Clojure web framework benchmarks: performance comparison
The fastest Clojure web framework in HttpArena is ring-http-exchange, with a composite of 3649 on HTTP/1.1 — 18 of 72 against every language in its league. Measured over Alpha Round, every entry on the same machine.
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Every Clojure entry in the benchmark, compared on the composite score of each family. The composite sums a normalized score over the profiles of that family, where the leader of each profile scores 100, and scales the sum by the entry's completeness factor. Rank overall is the entry's place in its own league across all languages; rank among Clojure narrows the same field to this language. Both link through to the board view they were taken in. How the score works.
HTTP/1.1
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among Clojure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ring-http-exchange | Emerging | 3649 | 18 of 72 | 1 of 2 |
| reitit | Flagship | 1751 | 53 of 72 | 2 of 2 |
| ring-jetty9-adapter | Engine | 1667 | 21 of 34 | 1 of 8 |
| ring-jetty-adapter | Engine | 1614 | 22 of 34 | 2 of 8 |
| aleph | Engine | 1402 | 24 of 34 | 3 of 8 |
| hirundo | Engine | 1268 | 26 of 34 | 4 of 8 |
| pedestal | Engine | 1146 | 28 of 34 | 5 of 8 |
| http-kit | Engine | 839 | 31 of 34 | 6 of 8 |
| capra | Engine | 665 | 33 of 34 | 7 of 8 |
| busker | Engine | 21 | 34 of 34 | 8 of 8 |
HTTP/2
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among Clojure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hirundo | Engine | 293 | 8 of 12 | 1 of 5 |
| ring-jetty9-adapter | Engine | 65 | 9 of 12 | 2 of 5 |
| pedestal | Engine | 64 | 10 of 12 | 3 of 5 |
| aleph | Engine | 40 | 11 of 12 | 4 of 5 |
| busker | Engine | 1 | 12 of 12 | 5 of 5 |
HTTP/3
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among Clojure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| busker | Engine | 0 | 6 of 6 | — |
WebSocket
| Framework | Type | Composite | Rank overall | Rank among Clojure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hirundo | Engine | 1032 | 10 of 16 | 1 of 7 |
| pedestal | Engine | 462 | 11 of 16 | 2 of 7 |
| ring-jetty9-adapter | Engine | 421 | 12 of 16 | 3 of 7 |
| ring-jetty-adapter | Engine | 414 | 13 of 16 | 4 of 7 |
| aleph | Engine | 145 | 14 of 16 | 5 of 7 |
| http-kit | Engine | 136 | 15 of 16 | 6 of 7 |
| capra | Engine | 74 | 16 of 16 | 7 of 7 |
Questions
What is the fastest Clojure web framework?
ring-http-exchange leads the Clojure entries in HttpArena with a composite score of 3649 on HTTP/1.1, measured over Alpha Round. The composite sums a normalized score across the profiles of a family, where the leader of each profile scores 100. Against every language, ring-http-exchange ranks 18 of 72 in its own league.
What is the fastest Clojure HTTP/2 server?
hirundo, with a composite of 293 on HTTP/2 and 8 of 12 against all languages in its league.
What is the fastest Clojure HTTP/3 server?
busker, with a composite of 0 on HTTP/3 and 6 of 6 against all languages in its league.
What is the fastest Clojure WebSocket server?
hirundo, with a composite of 1032 on WebSocket and 10 of 16 against all languages in its league.
How many Clojure web frameworks are benchmarked?
10 Clojure entries are measured, covering HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSocket. Every one runs on the same machine, in the same round (Alpha Round), against the same profiles.
Is Clojure fast for web servers?
The quickest Clojure entry, ring-http-exchange, places 18 of 72 on HTTP/1.1 across every language in its league, so that placing is the honest answer for Clojure at its best rather than for Clojure in general. The tables below show the spread across all 10 entries.
Every Clojure entry
- aleph
- busker
- capra
- hirundo
- http-kit
- pedestal
- reitit
- ring-http-exchange
- ring-jetty-adapter
- ring-jetty9-adapter
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