Does Yotpo slow down a store?
In 7IT’s test of 367 US online stores, Yotpo ran on 89 of them (24.3%). On the median store that loads it, it downloaded 157 KB and kept the phone busy for 0.10 s before the page could respond.
24.3%of 367 US stores run it
157 KBmedian download on stores that load it
0.10 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 Yotpo | 89 | 34 | 12.9 s | 1245 ms | 23 |
| Without | 278 | 34 | 11.4 s | 1315 ms | 19 |
Stores that run Yotpo had a median score of 34, against 34 for stores without it. They also run more apps overall (a median of 23 against 19), so that gap is not all Yotpo’s doing. The size and phone time above are Yotpo’s own. On this sample there is no score penalty that can be pinned on it.
One in four stores that load it download more than 271 KB of it, and spend more than 0.17 s running it. Median Google phone-lab results, home pages only, September 2026. Method and limits in the study.
If you run Yotpo.
- 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.