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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
135ms
Best INP (p75)
Bunny Image Optimizer
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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The ranking sorted by INP at p75, fastest first
| # | Provider | INP p75 | Passing | Sites | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunny Image Optimizer | 135ms | 93.5% | 1,569 | |
| 2 | Imgix | 138ms | 95.0% | 312 | |
| 3 | Akamai Image Manager | 145ms | 90.6% | 262 | |
| 4 | Uploadcare | 154ms | 92.0% | 64 |
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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Passing INP per provider which group passes the INP most often
ProviderSitesPassing INPp75
Thumbor 0.1% 7 151ms
imgix 3.8% 312 138ms
Bunny Image Optimizer 19% 1,569 135ms
Uploadcare 0.8% 64 154ms
Akamai Image Manager 3.2% 262 145ms
Cloudinary 0.1% 11 172ms
Good Needs Improvement Poor Sorted best-passing first · median colored by its own rating · pass = good INP (200ms at p75) · one value per site
No provider stands out: pass rates sit between 91% and 95%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · 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 19%
951.8s
94135ms
910.03
951.2s
96527ms
imgix 3.8%
971.7s
95138ms
960.03
971.2s
96526ms
Akamai Image Manager 3.2%
951.8s
91145ms
910.04
951.2s
96512ms
Uploadcare 0.8%
922.0s
92154ms
970.03
941.3s
91559ms
Cloudinary 0.1%
911.9s
80172ms
910.04
1001.4s
82646ms
Thumbor 0.1%
862.4s
100151ms
1000.08
861.5s
83581ms
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 INP: 95% of its sites pass. Akamai Image Manager trails at 91%. computed
The State of Web Vitals · October 2026 · Shopify sites (8,248) · all devices field datacorewebvitals.io/state-of-cwv
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