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At a glance the headline numbers for Image CDNs impact
Performance impact by image_cdn provider.
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Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
14,356
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
1.8s
Best LCP (p75)
Fastly Image Optimizer
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by LCP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | LCP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fastly Image Optimizer | 1.8s | 86.8% | 596 | |
| 2 | Imgix | 2.1s | 84.8% | 432 | |
| 3 | Uploadcare | 2.1s | 87.5% | 54 | |
| 4 | Thumbor | 2.2s | 83.1% | 96 | |
| 5 | Bunny Image Optimizer | 2.2s | 81.5% | 9,022 | |
| 6 | Akamai Image Manager | 2.3s | 78.9% | 3,876 | |
| 7 | Cloudinary | 2.5s | 74.9% | 280 |
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often
ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
Uploadcare 0.1% 54 2.1s
Fastly Image Optimizer 0.6% 596 1.8s
imgix 0.5% 432 2.1s
Thumbor 0.1% 96 2.2s
Bunny Image Optimizer 9.5% 9,022 2.2s
Akamai Image Manager 4.1% 3,876 2.3s
Sirv 0% 30 2.5s
Cloudinary 0.3% 280 2.5s
ImageKit 0% 40 3.2s
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good LCP (2.5s at p75) · one value per site
87% of Fastly Image Optimizer sites pass LCP. Cloudinary trails 12 points behind. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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All five vitals at once the whole category without toggling - cell is the pass rate, small number the p75
LCP
INP
CLS
FCP
TTFB
Bunny Image Optimizer 9.5%
822.2s
93132ms
880.03
761.8s
601.1s
Akamai Image Manager 4.1%
792.3s
93136ms
870.03
751.8s
561.2s
Fastly Image Optimizer 0.6%
871.8s
91135ms
880.02
871.4s
78758ms
imgix 0.5%
852.1s
88162ms
870.04
841.5s
75790ms
Cloudinary 0.3%
752.5s
75199ms
710.16
731.8s
571.1s
Thumbor 0.1%
832.2s
83156ms
710.11
831.5s
80680ms
Uploadcare 0.1%
882.1s
80191ms
830.08
861.5s
78736ms
ImageKit 0%
643.2s
81144ms
880.02
602.1s
541.4s
Sirv 0%
772.5s
94110ms
830.04
612.4s
371.6s
60%95%+ passing Cell: pass rate, small number = p75 · faded rows: under 100 sites
One row per provider, one column per vital - the cell is the share of sites passing, the small number the p75. No toggling needed to see where the category actually differs.
Fastly Image Optimizer leads on LCP: 87% of its sites pass. Cloudinary trails at 75%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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