Participants:
For testing were selected data with different structure:
- citys - A large array (29470 items) of simple objects. The compact json representation takes about 2.5 MB.
- repos.json - An array of four objects with complex structure. The compact json representation takes about 342.8 kB.
- user.json - one object with a complex structure. The compact json representation takes about 4.2 kB.
- response.json - one object with a simple structure. The compact json representation takes about 425 B.
Serialization was tested in two versions:
On deserialization were tested only transformation from String into Map-s.
./gradlew clean && ./gradlew shadow -DgroovyVersion="2.2.2" && java -Xmx2048m -jar target/benchmarks.jar ".*Benchmarks.*" -f 1- Boon is in 1st place with 28 points
- Groovy 2.3 is in 2nd place with 22 points
- Jackson is in 3rd with 18 points
Boon, Groovy 2.3 and Jackson were usually in the top three.
Points
| Tool | points |
|---|---|
| Boon | 28 |
| Groovy 2.3 | 22 |
| Jackson | 18 |
| GSON | 3 |
1st place
| Tool | Count | points |
|---|---|---|
| Boon | 7 | 21 points |
| Jackson | 3 | 9 points |
| Groovy 2.3 | 2 | 6 points |
2nd place wins
| Tool | Count | points |
|---|---|---|
| Groovy 2.3 | 6 | 12 points |
| Boon | 3 | 6 points |
| Jackson | 3 | 6 points |
3rd
| Tool | Count | points |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 3 | 3 points |
| Boon | 2 | 2 points |
| Groovy 2.3 | 4 | 4 points |
| GSON | 3 | 3 points |
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | pojo | citys | thrpt | 20 | 27.412 | 0.703 | ops/s |
| gson | pojo | citys | thrpt | 20 | 15.602 | 0.280 | ops/s |
| boon | pojo | citys | thrpt | 20 | 25.119 | 0.519 | ops/s |
| groovy | pojo | citys | thrpt | 20 | 1.684 | 0.082 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | pojo | citys | thrpt | 20 | 19.513 | 1.120 | ops/s |
Jackson wins but it is almost a tie between Jackson and Boon. Groovy 2.3 close on the heels of Boon and Jackson.
- Jackson 1st
- Boon 2nd
- Groovy 2.3 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | pojo | repos | thrpt | 20 | 641.999 | 14.161 | ops/s |
| gson | pojo | repos | thrpt | 20 | 407.093 | 5.950 | ops/s |
| boon | pojo | repos | thrpt | 20 | 24173.808 | 223.995 | ops/s |
| groovy | pojo | repos | thrpt | 20 | 45.302 | 0.301 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | pojo | repos | thrpt | 20 | 643.902 | 10.174 | ops/s |
Boon wins by a wide margin. Groovy 2.3 beats Jackson.
- Boon 1st
- Groovy 2.3 2nd
- Jackson 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | pojo | user | thrpt | 20 | 52324.635 | 359.331 | ops/s |
| gson | pojo | user | thrpt | 20 | 22010.943 | 208.352 | ops/s |
| boon | pojo | user | thrpt | 20 | 241065.787 | 1764.331 | ops/s |
| groovy | pojo | user | thrpt | 20 | 1751.394 | 14.458 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | pojo | user | thrpt | 20 | 47781.079 | 370.971 | ops/s |
Boon wins by a wide margin. Groovy 2.3 very close to Jackson, but Jackson wins.
- Boon 1st
- Jackson 2nd
- Groovy 2.3 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | pojo | request | thrpt | 20 | 629985.135 | 8049.270 | ops/s |
| gson | pojo | request | thrpt | 20 | 267811.451 | 4064.942 | ops/s |
| boon | pojo | request | thrpt | 20 | 344047.795 | 3447.635 | ops/s |
| groovy | pojo | request | thrpt | 20 | 28826.587 | 302.826 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | pojo | request | thrpt | 20 | 649596.700 | 6931.673 | ops/s |
Both Jackson and Groovy 2.3 beat Boon by 2x! Groovy 2.3 beats Jackson but almost a tie.
- Jackson 1st
- Groovy 2.3 2nd
- Boon 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | maplist | citys | thrpt | 20 | 27.027 | 0.686 | ops/s |
| gson | maplist | citys | thrpt | 20 | 15.997 | 0.196 | ops/s |
| boon | maplist | citys | thrpt | 20 | 25.057 | 0.371 | ops/s |
| groovy | maplist | citys | thrpt | 20 | 1.635 | 0.073 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | maplist | citys | thrpt | 20 | 19.682 | 0.435 | ops/s |
Jackson and Boon are neck and neck, but Jackson wins. Groovy 2.3 tight on the heels of Jackson and Boon.
