This project provides a framework for running benchmarks against multiple templating engines under Node.js. The following templating engine modules are currently integrated:
| Template | Syntax | Streaming | Asynchronous | Auto-escape |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dustjs-linkedin | Text | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| doT | Text | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ |
| handlebars | Text | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| pug | Short-hand HTML | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| marko | HTML/Concise HTML | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| nunjucks | Text | ✖ | ✔ | ✖ |
| react1 | JSX | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
| swig | Text | ✖ | ✖ | ✔ |
NOTE 1: While React is not a "templating engine", it is commonly used to render HTML on the server so it has been included in this benchmark.
- Clone this repository
npm installnpm test(ormake)
The following results were collected with the following setup:
- Node.js v7.4.0
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
- Processor: 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Higher numbers are better.
RUNTIME PERFORMANCE
===================
friends
✓ marko » 4,780 op/s (fastest)
✗ dust » 868 op/s (81.84% slower)
if-expression
✓ marko » 603,718 op/s (fastest)
✗ pug » 495,798 op/s (17.88% slower)
✗ jade » 73,946 op/s (87.75% slower)
projects-escaped
✓ marko » 116,897 op/s (fastest)
✗ marko (native-for) » 114,487 op/s (2.06% slower)
✗ handlebars » 64,465 op/s (44.85% slower)
✗ dust » 41,080 op/s (64.86% slower)
projects-unescaped
✓ marko (native-for) » 476,404 op/s (fastest)
✗ marko » 416,648 op/s (12.54% slower)
✗ handlebars » 182,510 op/s (61.69% slower)
✗ dust » 123,418 op/s (74.09% slower)
reverse-helper
✓ marko » 571,518 op/s (fastest)
✗ dust » 361,126 op/s (36.81% slower)
search-results
✓ marko » 47,645 op/s (fastest)
✗ dust » 15,447 op/s (67.58% slower)
simple-0
✓ marko » 472,020 op/s (fastest)
✗ es6 » 466,638 op/s (1.14% slower)
✗ lodash » 291,743 op/s (38.19% slower)
✗ dust » 250,187 op/s (47.00% slower)
simple-1
✓ pug » 415,779 op/s (fastest)
✗ marko » 363,983 op/s (12.46% slower)
✗ dot » 299,093 op/s (28.06% slower)
✗ handlebars » 161,886 op/s (61.06% slower)
✗ dust » 135,315 op/s (67.46% slower)
✗ jade » 88,483 op/s (78.72% slower)
✗ nunjucks » 56,782 op/s (86.34% slower)
✗ swig » 54,721 op/s (86.84% slower)
✗ vue » 15,601 op/s (96.25% slower)
✗ react » 3,874 op/s (99.07% slower)
simple-2
✓ marko » 437,265 op/s (fastest)
✗ dust » 154,719 op/s (64.62% slower)
ui-components
✓ marko » 199,304 op/s (fastest)
✗ react » 3,621 op/s (98.18% slower)
Lower numbers are better.
