Benchmark_Eishay_jvm serializers_1_2_13
OS:Linux
JVM:Oracle Corporation 1.8.0_91
CPU:null os-arch:null
Cores (incl HT):1
This test focusses on en/decoding of a cyclefree data structure, but the featureset of the libraries compared differs a lot:
- some serializers support cycle detection/object sharing others just write non-cyclic tree structures
- some include full metadata in serialized output, some don’t
- some are cross platform, some are language specific
- some are text based, some are binary,
- some support versioning forward/backward, both, some don’t
(See ToolBehavior)
Other test data will yield different results (e.g. adding a non ascii char to every string :-) ). However the results give a raw estimation of library performance.
Benchmarks serializers
- Only cycle free tree structures. An object referenced twice will be serialized twice.
- no manual optimizations.
- schema is known in advance (pre registration or even class generation). (Not all might make use of that)
Ser Time+Deser Time (ns)
Size, Compressed size [light] in bytes
create ser deser total size dfl
colfer 80 460 713 1173 238 148
protostuff 146 811 1147 1958 239 150
minified-json/dsl-platform 84 829 1252 2082 353 197
kryo-flat-pre 106 917 1268 2184 212 132
fst-flat-pre 111 927 1436 2362 251 165
json/dsl-platform 84 962 1494 2456 485 261
json-array/fastjson/databind 109 1269 1423 2692 281 163
msgpack/databind 111 1379 2126 3505 233 146
protobuf 224 2119 1395 3514 239 149
thrift-compact 189 2287 1357 3644 240 148
flatbuffers 113 2373 1374 3747 432 226
thrift 182 2681 1284 3965 349 197
cbor/jacksonafterburner/databind 116 1741 2364 4105 397 246
smile-col/jackson/databind 114 1587 2571 4159 252 165
cbor-col/jackson/databind 99 1560 2625 4185 251 165
smile/jackson+afterburner/databind 101 1898 2299 4196 352 252
json/fastjson/databind 113 2025 2609 4634 486 262
scala/sbinary 918 2559 2095 4653 255 147
json-col/jackson/databind 110 2013 2834 4847 293 178
json/jackson+afterburner/databind 107 2146 3110 5256 485 261
capnproto 114 3296 1961 5257 400 204
smile/jackson/databind 109 2485 2955 5440 338 241
cbor/jackson/databind 112 2159 3519 5678 397 246
json/protostuff-runtime 107 2572 3276 5847 469 243
json/jackson/databind 112 2850 3929 6779 485 261
json/jackson-jr/databind 112 3279 4326 7604 468 255
xml/jackson/databind 114 4891 9511 14402 683 286
json/gson/databind 115 8131 9107 17238 486 259
bson/jackson/databind 109 7914 10482 18396 506 286
xml/xstream+c 107 9881 28217 38099 487 244
json/javax-tree/glassfish 1974 18829 23778 42607 485 263
xml/exi-manual 111 24140 26732 50872 337 327
java-built-in 109 9044 77466 86511 889 514
json/protobuf 228 13547 105214 118761 488 253
scala/java-built-in 747 17359 110284 127643 1293 698
json/json-lib/databind 107 52176 314785 366961 485 263
Contains serializer(-configurations)
- supporting full object graph write/read. Object graph may contain cycles. If an Object is referenced twice, it will be so after deserialization.
- nothing is known in advance, no class generation, no preregistering of classes. Everything is captured at runtime using e.g. reflection.
- note this usually cannot be used cross language, however JSON/XML formats may enable cross language deserialization.
Ser Time+Deser Time (ns)
Size, Compressed size [light] in bytes
create ser deser total size +dfl
protostuff-graph 153 1085 1247 2331 239 150
protostuff-graph-runtime 117 1470 1626 3096 241 151
kryo-serializer 108 2375 2361 4736 286 188
fst 112 2450 2675 5126 316 203
jboss-marshalling-river-ct 115 4140 4521 8661 298 199
hessian 101 6380 9696 16076 501 313
jboss-serialization 108 10702 10917 21619 932 582
xml/JAXB/aalto 110 8929 22922 31852 702 318
jboss-marshalling-river 108 6176 52293 58469 694 400
json/flexjson/databind 114 22387 51283 73671 503 273
java-built-in-serializer 111 9091 68122 77213 889 514
stephenerialization 108 10593 73614 84207 1093 515
jboss-marshalling-serial 107 16386 81541 97926 856 498
yaml/jackson/databind 114 27500 81966 109467 505 260
xml/JAXB 108 8890 631222 640112 719 329
Contains serializer(-configurations)
- Only cycle free tree structures. An object referenced twice will be serialized twice.