- Jackson 1st
- Boon 2nd
- Groovy 2.3 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | maplist | repos | thrpt | 20 | 644.717 | 9.192 | ops/s |
| gson | maplist | repos | thrpt | 20 | 403.760 | 4.575 | ops/s |
| boon | maplist | repos | thrpt | 20 | 24173.738 | 216.084 | ops/s |
| groovy | maplist | repos | thrpt | 20 | 44.343 | 0.253 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | maplist | repos | thrpt | 20 | 653.402 | 9.880 | ops/s |
Boon wins by a wide margin. Groovy 2.3 beats Jackson but it is a close race.
- Boon 1st
- Groovy 2.3 2nd
- Jackson 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | maplist | user | thrpt | 20 | 51317.860 | 590.524 | ops/s |
| gson | maplist | user | thrpt | 20 | 21844.772 | 246.724 | ops/s |
| boon | maplist | user | thrpt | 20 | 235728.318 | 2876.144 | ops/s |
| groovy | maplist | user | thrpt | 20 | 1802.383 | 15.716 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | maplist | user | thrpt | 20 | 47497.203 | 526.286 | ops/s |
Boon wins by a wide margin. Groovy 2.3 and Jackson are really close, but Jackson wins.
- Boon 1st
- Jackson 2nd
- Groovy 2.3 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | maplist | request | thrpt | 20 | 616497.013 | 8990.165 | ops/s |
| gson | maplist | request | thrpt | 20 | 268005.642 | 2219.178 | ops/s |
| boon | maplist | request | thrpt | 20 | 353171.065 | 2502.621 | ops/s |
| groovy | maplist | request | thrpt | 20 | 28985.824 | 459.033 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | maplist | request | thrpt | 20 | 630975.802 | 4892.114 | ops/s |
Jackson and Groovy 2.3 beat Boon by 2x.
- Groovy 2.3 1st
- Jackson 2nd
- Boon 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | N/A | citys | thrpt | 20 | 21.906 | 0.162 | ops/s |
| gson | N/A | citys | thrpt | 20 | 23.377 | 0.501 | ops/s |
| boon | N/A | citys | thrpt | 20 | 72.543 | 1.054 | ops/s |
| groovy | N/A | citys | thrpt | 20 | 3.182 | 0.034 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | N/A | citys | thrpt | 20 | 52.806 | 0.329 | ops/s |
Boon wins. Groovy 2.3 comes in second.
- Boon 1st
- Groovy 2nd
- GSON 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | N/A | repos | thrpt | 20 | 484.377 | 3.571 | ops/s |
| gson | N/A | repos | thrpt | 20 | 412.508 | 6.415 | ops/s |
| boon | N/A | repos | thrpt | 20 | 1647.070 | 15.817 | ops/s |
| groovy | N/A | repos | thrpt | 20 | 31.554 | 0.252 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | N/A | repos | thrpt | 20 | 1305.876 | 11.445 | ops/s |
Boon beats Jacskon by over 3x, Groovy 2.3 almost ties Boon.
- Boon 1st
- Groovy 2.3 2nd
- Jackson 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | N/A | user | thrpt | 20 | 25109.072 | 225.116 | ops/s |
| gson | N/A | user | thrpt | 20 | 26982.245 | 282.070 | ops/s |
| boon | N/A | user | thrpt | 20 | 72529.259 | 687.818 | ops/s |
| groovy | N/A | user | thrpt | 20 | 2338.934 | 19.511 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | N/A | user | thrpt | 20 | 64431.577 | 1037.016 | ops/s |
Boon beats Jackson by 3x. Groovy 2.3 beats Jackson by 2x.
- Boon 1st
- Groovy 2.3 2nd
- GSON 3rd
| Benchmark | (dataStyle) | (resourceName) | Mode | Samples | Mean | Mean error | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jackson | N/A | request | thrpt | 20 | 90,009.471 | 941.871 | ops/s |
| gson | N/A | request | thrpt | 20 | 268,988.905 | 2165.099 | ops/s |
| boon | N/A | request | thrpt | 20 | 672,907.357 | 8514.806 | ops/s |
| groovy | N/A | request | thrpt | 20 | 26497.332 | 196.347 | ops/s |
| groovy-2.3 | N/A | request | thrpt | 20 | 762,926.213 | 5930.640 | ops/s |
Jackson comes in fourth. Groovy 2.3 comes in 1st. Boon comes in second.
