Performance Comparison

Comparison with similar DTO and serialization packages.

Introduction

Data Helpers delivers excellent performance:

• 2-4x faster than typical DTO packages
• 198x faster validation with caching
• 40-70% less memory usage
• Framework-agnostic design

vs Typical DTO Packages

Instance Creation

SimpleDTO:              914,285 instances/sec
Typical DTO packages:   200,000-400,000 instances/sec

Result: 2-4x faster

Validation

SimpleDTO (cached):     990,000 validations/sec
SimpleDTO (no cache):   5,000 validations/sec
Typical packages:       30,000-80,000 validations/sec

Result: Caching provides 198x improvement

Features

Feature	SimpleDTO	Typical Packages
Framework Support	Laravel, Symfony, Plain PHP	Often framework-specific
Conditional Attributes	18	0-5
Validation Attributes	30+	5-15
Validation Caching	✅ (198x faster)	Rarely
Context-Based Conditions	✅	Rarely
Framework Agnostic	✅	Often not

vs Serialization Libraries

Performance

SimpleDTO:                  ~5.0μs per operation
Typical serializers:        ~15-25μs per operation

Result: 3-5x faster

Memory

SimpleDTO:                  ~1.2 KB per instance
Typical serializers:        ~2-4 KB per instance

Result: 40-70% less memory

Real-World Performance

API Response (100 users)

SimpleDTO:              45ms
Typical DTO packages:   120-180ms

Result: 2.5-4x faster in real-world scenarios

Large Dataset (1000 records)

SimpleDTO:              420ms
Typical packages:       1200-2000ms

Result: 3-5x faster with large datasets

Why Data Helpers is Fast

Optimized Design:

• Minimal object overhead
• Efficient property access
• Smart caching strategies
• Zero unnecessary allocations

Framework Detection:

• Automatic framework detection
• Native integration when available
• No reflection overhead in production

Validation Caching:

• Attribute metadata cached
• Validation rules compiled once
• 198x performance improvement

See Also

• Performance Benchmarks - Detailed benchmarks
• Optimization - Optimization guide