Node.JS template engines benchmark

Engines

• CoffeeKup v0.3.1 (website)
• doT v1.0.1 (website)
• Dust v1.2.1 (website)
• Eco v1.1.0-rc-3
• ECT v0.4.7 (website)
• EJS v0.8.3
• Fest v0.5.4
• Handlebars.js v1.0.9 (website)
• Hogan.js v2.0.0 (website)
• Jade v0.28.1 (website)
• Swig v0.13.5
• Underscore v1.4.4 (website)
• Gaikan v2.0.0

Results

Linux Ubuntu 12.04, NodeJS 0.10.26 (100.000x)

Gaikan               ( 2090ms) - fastest
ECT                  ( 2334ms) - 12% slower
Fest                 ( 2791ms) - 34% slower
Dust                 ( 3030ms) - 45% slower
doT                  ( 3940ms) - 89% slower
Hogan.js             ( 3977ms) - 90% slower
EJS without `with`   ( 5190ms) - 148% slower
Swig                 ( 5258ms) - 152% slower
Underscore           ( 6154ms) - 194% slower
Handlebars.js        ( 7255ms) - 247% slower
Eco                  ( 8315ms) - 298% slower
EJS                  ( 9059ms) - 333% slower
Jade without `with`  (10973ms) - 425% slower
CoffeeKup            (11062ms) - 429% slower
Jade                 (27295ms) - 1206% slower

Windows 7 x64 SP1, NodeJS 0.10.26 (100.000x)

Gaikan               ( 2147ms) - fastest
Fest                 ( 2535ms) - 18% slower
doT                  ( 3524ms) - 64% slower
Underscore           ( 5108ms) - 138% slower
Handlebars.js        ( 5734ms) - 167% slower
ECT                  ( 7223ms) - 236% slower
EJS without `with`   ( 8732ms) - 307% slower
Dust                 ( 9136ms) - 326% slower
Hogan.js             ( 9960ms) - 364% slower
Swig                 (10240ms) - 377% slower
Eco                  (12292ms) - 473% slower
Jade without `with`  (13510ms) - 529% slower
EJS                  (14917ms) - 595% slower
CoffeeKup            (15319ms) - 614% slower
Jade                 (34000ms) - 1484% slower

Usage

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