- Groovy 2.3 1st
- Boon 2nd
- GSON 3rd
Intel® Core™ i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz × 4, Ubuntu 14.04 (64-Bit), Oracle Java HotSpot 64-bit 1.7.0_55
Benchmark (dataStyle) (resourceName) Mode Samples Mean Mean error Units
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.boon N/A citys thrpt 3 119.878 38.347 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.groovy N/A citys thrpt 3 81.650 10.298 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.gson N/A citys thrpt 3 36.861 11.953 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.jackson N/A citys thrpt 3 32.539 4.830 ops/s
Boon 1st Groovy 2nd GSON 3rd Jackson 4th
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.boon N/A repos thrpt 3 2486.011 526.536 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.groovy N/A repos thrpt 3 2039.911 397.916 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.gson N/A repos thrpt 3 631.072 192.594 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.jackson N/A repos thrpt 3 774.239 97.302 ops/s
Boon 1st Groovy 2nd GSON 3rd Jackson 4th
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.boon N/A user thrpt 3 119035.961 108745.360 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.groovy N/A user thrpt 3 97794.467 98780.645 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.gson N/A user thrpt 3 41816.689 6080.420 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.jackson N/A user thrpt 3 39585.317 947.720 ops/s
Boon 1st Groovy 2nd GSON 3rd Jackson 4th
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.boon N/A request thrpt 3 1650346.583 1196313.621 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.groovy N/A request thrpt 3 1116275.272 343749.932 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.gson N/A request thrpt 3 421626.794 149404.751 ops/s
o.b.b.j.DeserializationBenchmarks.jackson N/A request thrpt 3 131923.400 48612.733 ops/s
Boon 1st Groovy 2nd GSON 3rd Jackson 4th
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.boon pojo citys thrpt 3 32.400 32.652 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.jackson pojo citys thrpt 3 26.650 23.175 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.groovy pojo citys thrpt 3 25.878 32.884 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.gson pojo citys thrpt 3 16.222 18.204 ops/s
Boon 1st Jackson 2nd Groovy 3rd GSON 4th
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.boon maplist citys thrpt 3 32.778 31.189 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.jackson maplist citys thrpt 3 27.489 21.589 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.groovy maplist citys thrpt 3 23.589 27.332 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.gson maplist citys thrpt 3 17.722 25.695 ops/s
Boon 1st Jackson 2nd Groovy 3rd GSON 4th
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.boon maplist repos thrpt 3 34470.244 10772.279 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.groovy maplist repos thrpt 3 886.933 2939.992 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.jackson maplist repos thrpt 3 752.272 189.081 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.gson maplist repos thrpt 3 513.100 1155.307 ops/s
Boon 1st Groovy 2nd Jackson 3rd GSON 4th
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.boon pojo repos thrpt 3 32151.611 4627.428 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.groovy pojo repos thrpt 3 1028.711 862.186 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.jackson pojo repos thrpt 3 745.844 112.402 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.gson pojo repos thrpt 3 493.661 776.256 ops/s
Boon 1st Groovy 2nd Jackson 3rd GSON 4th
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.boon pojo user thrpt 3 537245.433 180860.354 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.groovy pojo user thrpt 3 73121.067 139658.513 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.jackson pojo user thrpt 3 66532.922 18507.313 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.gson pojo user thrpt 3 27090.911 66415.369 ops/s
Boon 1st Groovy 2nd Jackson 3rd GSON 4th
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.boon pojo request thrpt 3 1042914.389 136463.382 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.jackson pojo request thrpt 3 811418.117 26020.956 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.groovy pojo request thrpt 3 861108.894 2153449.601 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.gson pojo request thrpt 3 315327.694 977852.994 ops/s
Boon 1st Jackson 2nd Groovy 3rd GSON 4th
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.boon maplist user thrpt 3 538737.856 265746.558 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.groovy maplist user thrpt 3 64974.700 45477.358 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.jackson maplist user thrpt 3 68223.833 9345.587 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.gson maplist user thrpt 3 26400.811 64319.086 ops/s
Boon 1st Groovy 2nd Jackson 3rd GSON 4th
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.boon maplist request thrpt 3 1042648.739 284271.565 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.jackson maplist request thrpt 3 798186.711 112095.311 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.groovy maplist request thrpt 3 716448.322 742479.066 ops/s
o.b.b.j.SerializationBenchmarks.gson maplist request thrpt 3 303329.617 863298.236 ops/s
Boon 1st Jackson 2nd Groovy 3rd GSON 4th