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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
2,207
Sites in sample
Combined across all items
1.8s
Best LCP (p75)
Imgix
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · 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 | Imgix | 1.8s | 97.2% | 312 | |
| 2 | Bunny Image Optimizer | 1.8s | 93.5% | 1,569 | |
| 3 | Akamai Image Manager | 1.8s | 92.4% | 262 | |
| 4 | Uploadcare | 2.1s | 89.8% | 64 |
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing LCP per provider which group passes the LCP most often
ProviderSitesPassing LCPp75
Cloudinary 0.1% 11 1.7s
imgix 3.8% 312 1.8s
Bunny Image Optimizer 19% 1,569 1.8s
Akamai Image Manager 3.2% 262 1.8s
Uploadcare 0.8% 64 2.1s
Thumbor 0.1% 7 2.4s
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
97% of imgix sites pass LCP. Akamai Image Manager trails 5 points behind. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · 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 19%
941.8s
90153ms
920.03
951.3s
96533ms
imgix 3.8%
971.8s
91150ms
950.02
961.2s
97543ms
Akamai Image Manager 3.2%
921.8s
88164ms
900.03
931.3s
97515ms
Uploadcare 0.8%
902.1s
88174ms
940.03
921.4s
92577ms
Cloudinary 0.1%
1001.7s
86176ms
880.02
1001.4s
88513ms
Thumbor 0.1%
832.4s
100171ms
1000.08
831.6s
80627ms
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 LCP: 97% of its sites pass. Akamai Image Manager trails at 92%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · phone field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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