Angular VS Knockout VS Ember VS React VS Mithril VS Mercury VS Ractive VS Vue VS Riot (v588)

Revision 588 of this benchmark created by PhiLho on

Description

This is a simple rendering speed test between the most popular libraries/frameworks. I added in Mithril because it's a newcomer with some promise.

Added Mercury...

UPD: ember 1.6.1

Added Knockout Rate Limiting http://knockoutjs.com/documentation/rateLimit-observable.html

UPD: React 0.11.2

Added Ractive.js

Update to newer versions of libraries.

  • jquery 2.1.0 -> 2.1.3
  • Angular 1.3.0 -> 1.3.12
  • Knockout 3.3.0 ->
  • Handlebars 1.3.0 -> 3.0.1
  • Ember 1.6.1 -> 1.11.1
  • React 0.11.2 -> 0.13.1
  • Mithril 0.1.22 -> 0.1.34
  • Vue 0.10.5 -> 0.11.5
  • Ractive 0.5.8 -> 0.7.2

And now with Riot 2.0.14

Preparation HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.1.3/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/angularjs/1.3.12/angular.min.js"></script>
<script src="http://fb.me/react-0.12.2.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/knockout/3.3.0/knockout-min.js"></script>
<script src="http://builds.emberjs.com/canary/ember-template-compiler.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ember.js/1.11.1/ember.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://rawgit.com/Raynos/mercury/master/dist/mercury.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mithril/0.1.34/mithril.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/vue/0.11.5/vue.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/ractive/0.7.2/ractive.js"></script>
<!--
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/riot/2.0.14/riot.min.js"></script>
-->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/g/riot@2.0.14(riot.min.js+compiler.min.js)"></script>

<!-- Angular -->
<div ng-app="ngApp">
  Angular (using track by $index):
    <div ng-controller="Ctrl" id="angList"><span ng-repeat="item in data track by $index">{{item}}</span></div>
</div>

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

<!-- Knockout Rate Limit -->
<div id="koappRL">
  Knockout (rate limit):
  <div data-bind="foreach: data"><span data-bind="text: $data"></span></div>
</div>

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

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

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

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

<!-- Mercuryjs -->
<div id="mercuryjs">
  Mercuryjs: <div id="mercuryjsMountNode"></div>
</div>

<!-- Ractive -->
<script id='ractiveTemplate' type='text/ractive'>
  {{#each items}}<span>{{item}}</span>{{/each}}
</script>
<div id="ractive">
  Ractive: <div id="ractiveMountNode"></div>
</div>

<!-- Riot -->
<riot-component></riot-component>
<script id='riotApp' type='riot/tag'>
  <riot-component>
    Riot: <span each={ item, i in items }>{ item }</span>

    this.items = [];

    this.clear = function()
    {
      this.items.splice(0);
//      this.update();
    }
    this.push = function(e)
    {
      this.items.push(e);
//      this.update();
    }
  </riot-component>
</script>


<script>
  window.getId = function(idx)
  {
    var d = Date.now() + "";
    return idx + "-" + d.substring(d.length - 6);
  };

  var timeout = 0;
  var ngApp = angular.module('ngApp',[]);
  ngApp.controller('Ctrl', function ($scope) {
    $scope.data = [];
  });


  $(document).ready(function() {

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

      window.ANGclear = function(){
        ang_scope.data = [];
      };
      window.ANGpush = function(data){
        ang_scope.data.push(data);
        if (Date.now() > timeout + 16) {
          var id = window.setTimeout(function() {
            ang_scope.$digest();
            window.clearTimeout(id);
            //console.log("triggered digest");
          }, 0);
          timeout = Date.now() + 16;
        }
      };
    });


    var KOData = ko.observableArray();
    var KOviewmodel = {data: KOData};
    ko.applyBindings(KOviewmodel, document.getElementById('koapp'));

    window.KOclear = function (){
      KOData.splice(0);
    };
    window.KOpush = function (data){
      KOData.push(data);
    };


    var KODataRL = ko.observableArray();
    KODataRL.extend({ rateLimit: 0 });
    var KOviewmodelRL = {data: KODataRL};
    ko.applyBindings(KOviewmodelRL, document.getElementById('koappRL'));

    window.KOclearRL = function (){
      KODataRL.splice(0);
    };
    window.KOpushRL = function (data){
      KODataRL.push(data);
    };


    var ENV = {EXTEND_PROTOTYPES: false};

