Performance Benchmarks
Scrapling isn't just powerful—it's also blazing fast, and the updates since version 0.3 deliver exceptional performance improvements across all operations!
Benchmark Results
Text Extraction Speed Test (5000 nested elements)
| # | Library | Time (ms) | vs Scrapling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrapling | 1.92 | 1.0x |
| 2 | Parsel/Scrapy | 1.99 | 1.036x |
| 3 | Raw Lxml | 2.33 | 1.214x |
| 4 | PyQuery | 20.61 | ~11x |
| 5 | Selectolax | 80.65 | ~42x |
| 6 | BS4 with Lxml | 1283.21 | ~698x |
| 7 | MechanicalSoup | 1304.57 | ~679x |
| 8 | BS4 with html5lib | 3331.96 | ~1735x |
Element Similarity & Text Search Performance
Scrapling's adaptive element finding capabilities significantly outperform alternatives:
| Library | Time (ms) | vs Scrapling |
|---|---|---|
| Scrapling | 1.87 | 1.0x |
| AutoScraper | 10.24 | 5.476x |