node-markdown-parser-performance

Node.js Markdown Parser Performance Comparison.

Note that this comparison only focuses on CommonMark or GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) (which is based on the CommonMark spec) libraries.

Running benchmarks

yarn
yarn benchmark

Results

2.8 GHz Intel Core i7, Node.js v9.11.1, macOS 10.13 High Sierra.

markdown-it   ^8.4.1  x 111   ops/sec ±3.05% (73 runs sampled)
commonmark    ^0.28.1 x 85.77 ops/sec ±0.92% (71 runs sampled)
cmark-gfm-js  ^1.1.5  x 106   ops/sec ±0.75% (74 runs sampled)

Xeon(R) CPU E31220 @ 3.10GHz, Node.js v10.0.0, CentOS Linux release 7.4.1708 (Core)

markdown-it   ^8.4.1  x 76.50 ops/sec ±9.87% (67 runs sampled)
commonmark    ^0.28.1 x 70.82 ops/sec ±3.18% (71 runs sampled)
cmark-gfm-js  ^1.1.5  x 77.99 ops/sec ±5.03% (66 runs sampled)

Test file

The test file is a copy of this markdown file.

Why are some libraries not included?

• Not Commonmark-compliant.
• Not actively maintained.