Does Okendo slow down a store?
In 7IT’s test of 367 US online stores, Okendo ran on 50 of them (13.6%). At first load it is light: a median of 11 KB and 0.01 s of phone time. Google’s test measures the first load only, so anything it loads after a visitor interacts is not in these numbers.
13.6%of 367 US stores run it
11 KBmedian download on stores that load it
0.01 smedian time the phone spends running it
Stores with it and without it.
| Stores | Median score | Main content | Blocking time | Apps on the page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| With Okendo | 50 | 35 | 9.8 s | 1171 ms | 22 |
| Without | 317 | 34 | 12.1 s | 1325 ms | 20 |
Stores that run Okendo had a median score of 35, against 34 for stores without it. App counts are similar on both sides (22 and 20), so the comparison is fairer than most.
One in four stores that load it download more than 65 KB of it, and spend more than 0.03 s running it. Median Google phone-lab results, home pages only, September 2026. Method and limits in the study.
If you run Okendo.
- Review widgets usually sit below the fold. Load the widget when the reviews section scrolls into view.
- Render the star rating and review count in the page itself (server-side or from the platform), so the stars appear without the widget.