Node.JS template engines benchmark

Engines

• esbeltoJS v2.0.1
• CoffeeKup v0.3.1 (website)
• doT v1.1.3 (website)
• Dust v2.7.5 (website)
• Eco v1.1.0-rc-3
• ECT v0.5.9 (website)
• EJS v3.1.6
• Fest v0.12.4
• Handlebars.js v4.7.7 (website)
• Hogan.js v3.0.2 (website)
• Pug v3.0.2 (website)
• Underscore v1.13.1 (website)

Test environment

• CPU: Intel Core i3-10100F 3.6Ghz
• OS: Windows 10 Home 21H1
• Node.JS version: 14.16.0

Results

Rendering 100000 templates:

esbeltoJS
 Escaped   : 1334ms
 Unescaped : 39ms
 Total     : 1373ms

EJS
 Escaped   : 3090ms
 Unescaped : 1443ms
 Total     : 4533ms

EJS without `with`
 Escaped   : 1288ms
 Unescaped : 50ms
 Total     : 1338ms

Pug
 Escaped   : 4063ms
 Unescaped : 47ms
 Total     : 4110ms

Pug without `with`
 Escaped   : 3594ms
 Unescaped : 27ms
 Total     : 3621ms

Handlebars.js
 Escaped   : 1742ms
 Unescaped : 657ms
 Total     : 2399ms

ECT
 Escaped   : 1256ms
 Unescaped : 53ms
 Total     : 1309ms

Dust
 Escaped   : 1826ms
 Unescaped : 398ms
 Total     : 2224ms

Hogan.js
 Escaped   : 1515ms
 Unescaped : 189ms
 Total     : 1704ms

Fest
 Escaped   : 1022ms
 Unescaped : 51ms
 Total     : 1073ms

doT
 Escaped   : 1634ms
 Unescaped : 33ms
 Total     : 1667ms

Underscore
 Escaped   : 1309ms
 Unescaped : 864ms
 Total     : 2173ms

Eco
 Escaped   : 2521ms
 Unescaped : 333ms
 Total     : 2854ms

CoffeeKup
 Escaped   : 906ms
 Unescaped : 2792ms
 Total     : 3698ms

Usage

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