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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. fenom/benchmark ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) fenom/benchmark =============== Benchmark of templates 22Go Template Since May 22Pushed 2w ago5 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/fenom-template/benchmark)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/fenom/benchmark)[ RSS](/packages/fenom-benchmark/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced yesterday READMEChangelogDependenciesVersions (1)Used By (0) PHP Template Engine Benchmark ============================= [](#php-template-engine-benchmark) A comprehensive benchmark suite comparing the performance of popular PHP template engines: **Smarty4**, **Twig**, **Fenom**, and **Native PHP**. Overview -------- [](#overview) This project benchmarks four PHP template solutions across three test scenarios: 1. **Echo test** - Substituting 10,000 variables 2. **Foreach test** - Looping through 1000 items 3. **Inheritance test** - Deep template inheritance (100 levels) Engines Tested -------------- [](#engines-tested) EngineVersionDescription**Smarty4**4.5.6PHP Template Engine (LGPL-3.0)**Twig**3.14+The flexible, fast, and secure template language**Fenom**3.1.0Excellent template engine for PHP (BSD-3)**Native PHP**-Plain PHP with extract() and output bufferingRequirements ------------ [](#requirements) - PHP >= 7.4 (tested up to PHP 8.4) - Composer Installation ------------ [](#installation) ``` composer install ``` Running Benchmarks ------------------ [](#running-benchmarks) ``` php bin/fenom-benchmark.php ``` ### Options [](#options) - `--stress N` - Run each template N times for stress testing - `--auto_reload` - Enable auto-reload mode (recompile on change) - `--cleanup` - Clean up compiled templates after benchmark ### Example [](#example) ``` php bin/fenom-benchmark.php --stress 10 --cleanup ``` Running Tests ------------- [](#running-tests) ``` ./vendor/bin/phpunit ``` Or with coverage: ``` ./vendor/bin/phpunit --coverage-html coverage ``` Benchmark Results ----------------- [](#benchmark-results) ### Test Environment [](#test-environment) - **Platform**: macOS (Darwin) - **PHP Version**: 8.4 - **Date**: April 2026 --- ### Test 1: Echo Variable Substitution (10,000 variables) [](#test-1-echo-variable-substitution-10000-variables) Engine!compiled !loadedcompiled !loadedcompiled loaded**native**0.0002 sec0.0002 sec0.0002 sec**fenom**0.0210 sec0.0036 sec0.0002 sec**smarty4**0.0654 sec0.0048 sec0.0003 sec**twig**0.0736 sec0.0056 sec0.0005 sec**Memory usage:** - native: 2.2 MiB - fenom: 8.2-9.2 MiB - smarty4: 10.0-19.1 MiB - twig: 9.3-32.6 MiB --- ### Test 2: Foreach Loop (1000 items, 10 fields each) [](#test-2-foreach-loop-1000-items-10-fields-each) Engine!compiled !loadedcompiled !loadedcompiled loaded**native**0.0002 sec0.0002 sec0.0002 sec**fenom**0.0019 sec0.0004 sec0.0003 sec**smarty4**0.0038 sec0.0006 sec0.0003 sec**twig**0.0057 sec0.0015 sec0.0012 sec**Memory usage:** - native: 2.0 MiB - fenom: 2.2-2.9 MiB - smarty4: 2.5-4.2 MiB - twig: 2.9-4.1 MiB --- ### Test 3: Deep Template Inheritance (100 levels) [](#test-3-deep-template-inheritance-100-levels) Engine!compiled !loadedcompiled !loadedcompiled loaded**native**N/AN/AN/A**fenom**0.0062 sec0.0001 sec0.0000 sec**smarty4**0.0382 sec0.0043 sec0.0035 sec**twig**0.0365 sec0.0051 sec0.0002 sec**Memory usage:** - fenom: 2.2-3.7 MiB - smarty4: 6.6-8.6 MiB - twig: 6.8-9.1 MiB *Note: Native PHP does not support template inheritance natively.* --- Summary ------- [](#summary) RankEngineFirst RunCached (loaded)Memory1**Native PHP**0.0002s0.0002s~2 MiB2**Fenom**0.0210s0.0002s~8 MiB3**Smarty4**0.0654s0.0003s~10 MiB4**Twig**0.0736s0.0005s~10-32 MiB### Key Findings [](#key-findings) 1. **Native PHP is fastest** - but lacks features like template inheritance, caching, and security escaping 2. **Fenom is fastest among full-featured engines** - excellent for high-traffic sites 3. **Smarty4 and Twig are comparable** - Smarty4 has better first-run performance, Twig has better cached performance for inheritance 4. **All engines show significant caching benefits** - first-run is 100-300x slower than cached Project Structure ----------------- [](#project-structure) ``` benchmark/ ├── bin/ │ ├── fenom-benchmark.php # Main benchmark runner │ └── engine.php # Engine launcher ├── compile/ # Compiled templates cache ├── src/ │ └── Benchmark.php # Benchmark class ├── templates/ │ ├── echo/ # Echo variable test │ ├── foreach/ # Foreach loop test │ └── inheritance/ # Template inheritance test ├── tests/ │ └── BenchmarkTest.php # PHPUnit tests ├── composer.json ├── phpunit.xml ├── README.md └── README_ru.md ``` License ------- [](#license) BSD-3-Clause Authors ------- [](#authors) - Ivan Shalganov - Dmitry Patsura - Maxim Kostjukevich ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 68% of packages Maintenance63 Regular maintenance activity Popularity5 Limited adoption so far Community12 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity41 Maturing project, gaining track record Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 61.5% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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