eCommerce Performance Benchmark
Same hardware, same load matrix. We put WooCommerce and FluentCart under the same stresses as a typical store. Then we vehemently measured anything that could indicate a drop in perfromance for your store. The results aren’t even that surprising.
Benchmark Highlights
| Metric | FluentCart | WooCommerce |
|---|---|---|
| order creation — throughput (2.0×) | 21.81 | 9.61 |
| order creation — DB queries / request (6.4×) | 49 | 314.55 |
| order creation — DB time / request (7.7×) | 17.67 | 136.66 |
| product creation — throughput (7.0×) | 22.45 | 2.01 |
Methodology
A full factorial load matrix (platform × operation × volume × concurrency) was run on dedicated, identically-specified hosts. Each cell timed every request and captured per-request server-side database work via an in-request profiler.
Environment
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Server architecture | Linux 6.8.0-90-generic x86_64 |
| Web server | nginx/1.28.0 |
| PHP version | 8.3.21 (Supports 64bit values) |
| PHP SAPI | fpm-fcgi |
| PHP max input variables | 3500 |
| PHP time limit | 180 |
| PHP memory limit | 512M |
| Max input time | 180 |
| Upload max filesize | 250M |
| PHP post max size | 256M |
| cURL version | 8.5.0 OpenSSL/3.0.13 |
| Opcode cache | Disabled |
Observations
1. Faster Orders
Under concurrent load FluentCart sustained roughly 1.96× the order throughput of WooCommerce. The checkout path that decides revenue at peak. This means your customers orders process through faster, reducing losses in cart abandonment.
throughput (req/s): FluentCart vs WooCommerce
queries per order: FluentCart vs WooCommerce (lower is leaner)
2. Less DB Queries
FluentCart wrote each order with about 6.41× fewer database queries than WooCommerce. Primarily because it uses purpose-built order tables instead of the post/meta store.
3. Faster Catalouges
Product creation was up to 7.0× faster on FluentCart. Bulk imports and catalogue builds finish far sooner.
throughput (req/s): FluentCart vs WooCommerce
product-list response time vs volume
4. Smoother Browsing
Relative product-list response time as the catalogue grows (p95, closed-loop). FluentCart leads WooCommerce by a median 28% here. Meaning customers get your catalouge without delay.
Faster Stores on the Same Server
The one bar in WooCommerce’s favour is queries per read; FluentCart is still faster end-to-end there.
