Image CDNs impact

Performance impact by image_cdn provider.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites Q1 2026 edition · All devices field outcomes
Metric LCP INP CLS
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At a glance the headline numbers for Image CDNs impact

Performance impact by image_cdn provider.

7
Providers ranked
After min-sites filter
14,356
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
1.6s
Best LCP (p75)
Fastly Image Optimizer
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · all devices 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 1.6s 88.9%
596
2 Thumbor 2.0s 83.5%
96
3 Uploadcare 2.0s 88.2%
54
4 Imgix 2.0s 85.9%
432
5 Bunny Image Optimizer 2.2s 82.5%
9,022
6 Akamai Image Manager 2.2s 81.1%
3,876
7 Cloudinary 2.4s 78.9%
280
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often

ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
Fastly Image Optimizer 0.6% 596 89% 1.6s
Uploadcare 0.1% 54 88% 2.0s
imgix 0.5% 432 86% 2.0s
Thumbor 0.1% 96 84% 2.0s
Bunny Image Optimizer 9.5% 9,022 83% 2.2s
Akamai Image Manager 4.1% 3,876 81% 2.2s
Cloudinary 0.3% 280 79% 2.4s
Sirv 0% 30 75% 2.5s
ImageKit 0% 40 63% 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

89% of Fastly Image Optimizer sites pass LCP. Cloudinary trails 10 points behind. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · all devices 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%
832.2s
96113ms
860.04
771.7s
601.2s
Akamai Image Manager 4.1%
812.2s
96116ms
850.05
771.7s
571.2s
Fastly Image Optimizer 0.6%
891.6s
94117ms
890.02
901.2s
81721ms
imgix 0.5%
862.0s
92137ms
870.04
851.5s
74825ms
Cloudinary 0.3%
792.4s
79175ms
730.13
751.8s
611.1s
Thumbor 0.1%
842.0s
92135ms
610.19
871.5s
76755ms
Uploadcare 0.1%
882.0s
85168ms
830.07
891.5s
80718ms
ImageKit 0%
633.2s
88144ms
780.08
632.1s
491.3s
Sirv 0%
752.5s
96102ms
790.09
622.4s
401.7s
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: 89% of its sites pass. Cloudinary trails at 79%. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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