- schema is known in advance (pre registration, intermediate message description languages, class generation).
Ser Time+Deser Time (ns)
Size, Compressed size [light] in bytes
create ser deser total size +dfl
colfer 80 460 713 1173 238 148
protobuf/protostuff 154 825 1103 1928 239 149
protobuf/protostuff-runtime 106 1182 1500 2681 241 150
msgpack/databind 111 1379 2126 3505 233 146
protobuf 224 2119 1395 3514 239 149
thrift-compact 189 2287 1357 3644 240 148
flatbuffers 113 2373 1374 3747 432 226
thrift 182 2681 1284 3965 349 197
capnproto 114 3296 1961 5257 400 204
cbor/jackson/databind 112 2159 3519 5678 397 246
hessian 101 6380 9696 16076 501 313
bson/jackson/databind 109 7914 10482 18396 506 286
- text format based. Usually can be read by anybody. Frequently inline schema inside data.
- Mixed regarding required preparation, object graph awareness (references).
Ser Time+Deser Time (ns)
Size, Compressed size [light] in bytes
create ser deser total size dfl
minified-json/dsl-platform 84 829 1252 2082 353 197
json/dsl-platform 84 962 1494 2456 485 261
json-array/fastjson/databind 109 1269 1423 2692 281 163
smile-col/jackson/databind 114 1587 2571 4159 252 165
cbor-col/jackson/databind 99 1560 2625 4185 251 165
json/fastjson/databind 113 2025 2609 4634 486 262
json-col/jackson/databind 110 2013 2834 4847 293 178
json/protostuff-runtime 107 2572 3276 5847 469 243
json/jackson/databind 112 2850 3929 6779 485 261
json/jackson-jr/databind 112 3279 4326 7604 468 255
xml/jackson/databind 114 4891 9511 14402 683 286
json/gson/databind 115 8131 9107 17238 486 259
xml/JAXB/aalto 110 8929 22922 31852 702 318
xml/xstreamc 107 9881 28217 38099 487 244
json/javax-tree/glassfish 1974 18829 23778 42607 485 263
xml/exi-manual 111 24140 26732 50872 337 327
json/flexjson/databind 114 22387 51283 73671 503 273
yaml/jackson/databind 114 27500 81966 109467 505 260
json/protobuf 228 13547 105214 118761 488 253
json/json-lib/databind 107 52176 314785 366961 485 263
xml/JAXB 108 8890 631222 640112 719 329
all flavours of manually optimized serializers. Handcoded and hardwired to exactly the benchmark’s message structures.
- illustrates what’s possible, at what level generic approaches can be optimized in case
Ser Time+Deser Time (ns)
Size, Compressed size [light] in bytes
create ser deser total size dfl
kryo-manual 109 795 936 1730 211 131
protostuff-manual 107 740 1116 1856 239 150
datakernel 114 1035 888 1923 225 133
kryo-opt 103 915 1200 2115 209 129
wobly 75 1250 901 2151 251 151
wobly-compact 71 1280 973 2253 225 139
java-manual 110 1460 1108 2568 255 147
smile/jackson/manual 112 1586 1761 3347 341 244
msgpack/manual 109 1492 1977 3469 233 146
cbor/jackson/manual 117 1598 2087 3684 386 238
json/jackson/manual 112 1905 2397 4302 468 253
jboss-marshalling-river-ct-manual 113 2449 2545 4993 289 167
avro-generic 559 3298 2391 5689 221 133
json/protostuff-manual 112 2133 3960 6094 449 233
avro-specific 167 2938 3381 6318 221 133
xml/aalto-manual 111 3403 5197 8600 653 304
xml/woodstox-manual 108 4594 7443 12037 653 304
jboss-marshalling-river-manual 113 2749 9396 12144 483 240
json/json-smart/manual-tree 112 8210 6546 14756 495 265
json/gson/manual 100 5808 9886 15694 468 253
json/gson/manual-tree 114 8975 10879 19855 485 259
bson/mongodb/manual 99 4383 16176 20559 495 278
xml/fastinfo-manual 109 10433 10830 21263 377 284
xml/javolution/manual 108 7844 13861 21706 504 263
json/json.simple/manual 106 10534 14326 24859 495 265
json/org.json/manual-tree 112 11028 14072 25100 485 259
xml/xstreamc-aalto 112 6951 19027 25978 525 273
xml/xstream+c-fastinfo 107 12505 18326 30831 345 264
xml/xstream+c-woodstox 108 8067 23402 31469 525 273
json/javax-stream/glassfish 110 13057 19934 32991 468 253
json/svenson/databind 124 7833 30286 38119 495 267
json/jsonij/manual-jpath 109 39130 22179 61310 478 259
json/argo/manual-tree 112 112094 35681 147775 485 263
shows performance vs convenience of manually-selected libs.
