The main conclusion from this benchmark was that all 'modern' virtual DOM implementations are all capable of achieving 60fps on large pages on most devices. There is no point in picking the 'fastest' anymore, because users simply will not see the difference.

We wouldn't have created Maquette if Mithril supported animated transitions (in an unobtrusive manner). So that is the real difference.

Mithril does that decently, actually. I mean, the library's not included, but it's not too hard: http://lhorie.github.io/mithril-blog/velocity-animations-in-...