and Tolstoy on 50.
Social feeds and shoppable content
Side by side
| App | Typical processing time | Stores measured |
|---|---|---|
| Instafeed | Light (under 100 ms) | 67 |
| Tolstoy | Heavy (300 ms to 1 second) | 50 |
Instafeed was light on 93% of the stores it was measured on. Tolstoy was heavy on 40% of the stores it was measured on.
On stores that run both
Only 3 of the stores we checked load both, too few for a fair head-to-head. Stores often pick one of the two.
Each band is an app's typical processing time across the stores it was measured on. Those stores differ from app to app. That makes the result on stores that run both the fairer test. Apps found on fewer than 20 stores aren't listed yet. The list grows as more stores are checked.
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