Node.js Markdown to HTML benchmarks
Recent result (with Node 16.14.2 on MacBook M1 Pro 32 GB RAM):
With benchmark
commonmark @ v^0.30.0 x 378 ops/sec ±0.73% (92 runs sampled)
markdoc @ v^0.1.2 x 200 ops/sec ±0.68% (86 runs sampled)
markdown-it @ v^13.0.1 x 367 ops/sec ±0.61% (90 runs sampled)
marked @ v^4.0.16 x 420 ops/sec ±0.52% (94 runs sampled)
showdown @ v^2.1.0 x 88.53 ops/sec ±0.27% (77 runs sampled)
snarkdown @ v^2.0.0 x 681 ops/sec ±0.36% (97 runs sampled)
*arcdown @ v^0.3.2 x 259 ops/sec ±2.12% (87 runs sampled)
**asciidoctor @ v^2.2.6 x 47.58 ops/sec ±2.37% (65 runs sampled)
snarkdown @ v^2.0.0 is fastest!
With simple console.time
commonmark: 2.670s
markdoc: 4.729s
markdownIt: 2.691s
marked: 2.389s
showdown: 11.366s
snarkdown: 1.472s
*arcdown: 3.858s
**asciidoctor: 20.362s
*arcdown is a markdown-it wrapper with a few bundled plugins and niceties for rendering Markdown from a cloud function.
**asciidcotor is not a Markdown renderer. It's a "asciidoc" processor. Here for general interest in the format.
Create sample HTML
npm i
node create-html.mjsRun benchmark
npm i
node bench.mjs # or timer.mjs