goTemplateBenchmark
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comparing the performance of different template engines
goTemplateBenchmark
comparing the performance of different template engines
full featured template engines
precompilation to Go code
- ego
- removed - egon
- egonslinso
- ftmpl
- Gorazor
- Quicktemplate
- Hero
- Jade
special benchmarks for comparison
- Go text/template (do not use this for HTML)
- StaticString - Use one static string for the whole Template to have a base time
- DirectBuffer - Use go to write the HTML by hand to the buffer
transpiling to Go Template
- Damsel I won't benchmark transpiling engines, because transpilation should just happen once at startup. If you cache the transpilation result, which is recommended, you would have the same performance numbers as html/template for rendering.
Why?
Just for fun. Go Templates work nice out of the box and should be used for rendering from a security point of view. If you care about performance you should cache the rendered output.
Sometimes there are templates that cannot be reasonably cached. Then you might need a really fast template engine with code generation.
Results dev machine
local desktop: ryzen 3900x
special benchmarks
| Name | Runs | ns/op | B/op | allocations/op |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComplexGoDirectBuffer | 8,293,862 | 432 | 0 | 0 |
| ComplexGoStaticString | 296,413,996 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
comparing: go1.16.7 to go version go1.17 linux/amd64
name old time/op new time/op delta
ComplexGoDirectBuffer-24 457ns ± 0% 432ns ± 0% -5.36%
ComplexGoStaticString-24 12.5ns ± 0% 11.7ns ± 0% -6.32%
name old alloc/op new alloc/op delta
ComplexGoDirectBuffer-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
ComplexGoStaticString-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
name old allocs/op new allocs/op delta
ComplexGoDirectBuffer-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
ComplexGoStaticString-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
simple benchmarks
full featured template engines
| Name | Runs | µs/op | B/op | allocations/op |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace | 281,271 | 12.762 | 1,121 | 40 |
| Amber | 465,156 | 8.673 | 849 | 36 |
| Golang | 428,677 | 8.380 | 769 | 35 |
| GolangText | 1,337,016 | 2.641 | 128 | 7 |
| Handlebars | 251,836 | 14.019 | 3,967 | 78 |
| JetHTML | 3,901,444 | 0.866 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustache | 842,256 | 4.163 | 1,530 | 29 |
| Pongo2 | 599,228 | 5.833 | 2,074 | 32 |
| Soy | 945,814 | 3.752 | 1,320 | 20 |
comparing: go1.16.7 to go version go1.17 linux/amd64
name old time/op new time/op delta
Golang-24 8.07µs ± 0% 8.38µs ± 0% +3.84%
GolangText-24 2.60µs ± 0% 2.64µs ± 0% +1.54%
Ace-24 12.7µs ± 0% 12.8µs ± 0% +0.22%
Amber-24 8.37µs ± 0% 8.67µs ± 0% +3.58%
Mustache-24 4.25µs ± 0% 4.16µs ± 0% -2.05%
Pongo2-24 6.03µs ± 0% 5.83µs ± 0% -3.25%
Handlebars-24 14.0µs ± 0% 14.0µs ± 0% -0.01%
Soy-24 4.05µs ± 0% 3.75µs ± 0% -7.34%
JetHTML-24 1.00µs ± 0% 0.87µs ± 0% -13.21%
name old alloc/op new alloc/op delta
Golang-24 897B ± 0% 769B ± 0% -14.27%
GolangText-24 128B ± 0% 128B ± 0% 0.00%
Ace-24 1.25kB ± 0% 1.12kB ± 0% -10.25%
Amber-24 977B ± 0% 849B ± 0% -13.10%
Mustache-24 1.53kB ± 0% 1.53kB ± 0% 0.00%
Pongo2-24 2.07kB ± 0% 2.07kB ± 0% 0.00%
