Angular VS Knockout VS Ember VS React VS Mithril (v326)

Revision 326 of this benchmark created on

Description

This is a simple rendering speed test between popular libraries/frameworks.

Preparation HTML

<!-- Jquery -->
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/angular.js/1.2.16/angular.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/knockout/3.1.0/knockout-min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/handlebars.js/1.3.0/handlebars.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ember.js/1.5.1/ember.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/0.10.0/react.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mithril/0.1.12/mithril.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vue/0.10.4/vue.min.js"></script>

<!-- Angular -->
<div ng-app>
  Angular:
  <span ng-controller="Ctrl" id="angList"><span ng-repeat="item in data">{{item}}</span></span>
</div>


<!-- Knockout -->
<div id="koapp">
  Knockout:
  <span data-bind="foreach: data"><span data-bind="text: $data"></span></span>
</div>

<!-- Ember -->

<div id="emapp"></div>
<script type="text/x-handlebars">
  Ember:
  <span>
    {{#each EMapp.data}}<span>{{this}}</span>{{/each}}
  </span>
</script>

<!-- React -->
<div id="react">
  React: <span id="reactMountNode"></span>
</div>

<!-- Mithril -->
<div id="mithrilapp">
  Mithril: <span id="mithrilMountNode"></span>
</div>

<!-- Vuejs -->
<div id="vuejs">
        Vuejs: <span id="vuejsMountNode"><span v-repeat="item: data">{{ item }}</span></span>
</div>

<div id="jQapp">
  JQuery: <span id="jqueryMountNode"></span>
</div>

<script>
var j = -1, MOD = 1000;
var Ctrl = function($scope){ $scope.data = []; };

var KOData = ko.observableArray();
var KOviewmodel = {data: KOData};

var ENV = {EXTEND_PROTOTYPES: false};

var ReactComponent = React.createClass({displayName: 'PerfTest',
  getInitialState: function() {
    return { data: [] };
  },
  render: function() {
  
    return (
      React.DOM.span(null, 
        this.state.data.map(function(result) {
          return React.DOM.span( {key:result.id}, result.text);
        })
      )
    );
    
  }
});

var MithrilData = new Array();
var mithapp = {
  controller: function() {
    this.data = MithrilData;
  },
  view: function(ctrl) {
    return m("span", [ctrl.data.map(function(datum) { return m('span', datum); })]);
  }
};

$(document).ready(function() {

  // Angular

  angular.element(document).ready(function() {
    var ang_scope = $('#angList').scope();

    window.ANGclear = function(){
      j = (j + 1)%MOD;
      ang_scope.data.splice(0, ang_scope.data.length);
      ang_scope.$digest();
    };
    window.ANGpush = function(data){
      ang_scope.data.push(data+"_"+ang_scope.data.length+" ");
      ang_scope.$digest();
    };
  });

// Knockout

  ko.applyBindings(KOviewmodel, document.getElementById('koapp'));
  window.KOclear = function (){
    j = (j + 1)%MOD;
    KOData.splice(0, KOData().length);
  };
  window.KOpush = function (data){
    KOData.push(data+"_"+KOData.length+" ");
  };

// Ember

  EMapp = Ember.Application.create({
    rootElement: '#emapp'
  });
  EMapp.data = Ember.A();

  window.EMclear = function () {
    j = (j + 1)%MOD;
    EMapp.data.clear();
  };
  window.EMpush = function (data) {
    EMapp.data.pushObject(data+"_"+EMapp.data.length+" ");
  };

// React

  var reactComp = ReactComponent();
  React.renderComponent(reactComp, $('#reactMountNode')[0]);

  window.RClear = function() {
    j = (j + 1)%MOD;
    reactComp.setState({data: []});
  };

  window.RPush = function(data) {
    var stateData = reactComp.state.data;
    stateData.push(data+"_"+reactComp.state.data.length+" ");
    reactComp.setState({data: stateData});
  };
 
// Mithril

  m.module(document.getElementById("mithrilMountNode"), mithapp);
  window.Mclear = function() {
    j = (j + 1)%MOD;
    m.startComputation();
    MithrilData.splice(0);
    m.endComputation();
  };

  window.Mpush = function(data) {
    m.startComputation();
    MithrilData.push(data+"_"+MithrilData.length+" ");
    m.endComputation();
  };
 
// Vue

  var vueInstance = new Vue({
        el: '#vuejsMountNode',
        data: {
                data: []
        }
  });
  
  window.VueClear = function(){
    j = (j + 1)%MOD;
        vueInstance.$set('data', []);
  };
  window.VuePush = function(data){
        var currentArr = vueInstance.$get('data');
        currentArr.push(data+"_"+currentArr.length+" ");
        vueInstance.$set('data', currentArr);
  };
  
// JQuery
// Not true MVC but perhaps a useful comparison
// View observing methods on a model
      window.jqModel = (function() {
          this.callbacks = $.Callbacks();
          this.jqData = [];

          this.observe = function(observer) {
              this.callbacks.add(observer);
          };
          this.push = function(item) {
              this.jqData.push(item);
              this.callbacks.fire('push', item);
          };    
          this.clear = function() {
              this.jqData = [];
              this.callbacks.fire('clear');
          };

          return this;
      })();

      jqModel.observe(function(event, data) {
          if ( event === 'push' ) {
              var div = $('#jqueryMountNode');
              div.append('<span>' + data + ' </span>');
          } else if ( event === 'clear' ) {
              $('#jqueryMountNode').empty();
          }
      });

      window.JqClear = function() {
          j = (j + 1)%MOD;
          jqModel.clear();
      };
      window.JqPush = function(data) {
          jqModel.push(data + '_' + jqData.length + ' ');
      };
});

</script>

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Testing in
TestOps/sec
Angular 100
ANGclear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
  ANGpush("ngitem"+j);
 
ready
Knockout 100
KOclear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
  KOpush("koitem"+j);
ready
Ember 100
EMclear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
  EMpush("emitem"+j);
ready
React 100
RClear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
  RPush("ritem"+j);
ready
Mithril 100
Mclear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
  Mpush("mitem"+j);
ready
Vuejs 100
VueClear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
  VuePush("vitem"+j);
ready
JQuery 100
JqClear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
  JqPush("jqitem"+j);
ready

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