Benchmark: Fetch vs axios - MeasureThat.net

HTML Preparation code:

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/axios/dist/axios.min.js"></script>

Tests:

fetch
fetch('https://api.surfskip.com') .then(response => response.json()) .then(console.log)
axios
axios.get('https://api.surfskip.com') .then((response) => response.json()) .then(console.log);

Rendered benchmark preparation results:

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Previous results

Test case name	Result
fetch
axios

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):

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Let's dive into the world of JavaScript microbenchmarks!

**What is being tested?**

The provided JSON represents two individual test cases: `fetch` and `axios`. These tests aim to measure the performance difference between using the built-in `fetch` API and the popular library `axios`.

**Options compared:**

Two options are being compared:

1. **Fetch**: The native JavaScript function for making HTTP requests.
2. **Axios**: A popular third-party library for making HTTP requests.

**Pros and Cons of each approach:**

**Fetch (native):**

Pros:

* Built-in, no additional dependencies required
* Can be used without any libraries or frameworks
* Simple to implement

Cons:

* Can be slower due to the overhead of parsing the request URL and headers
* Limited browser support in older versions

**Axios:**

Pros:

* Provides a simple and consistent API for making HTTP requests
* Supports additional features like caching, canceling requests, and sending JSON data
* Well-maintained and widely adopted

Cons:

* Requires an additional dependency (axios library) to be installed
* May introduce overhead due to the need to parse the request URL and headers

**Other considerations:**

When choosing between `fetch` and `axios`, consider the following factors:

* **Development simplicity**: If you're just starting with a project, using `fetch` might be simpler. However, if you need more features or want to use existing codebase, `axios` is a better choice.
* **Performance**: If you need raw speed, `fetch` might be faster due to its native nature. However, `axios` has optimized performance and may be competitive in many cases.
* **Browser support**: Make sure both options are supported by your target browsers.

**Test case library:**

In the provided test case, `axios` is used as a library to compare with `fetch`. Axios provides a simple API for making HTTP requests, which allows users to focus on measuring performance differences between the two approaches.

**Special JavaScript feature or syntax:**

There are no special JavaScript features or syntaxes mentioned in this benchmark. The tests solely rely on the provided `fetch` and `axios` APIs.

Now that we've covered the basics, let's take a look at other alternatives:

* **Other libraries for HTTP requests**: Libraries like jQuery.ajax(), XMLHttpRequest, or even more specialized options like got() or node-fetch (for Node.js) can be used instead of `fetch`.
* **Alternative browsers or platforms**: Testing on different browsers or platforms can help identify performance differences and edge cases.

These alternative approaches might require adjustments to the benchmark setup and test cases to ensure accurate and comparable results.

Latest run results:

Run details: (Test run date: 11 months ago)

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Android 10; Mobile; rv:120.0) Gecko/120.0 Firefox/120.0

Browser/OS: Firefox Mobile 120 on Android

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Test name	Executions per second
fetch	2273.1 Ops/sec
axios	1273.0 Ops/sec

Related benchmarks:

Fetch vs axios (version: 0)

Comparing performance of: fetch vs axios

Created: 11 months ago by: Guest

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fetch

axios

Suite status: <idle, ready to run>

Experimental features:

Fastest: N/A

Slowest: N/A

Autogenerated LLM Summary (model llama3.2:3b, generated 26 days ago):