Benchmarks

50 ‘International’ Sites Ranked by User Experience Performance

Use the interactive UX benchmark chart below to see the ranked UX performance of 50 leading e-commerce ‘International’ sites. Each of the 50 International sites has been manually rated across 690 different e-commerce UX elements, all based on Baymard’s 78,000+ hours of UX research.

This is a sub-set of the full benchmark which includes 123 e-commerce sites.

Case Studies

Click the colored dots to view in-depth case studies for each benchmarked site, or scroll down to see all case studies. You can also view the case study examples organized by type of page.

Benchmark UX Performances
Poor
Mediocre
Decent
Good
Perfect

Overall UX Performance

690 Guidelines

Desktop Web

484 Guidelines

Homepage & Category

59 Guidelines

Homepage

15 Guidelines

Category Taxonomy

13 Guidelines

Main Navigation

16 Guidelines

Intermediary Category Pages

6 Guidelines

Site-Wide Layout

9 Guidelines

On-Site Search

47 Guidelines

Search Query Types

9 Guidelines

Search Form & Logic

10 Guidelines

Search Autocomplete

8 Guidelines

Results Logic & Guidance

8 Guidelines

Results Layout & Filtering

12 Guidelines

Product Lists & Filtering

87 Guidelines

Product Lists: Layout & Loading

14 Guidelines

List Layout

8 Guidelines

Loading Products

6 Guidelines

List Items: Product Info & Thumbnails

18 Guidelines

List Items: Product Info

9 Guidelines

List Items: Product Thumbnails

9 Guidelines

List Items: Interface & Hit Areas

12 Guidelines

Filtering: Available Filters

11 Guidelines

Filtering: Scope & Logic

11 Guidelines

Filtering: Interface & Layout

11 Guidelines

Sorting

10 Guidelines

Product Page

96 Guidelines

Product Page Layout

11 Guidelines

Product Images

11 Guidelines

Image Gallery UI

12 Guidelines

Price, Purchase & Delivery

16 Guidelines

The 'Buy' Section

9 Guidelines

Shipping, Returns, and Gifting

7 Guidelines

Product Variations

9 Guidelines

Product Descriptions & Spec Sheet

15 Guidelines

Product Descriptions

10 Guidelines

Specifications Sheet

5 Guidelines

User Reviews

13 Guidelines

Cross-Sells & Cross-Navigation

9 Guidelines

Cart & Checkout

130 Guidelines

Shopping Cart & "Added to Cart" Behavior

10 Guidelines

Account Selection & Creation

9 Guidelines

Customer & Address Information

12 Guidelines

Gifting Flow & Features

5 Guidelines

Shipping & Store Pickup

11 Guidelines

Payment Flow & Methods (Incl. Third-Party)

