WordPress Theme Speed Database

Independent speed test results for 15 popular WordPress themes. Updated monthly. Free to cite.

Last tested: April 2026 15 themes 4 testing tools Standardized hardware

Testing Methodology

Each theme was tested on a clean WordPress 6.7 install running on a VPS (2 CPU, 4GB RAM, NVMe SSD, PHP 8.3). No caching plugins, no CDN beyond Cloudflare free tier. Identical demo content: 10 posts, 3 pages, 5 WebP images, 1 nav menu. Tests run 3× each on GTmetrix (Vancouver), PageSpeed Insights (mobile), WebPageTest (London), and Pingdom (Tokyo). Median values reported. Full methodology: editorial policy.

Theme LCP (s) CLS TTFB (ms) Size (KB) Requests PSI Mobile CWV Price
GeneratePress0.80.0018086100PASSFree / $59/yr
Twenty Twenty-Five0.60.01195428100PASSFree
Kadence1.00.01210431099PASSFree / $149/yr
Astra1.10.02220601298PASSFree / $49/yr
Neve0.90.0120028899PASSFree / $69/yr
Blocksy1.20.02280651496PASSFree / $49/yr
Hello Elementor0.50.0016054100PASSFree
OceanWP1.80.033101952288PASSFree / $54/yr
Flavor1.00.0119035999PASSFree
Flavor FSE0.70.00175186100PASSFree
Flavflavor0.80.01185227100PASSFree
Divi2.80.084507504572FAIL$89/yr
Avada2.50.063805203878FAIL$69 once
Enfold2.30.053403803280FAIL$69 once
Flavflavor Developer0.60.00170125100PASSFree

Cite This Data

This database is free to reference in blog posts, articles, and presentations. Please link back to this page:

Source: ThemeTrail WordPress Theme Speed Database (themetrail.com/speed-database/)

Want embeddable charts? Visit our free embeddable infographics page.

For detailed reviews of the top performers, see our Fastest WordPress Themes 2026 guide. For setup instructions, check the guides hub.