Performance Benchmarks¶
Scrapling isn't just powerful - it's also blazing fast. The following benchmarks compare Scrapling's parser with the latest versions of other popular libraries.
Text Extraction Speed Test (5000 nested elements)¶
| # | Library | Time (ms) | vs Scrapling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrapling | 2.02 | 1.0x |
| 2 | Parsel/Scrapy | 2.04 | 1.01 |
| 3 | Raw Lxml | 2.54 | 1.257 |
| 4 | PyQuery | 24.17 | ~12x |
| 5 | Selectolax | 82.63 | ~41x |
| 6 | MechanicalSoup | 1549.71 | ~767.1x |
| 7 | BS4 with Lxml | 1584.31 | ~784.3x |
| 8 | BS4 with html5lib | 3391.91 | ~1679.1x |
Element Similarity & Text Search Performance¶
Scrapling's adaptive element finding capabilities significantly outperform alternatives:
| Library | Time (ms) | vs Scrapling |
|---|---|---|
| Scrapling | 2.39 | 1.0x |
| AutoScraper | 12.45 | 5.209x |
All benchmarks represent averages of 100+ runs. See benchmarks.py for methodology.