8 Guidelines

Credit Card Form

10 Guidelines

Order Review & Confirmation

9 Guidelines

Order Review

5 Guidelines

Order Confirmation & E-Mail

4 Guidelines

Layout & Flow

23 Guidelines

Form & Page Design

10 Guidelines

User Interactions & Distractions

9 Guidelines

Cross-Sells

4 Guidelines

Validation Errors & Data Persistence

10 Guidelines

Form Fields

23 Guidelines

Field Labels & Microcopy

7 Guidelines

Field Design & Features

8 Guidelines

Default Values & Autocompletion

8 Guidelines

Customer Accounts

40 Guidelines

Account Drop-Down

7 Guidelines

Account Dashboard

6 Guidelines

Account Sign In

6 Guidelines

'Your Account': Addresses, Payments, & Newsletters

13 Guidelines

Account-Wide Navigation, Structure, & Information

8 Guidelines

Order Tracking & Returns

25 Guidelines

Place Order & Order Cancellation

5 Guidelines

Order Tracking

9 Guidelines

Order Returns

11 Guidelines

Mobile Web

206 Guidelines

Mobile Homepage

8 Guidelines

Mobile Main Navigation & Categories

21 Guidelines

Mobile Main Navigation

6 Guidelines

Mobile Category Taxonomy

10 Guidelines

Mobile Category Pages

5 Guidelines

Mobile On-Site Search

24 Guidelines

Mobile Autocomplete

7 Guidelines

Mobile Query Types

8 Guidelines

Mobile Search Design & Logic

9 Guidelines

Mobile Product List

48 Guidelines

Mobile Product List Layout & Features

18 Guidelines

Mobile Filtering

12 Guidelines

Mobile List Item Content

18 Guidelines

Mobile Product Pages

13 Guidelines

Mobile Product Page Layout

5 Guidelines

Mobile User Reviews

8 Guidelines

Mobile Checkout

47 Guidelines

Mobile Layout & Features

2 Guidelines

Mobile Shopping Cart

4 Guidelines

Mobile Account Selection & Creation

7 Guidelines

Mobile User Info

7 Guidelines

Mobile Shipping & Store Pickup

6 Guidelines

Mobile Payment

12 Guidelines

Mobile Order Review & Confirmation

9 Guidelines

Mobile Forms

26 Guidelines

Mobile Form Fields

10 Guidelines

Mobile Field Validation

8 Guidelines

Mobile Input Optimization

8 Guidelines

Mobile Site-Wide Features & Elements

19 Guidelines

Case Studies

Deep dive into any of the 50 retail sites displayed in the scatter plot above.

decent
Gucci
Apparel & Accessories, Luxury Goods

33 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Van Cleef & Arpels
Apparel & Accessories, Luxury Goods

31 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Louis Vuitton
Apparel & Accessories, Luxury Goods

32 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
TAG Heuer
Apparel & Accessories, Luxury Goods

32 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Nordstrom
Mass Merchant, Apparel & Accessories

38 page designs: mobile, desktop

decent
Adidas
Apparel & Accessories

37 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Chanel
Health & Beauty, Luxury Goods

31 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Wayfair
Houseware & Furnishings

71 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

decent
Jimmy Choo
Apparel & Accessories, Luxury Goods

35 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Macy’s
Mass Merchant

67 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

decent
John Lewis
Mass Merchant

51 page designs: mobile, desktop

decent
Staples
Electronics & Office, Business-to-Business

62 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

decent
Bang & Olufsen
Electronics & Office, Luxury Goods

20 page designs: desktop, mobile

decent
Apple
Electronics & Office

49 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
Marks & Spencer
Mass Merchant, Apparel & Accessories, Houseware & Furnishings

46 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Etsy
Mass Merchant, Houseware & Furnishings

47 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
Amazon
Mass Merchant

77 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

mediocre
Zalando
Apparel & Accessories

44 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
H&M
Apparel & Accessories

46 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
IKEA
Houseware & Furnishings

60 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

mediocre
Nike
Apparel & Accessories

66 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

mediocre
American Eagle
Apparel & Accessories

36 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
ASOS
Apparel & Accessories

65 page designs: mobile, desktop, app

mediocre
Walgreens
Health & Beauty

43 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
Newegg
Electronics & Office

49 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
GAP
Apparel & Accessories

44 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
Dell
Electronics & Office

49 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Victoria’s Secret
Apparel & Accessories

42 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
LEGO
Sports, Toys & Hobbies

37 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Foot Locker
Apparel & Accessories

36 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
Office Depot
Electronics & Office, Business-to-Business

46 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
Debenhams
Mass Merchant, Apparel & Accessories, Houseware & Furnishings

38 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Urban Outfitters
Apparel & Accessories

40 page designs: mobile, desktop

mediocre
Sephora
Health & Beauty

63 page designs: desktop, mobile, app

mediocre
Grainger
Home & Hardware, Business-to-Business

46 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Disney Store
Sports, Toys & Hobbies

37 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Williams Sonoma
Houseware & Furnishings

46 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
HP
Electronics & Office

43 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Bell
Telco

41 page designs: desktop, mobile

mediocre
Argos
Mass Merchant

47 page designs: mobile, desktop

poor
Tesco
Mass Merchant

45 page designs: mobile, desktop

poor
Gilt
Apparel & Accessories

38 page designs: desktop, mobile

poor
Vodafone UK
Telco

39 page designs: desktop, mobile

poor
Costco
Mass Merchant

50 page designs: desktop, mobile

poor
Cole-Parmer
Business-to-Business

41 page designs: desktop, mobile

poor
Microsoft
Electronics & Office

49 page designs: mobile, desktop

poor
Thermo Fisher
Business-to-Business

38 page designs: desktop, mobile

broken
Berlin Packaging
Business-to-Business

43 page designs: desktop, mobile

broken
Arrow
Business-to-Business

40 page designs: desktop, mobile

broken
Hitachi
Business-to-Business

31 page designs: desktop, mobile


User Experience Research, Delivered Twice a Month

Join 25,000+ UX professionals and get a new UX article every second week.

A screenshot of the UX article newsletter
Premium Research

Get full access to Baymard’s 78,000+ hours of research and empower your UX team and decisions.

Audit Service

Get Baymard to audit your site’s UX performance, compare it to competitors, and identify 40 areas of improvements.