- cycle free, schema known at compile time, manual optimization: kryo-manual, msgpack/manual
- cycle free, schema known at compile time: protostuff, fst-flat-pre, kryo-flat-pre. (note: protostuff uses class generation while the other two just require a list of classes to be written)
- cycle free, schema UNKNOWN at compile time: fst-flat, kryo-flat, protostuff-runtime, msgpack/databind
- full object graph awareness, schema UNKNOWN at compile time: fst, kryo.
Ser Time+Deser Time (ns)
Size, Compressed size [light] in bytes
create ser deser total size +dfl
kryo-manual 109 795 936 1730 211 131
protostuff 146 811 1147 1958 239 150
kryo-flat-pre 106 917 1268 2184 212 132
fst-flat-pre 111 927 1436 2362 251 165
protostuff-runtime 114 1133 1476 2609 241 151
kryo-flat 113 1194 1806 3000 268 177
fst-flat 110 1379 1993 3372 314 204
msgpack/manual 109 1492 1977 3469 233 146
msgpack/databind 111 1379 2126 3505 233 146
kryo-serializer 108 2375 2361 4736 286 188
fst 112 2450 2675 5126 316 203
create ser deser total size +dfl colfer 80 460 713 1173 238 148 kryo-manual 109 795 936 1730 211 131 protostuff-manual 107 740 1116 1856 239 150 datakernel 114 1035 888 1923 225 133 protobuf/protostuff 154 825 1103 1928 239 149 protostuff 146 811 1147 1958 239 150 minified-json/dsl-platform 84 829 1252 2082 353 197 kryo-opt 103 915 1200 2115 209 129 wobly 75 1250 901 2151 251 151 kryo-flat-pre 106 917 1268 2184 212 132 wobly-compact 71 1280 973 2253 225 139 protostuff-graph 153 1085 1247 2331 239 150 fst-flat-pre 111 927 1436 2362 251 165 json/dsl-platform 84 962 1494 2456 485 261 java-manual 110 1460 1108 2568 255 147 protostuff-runtime 114 1133 1476 2609 241 151 protobuf/protostuff-runtime 106 1182 1500 2681 241 150 json-array/fastjson/databind 109 1269 1423 2692 281 163 kryo-flat 113 1194 1806 3000 268 177 protostuff-graph-runtime 117 1470 1626 3096 241 151 smile/jackson/manual 112 1586 1761 3347 341 244 fst-flat 110 1379 1993 3372 314 204 msgpack/manual 109 1492 1977 3469 233 146 msgpack/databind 111 1379 2126 3505 233 146 protobuf 224 2119 1395 3514 239 149 thrift-compact 189 2287 1357 3644 240 148 cbor/jackson/manual 117 1598 2087 3684 386 238 flatbuffers 113 2373 1374 3747 432 226 thrift 182 2681 1284 3965 349 197 cbor/jackson+afterburner/databind 116 1741 2364 4105 397 246 smile-col/jackson/databind 114 1587 2571 4159 252 165 cbor-col/jackson/databind 99 1560 2625 4185 251 165 smile/jackson+afterburner/databind 101 1898 2299 4196 352 252 json/jackson/manual 112 1905 2397 4302 468 253 json/fastjson/databind 113 2025 2609 4634 486 262 scala/sbinary 918 2559 2095 4653 255 147 kryo-serializer 108 2375 2361 4736 286 188 json-col/jackson/databind 110 2013 2834 4847 293 178 jboss-marshalling-river-ct-manual 113 2449 2545 4993 289 167 fst 112 2450 2675 5126 316 203 json/jackson+afterburner/databind 107 2146 3110 5256 485 261 capnproto 114 3296 1961 5257 400 204 smile/jackson/databind 109 2485 2955 5440 338 241 cbor/jackson/databind 112 2159 3519 5678 397 246 avro-generic 559 3298 2391 5689 221 133 json/protostuff-runtime 107 2572 3276 5847 469 243 json/protostuff-manual 112 2133 3960 6094 449 233 avro-specific 167 2938 3381 6318 221 133 json/jackson/databind 112 2850 3929 6779 485 261 json/jackson-jr/databind 112 3279 4326 7604 468 255 xml/aalto-manual 111 3403 5197 8600 653 304 jboss-marshalling-river-ct 115 4140 4521 8661 298 199 xml/woodstox-manual 108 4594 7443 12037 653 304 jboss-marshalling-river-manual 113 2749 9396 12144 483 240 xml/jackson/databind 114 4891 9511 14402 683 286 json/json-smart/manual-tree 112 8210 6546 14756 495 265 json/gson/manual 100 5808 9886 15694 468 253 hessian 101 6380 9696 16076 501 313 json/gson/databind 115 8131 9107 17238 486 259 bson/jackson/databind 109 7914 10482 18396 506 286 json/gson/manual-tree 114 8975 10879 19855 485 259 bson/mongodb/manual 99 4383 16176 20559 495 278 xml/fastinfo-manual 109 10433 10830 21263 377 284 jboss-serialization 108 10702 10917 21619 932 582 xml/javolution/manual 108 7844 13861 21706 504 263 json/json.simple/manual 106 10534 14326 24859 495 265 json/org.json/manual-tree 112 11028 14072 25100 485 259 xml/xstream+c-aalto 112 6951 19027 25978 525 273 