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

    window.EMclear = function () {
      EMapp.data.clear();
    };
    window.EMpush = function (data) {
      EMapp.data.pushObject(data);
    };


    var ReactData = [];
    var ReactUpdate = null;
    var ReactComponent = React.createClass({
      displayName: 'PerfTest',
      getInitialState: function() {
        return { data: ReactData };
      },
      componentDidMount: function() {
        ReactUpdate = this._onData;
      },
      render: function() {
        return React.DOM.span(null,
            this.state.data.map(function(result) {
              return React.DOM.span(null, result);
            })
          );
      },
      _onData: function() {
        this.setState({ data: ReactData });
      }
    });
    var reactComp = ReactComponent();
    React.renderComponent(reactComp, document.getElementById('reactMountNode'));


    window.RClear = function() {
      ReactData.splice(0);
      ReactUpdate();
    };

    window.RPush = function(data) {
      ReactData.push(data);
      ReactUpdate();
    }


    var h = mercury.h
    var mdata = mercury.array([])
    mercury.app(document.getElementById('mercuryjsMountNode'), mdata, mrender)
    function mrender(data) {
      return h("span", data.map(function(datum) { return h('span', datum)}));
    }

    window.mercuryClear = function(){
      mdata.splice(0)
    }

    window.mercuryPush = function(data){
      mdata.push(data)
    }


    var MithrilData = [];
    var mithapp = {
      controller: function() {
      },
      view: function(ctrl) {
        return m("span", [MithrilData.map(function(datum) { return m('span', datum); })]);
      }
    }
    m.module(document.getElementById("mithrilMountNode"), mithapp);

    window.Mclear = function() {
      MithrilData = [];
    };
    window.Mpush = function(data) {
      MithrilData.push(data);
      if (Date.now() > timeout + 16) {
          var id = window.setTimeout(function() {
          m.startComputation();
          m.endComputation();
          window.clearTimeout(id);
        }, 0);

        timeout = Date.now();
      }
    }


    var vueInstance = new Vue({
      el: '#vuejsMountNode',
      data: {
        data: []
      }
    });

    window.VueClear = function(){
      vueInstance.data = []
    };
    window.VuePush = function(data){
      vueInstance.data.push(data);
    };


    Ractive.DEBUG = false;
    var RactiveData = [];
    var RactiveComponent = new Ractive({
      el: '#ractiveMountNode',
      template: '#ractiveTemplate',
      data: { items: RactiveData }
    });

    window.RactiveClear = function() {
      RactiveData.splice(0, RactiveData.length);
    };
    window.RactivePush = function(data) {
      // I don't know how to use plain strings in array in a #each loop
      RactiveData.push({ item: data });
    };


    var riotComponent = riot.mount('riot-component')[0];

    window.RiotClear = function()
    {
      riotComponent.clear();
    }
    window.RiotPush = function(data)
    {
      riotComponent.push(data);
      if (Date.now() > timeout + 16) {
        var id = window.setTimeout(function() {
          riotComponent.update();
          window.clearTimeout(id);
        }, 0);
        timeout = Date.now() + 16;
      }
    }

  }); // document.ready

</script>

Test runner

Ready to run.

Testing in
TestOps/sec
Angular
ANGclear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  ANGpush("nitem" + getId(i));
}
 
ready
Knockout
KOclear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  KOpush("kitem" + getId(i));
}


 
ready
React
RClear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  RPush("ritem" + getId(i));
}

 
ready
Mithril
Mclear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  Mpush("mitem" + getId(i));
}

 
ready
vuejs
VueClear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  VuePush("vitem" + getId(i));
}
 
ready
Ember
EMclear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  EMpush("eitem" + getId(i));
}

 
ready
Mercury
mercuryClear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  mercuryPush("mitem" + getId(i));
}

 
ready
Ractive
RactiveClear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  RactivePush("aitem" + getId(i));
}

 
ready
Knockout Rate Limit
KOclearRL();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  KOpushRL("kitem" + getId(i));
}

 
ready
Riot
RiotClear();
for (var i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
  RiotPush("ritem" + getId(i));
}
 
ready

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