Image CDNs impact

Performance impact by image_cdn provider.

Field data PhoneDesktopAll Scope All sites Q1 2026 edition · Desktop 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
0.07
Best CLS (p75)
Imgix
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by CLS at p75, fastest first

# Provider CLS p75 Passing Sites
1 Imgix 0.07 80.4%
432
2 Akamai Image Manager 0.09 78.4%
3,876
3 Bunny Image Optimizer 0.10 76.5%
9,022
4 Uploadcare 0.10 75.0%
54
5 Fastly Image Optimizer 0.11 73.3%
596
6 Cloudinary 0.13 69.6%
280
7 Thumbor 0.19 61.7%
96
The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing CLS per provider which group passes the CLS most often

ProviderSitesPassing CLSp75
imgix 0.5% 432 80% 0.07
Akamai Image Manager 4.1% 3,876 78% 0.09
Bunny Image Optimizer 9.5% 9,022 77% 0.10
ImageKit 0% 40 76% 0.07
Uploadcare 0.1% 54 75% 0.10
Fastly Image Optimizer 0.6% 596 73% 0.11
Cloudinary 0.3% 280 70% 0.13
Thumbor 0.1% 96 62% 0.19
Sirv 0% 30 31% 0.24
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good CLS (0.1 at p75) · one value per site

80% of imgix sites pass CLS. Cloudinary trails 10 points behind, leaving 30% of its sites failing. computed

The State of Web Vitals · Q1 2026 · 94,910 sites · desktop 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%
862.0s
9969ms
770.10
821.5s
621.1s
Akamai Image Manager 4.1%
872.0s
9968ms
780.09
831.5s
621.1s
Fastly Image Optimizer 0.6%
842.1s
10085ms
730.11
781.7s
591.3s
imgix 0.5%
931.8s
9779ms
800.07
891.3s
79709ms
Cloudinary 0.3%
772.4s
9894ms
700.13
771.7s
631.1s
Thumbor 0.1%
832.0s
9378ms
620.19
851.3s
79705ms
Uploadcare 0.1%
912.3s
10095ms
750.10
921.4s
71858ms
ImageKit 0%
552.9s
9499ms
760.07
671.9s
471.3s
Sirv 0%
772.4s
9183ms
310.24
692.1s
331.6s
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.

imgix leads on CLS: 80% of its sites pass. Cloudinary trails at 70%. computed

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