docs/benchmarks.md
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.
| # | Library | Time (ms) | vs Scrapling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scrapling | 1.98 | 1.0x |
| 2 | Parsel/Scrapy | 1.99 | 1.005 |
| 3 | Raw Lxml | 2.48 | 1.253 |
| 4 | PyQuery | 23.15 | ~12x |
| 5 | Selectolax | 196.09 | ~99x |
| 6 | MechanicalSoup | 1531.24 | ~773.4x |
| 7 | BS4 with Lxml | 1535.19 | ~775.3x |
| 8 | BS4 with html5lib | 3388.16 | ~1711.2x |
Scrapling's adaptive element finding capabilities significantly outperform alternatives:
| Library | Time (ms) | vs Scrapling |
|---|---|---|
| Scrapling | 2.29 | 1.0x |
| AutoScraper | 12.46 | 5.441x |
All benchmarks represent averages of 100+ runs. See benchmarks.py for methodology.