Node.JS template engines benchmark

Note

• weakness of this test: it does not verify the output for correctness

Engines as of 2016/04/12

• ant.js v0.2.2
• art-template v3.0.3
• bh v4.2.1
• blueimp-tmpl v3.7.0
• CoffeeKup v0.3.1 (website)
• doT v1.1.1 (website)
• Dust v2.7.4 (website)
• Eco v1.0.3
• ECT v1.0.0 (website)
• EJS v2.5.3
• egs v0.3.1
• Fest v0.12.1
• Gaikan v2.0.2
• Handlebars.js v4.0.6 (website)
• Hogan.js v3.0.2 (website)
• htmling v0.0.7
• Jade v1.11.0 (website)
• kendo-ui-core v2016.3.1118
• lodash v4.17.2
• nunjucks v3.0.0
• plates v0.4.11
• Pug v0.1.0 (website)
• slm v0.6.0
• Swig v1.4.2
• Underscore v1.8.3 (website)

Engines as of 2019/07/29

art-template: 4.13.2
babel-core: 6.21.0
babel-preset-react: 6.16.0
babel-register: 6.18.0
bh: 4.2.1
blueimp-tmpl: 3.7.0
coffeekup: 0.3.1
ect: 1.0.0
ejs: 2.5.5
fest: 0.12.1
gaikan: 2.0.2
handlebars: 4.0.6
hogan.js: 3.0.2
jsdom-global: 3.0.2
//TODO: jsrender: 1.0.3
lodash: 4.17.4
marko: 4.18.10
nai: 0.1.2
nunjucks: 3.0.0
plates: 0.4.11
pug: 2.0.0-beta6
slm: 2.0.0
//TODO: squirrelly: 7.4.0
//TODO: template7: 1.4.2
//TODO: twig: 1.13.3
underscore: 1.8.3

Test environment as of 2019/07/29

• CPU: Intel Core i7-2675QM 2.2Ghz 8GB
• OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-Bit
• Node.JS version: 10.16.0

Results as of 2019/07/29

• removed dot dustjs-linkedin jade htmling domly swig due to bugs

• removed eco egs fte.js jsdom kendo-ui react fast-react due to breaking changes

• TODO: jsrender template7 squirrelly twig

    Performance report for 10000 templates (win32):
  
    plates               (    2ms) - fastest
    Gaikan               (    4ms) - 100% slower
    ECT                  (   16ms) - 700% slower
    Fest                 (  172ms) - 8500% slower
    blueimp-tmpl         (  191ms) - 9450% slower
    Slm                  (  243ms) - 12050% slower
    marko                (  249ms) - 12350% slower
    EJS without `with`   (  284ms) - 14100% slower
    Handlebars.js        (  291ms) - 14450% slower
    Hogan.js             (  358ms) - 17800% slower
    nai                  (  410ms) - 20400% slower
    Underscore           (  448ms) - 22300% slower
    lodash               (  474ms) - 23600% slower
    Pug without `with`   (  521ms) - 25950% slower
    Pug                  (  533ms) - 26550% slower
    BH                   (  601ms) - 29950% slower
    Nunjucks             (  740ms) - 36900% slower
    CoffeeKup            (  821ms) - 40950% slower
    EJS                  (  883ms) - 44050% slower
    artTemplate          ( 1293ms) - 64550% slower
  

Usage

git clone https://github.com/HansHammel/template-benchmark.git
cd template-benchmark
npm install
node ./benchmark.js