Another alternative, https://github.com/esnme/ultrajson https://github.com/esnme/ultrajson "Ultra fast JSON decoder and encoder written in C with Python bindin

Another alternative, https://github.com/esnme/ultrajson https://github.com/esnme/ultrajson "Ultra fast JSON decoder and encoder written in C with Python bindings" From the people that built the Battlefield 3 web portal. Medium complex object: ujson encode : 18757.01101 calls/sec yajl encode : 6315.14030 calls/sec simplejson encode : 5542.03928 calls/sec cjson encode : 4651.59072 calls/sec --------- ujson decode : 10759.69649 calls/sec simplejson decode : 8148.35221 calls/sec cjson decode : 7931.04387 calls/sec yajl decode : 5887.38201 calls/sec