Handlebars-24 3.97kB ± 0% 3.97kB ± 0% 0.00%
Soy-24 1.32kB ± 0% 1.32kB ± 0% 0.00%
JetHTML-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
name old allocs/op new allocs/op delta
Golang-24 35.0 ± 0% 35.0 ± 0% 0.00%
GolangText-24 7.00 ± 0% 7.00 ± 0% 0.00%
Ace-24 40.0 ± 0% 40.0 ± 0% 0.00%
Amber-24 36.0 ± 0% 36.0 ± 0% 0.00%
Mustache-24 29.0 ± 0% 29.0 ± 0% 0.00%
Pongo2-24 32.0 ± 0% 32.0 ± 0% 0.00%
Handlebars-24 78.0 ± 0% 78.0 ± 0% 0.00%
Soy-24 20.0 ± 0% 20.0 ± 0% 0.00%
JetHTML-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
precompilation to Go code
| Name | Runs | µs/op | B/op | allocations/op |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ego | 2,917,192 | 1.214 | 85 | 8 |
| EgonSlinso | 18,751,664 | 0.192 | 0 | 0 |
| Ftmpl | 2,187,069 | 1.670 | 1,095 | 12 |
| Gorazor | 4,525,616 | 0.793 | 512 | 5 |
| Hero | 28,386,926 | 0.127 | 0 | 0 |
| Jade | 40,868,552 | 0.086 | 0 | 0 |
| Quicktemplate | 12,820,016 | 0.257 | 0 | 0 |
comparing: go1.16.7 to go version go1.17 linux/amd64
name old time/op new time/op delta
Ego-24 1.32µs ± 0% 1.21µs ± 0% -8.10%
EgonSlinso-24 315ns ± 0% 192ns ± 0% -38.94%
Quicktemplate-24 263ns ± 0% 257ns ± 0% -2.06%
Ftmpl-24 1.70µs ± 0% 1.67µs ± 0% -1.76%
Gorazor-24 827ns ± 0% 793ns ± 0% -4.12%
Hero-24 129ns ± 0% 127ns ± 0% -1.24%
Jade-24 85.8ns ± 0% 86.2ns ± 0% +0.43%
name old alloc/op new alloc/op delta
Ego-24 85.0B ± 0% 85.0B ± 0% 0.00%
EgonSlinso-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
Quicktemplate-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
Ftmpl-24 1.09kB ± 0% 1.09kB ± 0% 0.00%
Gorazor-24 512B ± 0% 512B ± 0% 0.00%
Hero-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
Jade-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
name old allocs/op new allocs/op delta
Ego-24 8.00 ± 0% 8.00 ± 0% 0.00%
EgonSlinso-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
Quicktemplate-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
Ftmpl-24 12.0 ± 0% 12.0 ± 0% 0.00%
Gorazor-24 5.00 ± 0% 5.00 ± 0% 0.00%
Hero-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
Jade-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
more complex test with template inheritance (if possible)
full featured template engines
| Name | Runs | µs/op | B/op | allocations/op |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComplexGolang | 49,048 | 72.884 | 6,643 | 290 |
| ComplexGolangText | 103,266 | 33.945 | 2,235 | 107 |
| ComplexJetHTML | 239,065 | 14.866 | 534 | 5 |
| ComplexMustache | 131,143 | 28.025 | 7,399 | 155 |
comparing: go1.16.7 to go version go1.17 linux/amd64
name old time/op new time/op delta
ComplexGolang-24 71.9µs ± 0% 72.9µs ± 0% +1.42%
ComplexGolangText-24 30.6µs ± 0% 33.9µs ± 0% +11.04%
ComplexMustache-24 27.7µs ± 0% 28.0µs ± 0% +1.15%
ComplexJetHTML-24 14.8µs ± 0% 14.9µs ± 0% +0.32%
name old alloc/op new alloc/op delta
ComplexGolang-24 7.77kB ± 0% 6.64kB ± 0% -14.54%
ComplexGolangText-24 2.53kB ± 0% 2.23kB ± 0% -11.73%
ComplexMustache-24 7.40kB ± 0% 7.40kB ± 0% -0.01%
ComplexJetHTML-24 534B ± 0% 534B ± 0% 0.00%
name old allocs/op new allocs/op delta
ComplexGolang-24 285 ± 0% 290 ± 0% +1.75%
ComplexGolangText-24 102 ± 0% 107 ± 0% +4.90%
ComplexMustache-24 155 ± 0% 155 ± 0% 0.00%
ComplexJetHTML-24 5.00 ± 0% 5.00 ± 0% 0.00%
precompilation to Go code
| Name | Runs | µs/op | B/op | allocations/op |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ComplexEgo | 616,015 | 6.026 | 568 | 31 |
