Go Wasm vs TinyGo Wasm

Comparison and Trade-Offs

Web
Standard Go Wasm offers full compatibility for web apps, while TinyGo Wasm provides minimal binaries for embedded devices.

Use standard Go Wasm for full standard library compatibility and performance, or TinyGo Wasm for minimal binary size and embedded device support. Standard Go Wasm requires the GOOS=js and GOARCH=wasm flags, while TinyGo uses the --target wasm flag.

# Standard Go Wasm
GOOS=js GOARCH=wasm go build -o main.wasm main.go

# TinyGo Wasm
tinygo build -o main.wasm -target wasm main.go