Help me find the fastest Shopify theme

kprimdal
Excursionist
21 0 6

So I want to know who has the fastest free or premium them and thought let's make it a collaborative adventure.

I'm looking at Google Pagespeed Insights since it gives me an overall score (I know there are many opinions about this, but at least it is common across all of them). I'm sitting in Denmark when I do the test, so it can have some effect when you are doing the test and you may be testing from another test center. Also, I'm only looking at mobile, because let's face it the majority of users are coming from mobile nowadays

Here are the themes I have tried right now, sorted in what I believe is the fastest: (I hope I can change this later when more is coming)

  1. Air Theme One - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 94
  2. Debut theme - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 77
  3. Plak Theme - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 70 
  4. Booster theme - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 69
  5. Brooklyn - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 51  
  6. Ella - Demo - PageSpeed Score:  41
  7. Shella - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 33  
  8. Prestige - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 26
  9. Turbo Theme - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 25 
  10. Boostheme - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 23 
  11. Flex theme - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 22
  12. Fastor - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 20
  13. Debutify - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 4
  14. Shoptimized - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 2

What are your favorite themes?

Creator of the blazing fast Shopify theme Air Theme One
https://airthemeone.com
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Joe_Giral
Tourist
9 0 5

I see this was posted November 2020, it's now 2022. Do you have an update please?

MPI_themes
Shopify Expert
119 2 35

@Joe_Giral 

 

I updated speed score (Feb 7)

 

89 Plak Theme
89 Dawn (new)
88 Boostheme
87 Air Theme One
78 Debut theme
74 Shoptimized
69 Shella
57 Booster theme
54 Turbo Theme
50 Ella
46 Brooklyn
37 Flex theme
34 Prestige
29 Debutify
11 Fastor

Shopify App / Theme developer
https://mpthemes.net/
VortexVR
Shopify Partner
25 1 11

Dear MPI_themes,


I am interested in your number 3 (Boostheme) from this list.
But which Boostheme did you test:
They have: Belora, Shop.mall, Vodoma and others.

Which of these did you get the result 88 with?

Thank you!

MPI_themes
Shopify Expert
119 2 35

Hi VortexVR,

It is boostertheme dot com, but I can't find the demo store now.

Be care full, ask them for demo, and test the speed, before purchase.


Best regards

 

Shopify App / Theme developer
https://mpthemes.net/

Justin_Anyanwu
Excursionist
22 0 6

Feels unfair to make the comparison to a site that's loaded up with third party apps. How much of a difference would it make to load the app with Klaviyo, Loox etc?

MPI_themes
Shopify Expert
119 2 35

@Justin_Anyanwu 

True.

When you test store speed you should consider many factors store configuration, apps, content.

To compare theme performance you should test them in the same conditions. 

For example. The same Shella theme shows different results.

1) Demo store with lots of features enabled. The demo purpose to show case as many theme features as possible. The mobile speed score of home page is 69 (shella-demo.myshopify.com )

2) Simple store configuration. The demo purpose to showcase the clean and minimal theme configuration, that is closer to the real store. The mobile speed score of home page is 91 (shella-fashion.myshopify.com )

Shopify App / Theme developer
https://mpthemes.net/

Scrowp
Shopify Partner
32 0 1

The first fastest Shopify theme is Plak

Read more about the top fastest shopify themes 

https://leilakacem.medium.com/the-fastest-shopify-themes-2021-3eb891b307d7

Shopify Web design created by Marouane RHAFLI

VortexVR
Shopify Partner
25 1 11

Dear Kprimdal,

Regarding number 10, which Boostheme is that? They have a couple that are apparently very fast:
Beloria and Shopmall seem to have a lot of features are are apparently fast.

I am comparing them with Booster, Debutify and Shoptimized, because I need some of the features. Debut and the other Shopify themes are just to simple for me.

haileyluu
Visitor
1 0 0

As updated in 2023, we tested 5 themes on the theme store with Google Page Speed insights, here is the result:

1. Blum - 98 on desktop - 81 on mobile

2. Prestige - 88 on desktop - 56 on mobile

3. Motion - 93 on desktop - 64 on mobile

4. Focal - 97 on desktop - 70 on mobile

5. Dawn - 97 on desktop - 72 on mobile

 

I come from the team who develop Blum from the priority to page speed and mobile experience of shoppers. So I want to recommend anyone who looks for a theme that loads fast to try our theme. Any feedback is welcomed.

 

Here is the detailed article when we review the themes https://saleshunterthemes.com/pages/fastest-shopify-themes

Blum theme - Made for fashion brand with high page speed and stunning mobile design.

kazi
Shopify Partner
543 85 105

@kprimdal Page speed scores depends on the elements on the page ex: slider, images, or other apps which requires JS files. 

 

  1. Air Theme One - Demo - PageSpeed Score: 94    -  https://primdelux.ph/  

It has nothing in page 4 products pictures there if you put same 4 products in others themes and test you will get similar scores. Hope you get it.

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MPI_themes
Shopify Expert
119 2 35

The theme speed rating based on the Shopify data - https://twitter.com/MariPet9/status/1725500480506233291

Shopify App / Theme developer
https://mpthemes.net/