| ComplexEgoSlinso | 1,475,832 | 2.414 | 160 | 2 |
| ComplexFtmpl | 493,070 | 7.440 | 4,912 | 38 |
| ComplexGorazor | 870,666 | 4.248 | 2,720 | 21 |
| ComplexHero | 3,547,309 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 |
| ComplexJade | 4,559,787 | 0.744 | 0 | 0 |
| ComplexQuicktemplate | 3,535,020 | 0.952 | 0 | 0 |
comparing: go1.16.7 to go version go1.17 linux/amd64
name old time/op new time/op delta
ComplexEgo-24 6.33µs ± 0% 6.03µs ± 0% -4.85%
ComplexQuicktemplate-24 1.37µs ± 0% 0.95µs ± 0% -30.51%
ComplexEgoSlinso-24 2.88µs ± 0% 2.41µs ± 0% -16.24%
ComplexFtmpl-24 7.66µs ± 0% 7.44µs ± 0% -2.81%
ComplexGorazor-24 4.52µs ± 0% 4.25µs ± 0% -6.12%
ComplexHero-24 1.01µs ± 0% 1.00µs ± 0% -1.19%
ComplexJade-24 674ns ± 0% 744ns ± 0% +10.32%
name old alloc/op new alloc/op delta
ComplexEgo-24 568B ± 0% 568B ± 0% 0.00%
ComplexQuicktemplate-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
ComplexEgoSlinso-24 160B ± 0% 160B ± 0% 0.00%
ComplexFtmpl-24 4.91kB ± 0% 4.91kB ± 0% 0.00%
ComplexGorazor-24 2.72kB ± 0% 2.72kB ± 0% 0.00%
ComplexHero-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
ComplexJade-24 0.00B 0.00B 0.00%
name old allocs/op new allocs/op delta
ComplexEgo-24 31.0 ± 0% 31.0 ± 0% 0.00%
ComplexQuicktemplate-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
ComplexEgoSlinso-24 2.00 ± 0% 2.00 ± 0% 0.00%
ComplexFtmpl-24 38.0 ± 0% 38.0 ± 0% 0.00%
ComplexGorazor-24 21.0 ± 0% 21.0 ± 0% 0.00%
ComplexHero-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
ComplexJade-24 0.00 0.00 0.00%
Security
All packages assume that template authors are trusted. If you allow custom templates you have to sanitize your user input e.g. bluemonday. Generally speaking I would suggest to sanitize every input not just HTML-input.
Attention: This part is not updated since 2016.
| Framework | Security | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Ace | No | |
| amber | No | |
| ego | Partial (html.EscapeString) | only HTML, others need to be called manually |
| egon | Partial (html.EscapeString) | only HTML, others need to be called manually |
| egonslinso | Partial (html.EscapeString) | only HTML, others need to be called manually |
| ftmpl | Partial (html.EscapeString) | only HTML, others need to be called manually |
| Go | Yes | contextual escaping html/template Security Model |
| Gorazor | Partial (template.HTMLEscapeString) | only HTML, others need to be called manually |
| Handlebars | Partial (raymond.escape) | only HTML |
| Hero | Partial (html.EscapeString) | only HTML, others need to be called manually |
| Jade | Partial (html.EscapeString) | Autoescape for HTML, others need to be called manually |
| Jet | Partial (html.EscapeString) | Autoescape for HTML, others need to be called manually |
| Kasia | Partial (kasia.WriteEscapedHtml) | only HTML |
| Mustache | Partial (template.HTMLEscape) | only HTML |
| Pongo2 | Partial (pongo2.filterEscape, pongo2.filterEscapejs) | autoescape only escapes HTML, others could be implemented as pongo filters |
| Quicktemplate | Partial (html.EscapeString) | only HTML, others need to be called manually |
| Soy | Partial (template.HTMLEscapeString, url.QueryEscape, template.JSEscapeString) | autoescape only escapes HTML, contextual escaping is defined as a project goal |
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