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Videowise vs YouTube: which slows a Shopify store more?

YouTube is usually the lighter of the two. On the typical store it was light, while Videowise was moderate.

Both are video players. We measured Videowise on 22 Shopify ecommerce stores and YouTube on 31.

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Side by side

AppTypical processing timeStores measured
Videowise Moderate (100 to 300 ms) 22
YouTube Light (under 100 ms) 31

Videowise was moderate on 41% of the stores it was measured on. YouTube was light on 100% of the stores it was measured on.

On stores that run both

Only 1 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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