xml/xstream+c-fastinfo 107 12505 18326 30831 345 264 xml/xstream+c-woodstox 108 8067 23402 31469 525 273 xml/JAXB/aalto 110 8929 22922 31852 702 318 json/javax-stream/glassfish 110 13057 19934 32991 468 253 xml/xstream+c 107 9881 28217 38099 487 244 json/svenson/databind 124 7833 30286 38119 495 267 json/javax-tree/glassfish 1974 18829 23778 42607 485 263 xml/exi-manual 111 24140 26732 50872 337 327 jboss-marshalling-river 108 6176 52293 58469 694 400 json/jsonij/manual-jpath 109 39130 22179 61310 478 259 json/flexjson/databind 114 22387 51283 73671 503 273 java-built-in-serializer 111 9091 68122 77213 889 514 stephenerialization 108 10593 73614 84207 1093 515 java-built-in 109 9044 77466 86511 889 514 jboss-marshalling-serial 107 16386 81541 97926 856 498 yaml/jackson/databind 114 27500 81966 109467 505 260 json/protobuf 228 13547 105214 118761 488 253 scala/java-built-in 747 17359 110284 127643 1293 698 json/argo/manual-tree 112 112094 35681 147775 485 263 json/json-lib/databind 107 52176 314785 366961 485 263 xml/JAXB 108 8890 631222 640112 719 329
Effort Format Structure Misc colfer CLASSES_KNOWN BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] generated code kryo-manual MANUAL_OPT BINARY FLAT_TREE [] manually optimized protostuff-manual MANUAL_OPT BINARY FLAT_TREE [] manual datakernel MANUAL_OPT BINARY FLAT_TREE [] manually optimized protobuf/protostuff CLASSES_KNOWN BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] protobuf + generated code protostuff CLASSES_KNOWN BINARY FLAT_TREE [] generated code minified-json/dsl-platform CLASSES_KNOWN JSON FLAT_TREE [] JSON with minified property names and without default values. kryo-opt MANUAL_OPT BINARY FLAT_TREE [] manually optimized wobly MANUAL_OPT BINARY FLAT_TREE [] kryo-flat-pre CLASSES_KNOWN BINARY FLAT_TREE [] no shared refs, preregistered classes wobly-compact MANUAL_OPT BINARY FLAT_TREE [] protostuff-graph CLASSES_KNOWN BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] graph + generated code fst-flat-pre CLASSES_KNOWN BINARY FLAT_TREE [] fst in unshared mode with preregistered classes json/dsl-platform CLASSES_KNOWN JSON FLAT_TREE [] Serializes all properties with exact names. java-manual MANUAL_OPT BINARY FLAT_TREE [] protostuff-runtime ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FLAT_TREE [] reflection protobuf/protostuff-runtime ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] protobuf + reflection json-array/fastjson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] kryo-flat ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FLAT_TREE [] default, no shared refs protostuff-graph-runtime ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] graph + reflection smile/jackson/manual MANUAL_OPT BINARY FLAT_TREE [] fst-flat ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FLAT_TREE [] fst default, but unshared mode msgpack/manual MANUAL_OPT BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] uses positional (column) layout (instead of Maps std impl uses) to eliminate use of names msgpack/databind CLASSES_KNOWN BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] uses positional (column) layout (instead of Maps std impl uses) to eliminate use of names protobuf CLASSES_KNOWN BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] thrift-compact CLASSES_KNOWN BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] cbor/jackson/manual MANUAL_OPT BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] flatbuffers CLASSES_KNOWN BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] thrift CLASSES_KNOWN BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] cbor/jackson+afterburner/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FLAT_TREE [] uses bytecode generation to reduce overhead smile-col/jackson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] uses positional (column) layout to eliminate use of names cbor-col/jackson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] uses positional (column) layout to eliminate use of names smile/jackson+afterburner/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FLAT_TREE [] uses bytecode generation to reduce overhead json/jackson/manual MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] json/fastjson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] scala/sbinary MISC MISC UNKNOWN [] null kryo-serializer ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] default json-col/jackson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] uses positional (column) layout to eliminate use of names jboss-marshalling-river-ct-manual MANUAL_OPT BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] full graph preregistered classes, manual optimization fst ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] default: JDK serialization drop-in-replacement mode json/jackson+afterburner/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FLAT_TREE [] uses bytecode generation to reduce overhead capnproto CLASSES_KNOWN BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] smile/jackson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FLAT_TREE [] cbor/jackson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] avro-generic MANUAL_OPT BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] json/protostuff-runtime ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] json + reflection json/protostuff-manual MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] json + manual avro-specific MANUAL_OPT BIN_CROSSLANG UNKNOWN [] json/jackson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] json/jackson-jr/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] xml/aalto-manual MANUAL_OPT XML UNKNOWN [] jboss-marshalling-river-ct CLASSES_KNOWN BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] full graph with preregistered classes xml/woodstox-manual MANUAL_OPT XML UNKNOWN [] jboss-marshalling-river-manual MANUAL_OPT BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] full graph with manual optimizations xml/jackson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE XML FLAT_TREE [] json/json-smart/manual-tree MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] json/gson/manual MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] hessian ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BIN_CROSSLANG FULL_GRAPH [] json/gson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] bson/jackson/databind CLASSES_KNOWN BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] json/gson/manual-tree MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] bson/mongodb/manual MANUAL_OPT BIN_CROSSLANG FLAT_TREE [] xml/fastinfo-manual MANUAL_OPT XML UNKNOWN [] jboss-serialization ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] xml/javolution/manual MANUAL_OPT XML FLAT_TREE [] json/json.simple/manual MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] json/org.json/manual-tree MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] xml/xstream+c-aalto MANUAL_OPT XML FLAT_TREE [] xml/xstream+c-fastinfo MANUAL_OPT XML FLAT_TREE [] xml/xstream+c-woodstox MANUAL_OPT XML FLAT_TREE [] xml/JAXB/aalto CLASSES_KNOWN XML FULL_GRAPH [] json/javax-stream/glassfish MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] xml/xstream+c ZERO_KNOWLEDGE XML FLAT_TREE [] json/svenson/databind MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] json/javax-tree/glassfish ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] xml/exi-manual ZERO_KNOWLEDGE XML UNKNOWN [] jboss-marshalling-river ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] full graph zero knowledge json/jsonij/manual-jpath MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] json/flexjson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FULL_GRAPH [] java-built-in-serializer ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] stephenerialization ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] null java-built-in ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FLAT_TREE [] jboss-marshalling-serial ZERO_KNOWLEDGE BINARY FULL_GRAPH [] yaml/jackson/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FULL_GRAPH [] json/protobuf CLASSES_KNOWN JSON FLAT_TREE [] scala/java-built-in MISC MISC UNKNOWN [] null json/argo/manual-tree MANUAL_OPT JSON FLAT_TREE [] json/json-lib/databind ZERO_KNOWLEDGE JSON FLAT_TREE [] xml/JAXB CLASSES_KNOWN XML FULL_GRAPH []