COMPILED SIZE (gzipped/uncompressed)
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friends
✓ dust » 489 bytes gzipped 1378 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) (smallest)
✗ marko » 667 bytes gzipped 1887 bytes uncompressed
26.69% larger 26.97% larger
if-expression
✓ marko » 344 bytes gzipped 680 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) (smallest)
✗ jade » 388 bytes gzipped 1049 bytes uncompressed
11.34% larger 35.18% larger
✗ pug » 905 bytes gzipped 2138 bytes uncompressed
61.99% larger 68.19% larger
projects-escaped
✓ dust » 262 bytes gzipped 554 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) (smallest)
✗ marko » 432 bytes gzipped 1182 bytes uncompressed
39.35% larger 53.13% larger
✗ marko (native-for) » 445 bytes gzipped 1182 bytes uncompressed
41.12% larger 53.13% larger
✗ handlebars » 558 bytes gzipped 1594 bytes uncompressed
53.05% larger 65.24% larger
projects-unescaped
✓ dust » 268 bytes gzipped 586 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) (smallest)
✗ marko » 419 bytes gzipped 1125 bytes uncompressed
36.04% larger 47.91% larger
✗ marko (native-for) » 433 bytes gzipped 1125 bytes uncompressed
38.11% larger 47.91% larger
✗ handlebars » 535 bytes gzipped 1626 bytes uncompressed
49.91% larger 63.96% larger
reverse-helper
✓ dust » 147 bytes gzipped 312 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) (smallest)
✗ marko » 246 bytes gzipped 524 bytes uncompressed
40.24% larger 40.46% larger
search-results
✓ dust » 544 bytes gzipped 1514 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) 0.59% larger
✗ marko » 597 bytes gzipped 1505 bytes uncompressed
8.88% larger (smallest)
simple-0
✓ dust » 173 bytes gzipped 234 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) (smallest)
✗ marko » 213 bytes gzipped 345 bytes uncompressed
18.78% larger 32.17% larger
simple-1
✓ react » 395 bytes gzipped 850 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) 5.53% larger
✗ dust » 413 bytes gzipped 884 bytes uncompressed
4.36% larger 9.16% larger
✗ marko » 485 bytes gzipped 956 bytes uncompressed
18.56% larger 16.00% larger
✗ dot » 491 bytes gzipped 803 bytes uncompressed
19.55% larger (smallest)
✗ jade » 524 bytes gzipped 1116 bytes uncompressed
24.62% larger 28.05% larger
✗ nunjucks » 599 bytes gzipped 1367 bytes uncompressed
34.06% larger 41.26% larger
✗ handlebars » 617 bytes gzipped 1492 bytes uncompressed
35.98% larger 46.18% larger
✗ swig » 756 bytes gzipped 3378 bytes uncompressed
47.75% larger 76.23% larger
✗ pug » 1047 bytes gzipped 2304 bytes uncompressed
62.27% larger 65.15% larger
simple-2
✓ dust » 267 bytes gzipped 639 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) (smallest)
✗ marko » 311 bytes gzipped 739 bytes uncompressed
14.15% larger 13.53% larger
ui-components
✓ react » 204 bytes gzipped 310 bytes uncompressed
(smallest) (smallest)
✗ marko » 274 bytes gzipped 559 bytes uncompressed
25.55% larger 44.54% larger
Below are the approximate runtime sizes for each engine (lower numbers are better):
| Modules | Size |
| ------------- |:-------------:| -----:|
| marko | ~1.2KB gzipped (2.7KB uncompressed) |
| marko +async-writer + raptor-xml/util | ~2.33KB gzipped (6.3KB uncompressed) |
NOTE: Sizes are approximate because overhead associated with the CommonJS module loader varies. Size based on code as of April 7, 2014.
| Modules | Size |
| ------------- |:-------------:| -----:|
| dust-core | 3.41KB gzipped (10.07KB uncompressed) |
| dust-core +dust-helpers | 4.7KB gzipped (14.2KB uncompressed) |
NOTE: Size based on code as of April 7, 2014.
Each comparison group should contain a data file (either data.json or data.js) and a set of templates to compare. The file extension of the template will be used to determine which engine should be used. If the data file has the .js extension then it should be a JavaScript module that exports the data. A sample directory structure is shown below:
templates
├── group1
│ ├── data.js
│ ├── template.dust
│ └── template.marko
├── group2
│ ├── data.json
│ ├── template.dust
│ └── template.marko
├── group3
│ ├── data.json
│ ├── template.dust
│ ├── template.native-for.marko
│ └── template.marko
└── group4
├── data.json
├── template.dust
└── template.marko
To register a new templating engine, simply create a new module under the engines directory and it will automatically be loaded. See existing engine modules for supported methods and properties.
Pull Requests welcome!