PWA AND NON-PWA PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS: CHROME EXTENSION TESTING ON E-COMMERCE PLATFRORM
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https://doi.org/10.33480/jitk.v10i4.6238Keywords:
chrome extension, performance analysis, progressive web apps, tokopedia, web metricsAbstract
This study compares Progressive Web Apps (PWA) and traditional web applications performance using a custom Chrome extension and Google Lighthouse, focusing on Tokopedia's e-commerce platform. The research employs a quantitative approach with controlled testing environments across three viewports for the custom extension (desktop, tablet, mobile) and two viewports for Google Lighthouse (desktop, mobile). The custom extension measures eleven metrics, including Core Web Vitals, PWA features, and resource usage, while Google Lighthouse provides five core metrics. Results show PWA implementation improves performance with 9.9% better First Contentful Paint on desktop and significant memory efficiency (29-33MB vs 59-62MB). The comparison between testing tools reveals methodology differences, with custom extension showing optimistic results in real-world conditions and Lighthouse providing more conservative measurements under throttled conditions. This research contributes to PWA performance measurement methodology by combining real-world and standardized testing approaches.
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