What's the best JavaScript minifier?
This project benchmarks the following minifiers:
- babel-minify v0.5.2
- bun v1.1.18
- esbuild v0.23.0
- google-closure-compiler v20240317.0.0
- tedivm/jshrink v1.7.0
- @swc/core v1.6.13
- @tdewolff/minify v2.20.36
- terser v5.31.1
- uglify-js v3.18.0
Benchmarks last updated on Jul 8, 2024.
- To help you pick a minifier that fits your needs
- To promote JS minifiers and document their performances
- To encourage healthy competition and improvement amongst minifiers
- Each minifier is executed in its own process with a 10s timeout
- Artifact integrity is verified by a test before and after minification
- Minifier upgrade PRs are automated via WhiteSource Renovate
- Benchmarks are updated on every PR via GitHub Actions
Minifiers are ranked by smallest minzipped size.
Size of the minified output.
Size of the minified output with Gzip compression.
For minifiers, this measures how compressable the output is.
For users, this measures network transfer size, which is usually the metric that matters most.
How long minification took (average of 5 runs). Each time is annotated with a multiplier relative to the fastest minifier.
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xAxis:
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xychart-beta
title "react v17.0.2"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 19385
bar [19385,8173,8177,8193,8317,8448,8543,8631,8651,8668,8746,11040]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
react v17.0.2 (Source) | 72.13 kB |
19.39 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -68% 22.87 kB |
π-58% 8.17 kB |
8x 21 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-69% 22.66 kB |
-58% 8.18 kB |
198x 479 ms |
3. google-closure-compiler | -68% 22.83 kB |
-58% 8.19 kB |
1353x 3,269 ms |
4. terser | -68% 23.14 kB |
-57% 8.32 kB |
111x 269 ms |
5. babel-minify | -67% 23.60 kB |
-56% 8.45 kB |
244x 590 ms |
6. esbuild | -67% 23.70 kB |
-56% 8.54 kB |
5x 13 ms |
7. @tdewolff/minify | -67% 23.53 kB |
-55% 8.63 kB |
π 2 ms |
8. bun | -67% 24.01 kB |
-55% 8.65 kB |
6x 15 ms |
9. uglify-js (no compress) | -65% 25.03 kB |
-55% 8.67 kB |
37x 90 ms |
10. terser (no compress) | -65% 25.08 kB |
-55% 8.75 kB |
49x 119 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -43% 40.82 kB |
-43% 11.04 kB |
43x 105 ms |
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height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
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xychart-beta
title "moment v2.29.1"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 36231
bar [36231,18559,18686,18690,18910,19119,19334,19496,19569,19683,19850,24998]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
moment v2.29.1 (Source) | 173.90 kB |
36.23 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. uglify-js | π-67% 57.85 kB |
π-49% 18.56 kB |
209x 1,121 ms |
2. @swc/core | -67% 58.21 kB |
-48% 18.69 kB |
9x 53 ms |
3. terser | -66% 59.14 kB |
-48% 18.69 kB |
125x 673 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -66% 58.27 kB |
-48% 18.91 kB |
719x 3,856 ms |
5. babel-minify | -66% 59.70 kB |
-47% 19.12 kB |
255x 1,367 ms |
6. esbuild | -66% 59.82 kB |
-47% 19.33 kB |
4x 23 ms |
7. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 59.95 kB |
-46% 19.50 kB |
π 5 ms |
8. uglify-js (no compress) | -64% 62.50 kB |
-46% 19.57 kB |
40x 218 ms |
9. terser (no compress) | -64% 63.15 kB |
-46% 19.68 kB |
51x 276 ms |
10. bun | -64% 61.84 kB |
-45% 19.85 kB |
3x 18 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -44% 97.63 kB |
-31% 25.00 kB |
45x 246 ms |
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config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
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xychart-beta
title "jquery v3.5.1"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 84498
bar [84498,30870,30879,30912,31468,31470,31621,31799,31954,32630,33086,40879]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
jquery v3.5.1 (Source) | 287.63 kB |
84.50 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -69% 89.16 kB |
π-63% 30.87 kB |
11x 94 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-69% 88.51 kB |
-63% 30.88 kB |
189x 1,516 ms |
3. terser | -69% 89.54 kB |
-63% 30.91 kB |
112x 898 ms |
4. @tdewolff/minify | -69% 89.85 kB |
-63% 31.47 kB |
π 8 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -67% 94.08 kB |
-63% 31.47 kB |
39x 312 ms |
6. terser (no compress) | -67% 94.55 kB |
-63% 31.62 kB |
44x 352 ms |
7. babel-minify | -68% 92.10 kB |
-62% 31.80 kB |
282x 2,255 ms |
8. esbuild | -69% 90.07 kB |
-62% 31.95 kB |
4x 39 ms |
9. bun | -68% 92.56 kB |
-61% 32.63 kB |
3x 26 ms |
10. google-closure-compiler | -68% 92.70 kB |
-61% 33.09 kB |
545x 4,363 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -50% 144.14 kB |
-52% 40.88 kB |
39x 315 ms |
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xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
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xychart-beta
title "vue v2.6.12"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 89668
bar [89668,42478,42939,42939,43925,44230,44368,44376,44450,44679,45340,57169]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
vue v2.6.12 (Source) | 342.15 kB |
89.67 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -66% 115.47 kB |
π-53% 42.48 kB |
12x 133 ms |
2. terser | -66% 116.83 kB |
-52% 42.94 kB |
98x 1,089 ms |
3. uglify-js | π-67% 114.00 kB |
-52% 42.94 kB |
186x 2,065 ms |
4. babel-minify | -66% 117.90 kB |
-51% 43.93 kB |
223x 2,476 ms |
5. google-closure-compiler | -66% 115.61 kB |
-51% 44.23 kB |
426x 4,717 ms |
6. esbuild | -65% 118.14 kB |
-51% 44.37 kB |
3x 40 ms |
7. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 117.81 kB |
-51% 44.38 kB |
π 11 ms |
8. uglify-js (no compress) | -63% 126.14 kB |
-50% 44.45 kB |
33x 367 ms |
9. terser (no compress) | -63% 126.58 kB |
-50% 44.68 kB |
39x 435 ms |
10. bun | -64% 121.70 kB |
-49% 45.34 kB |
2x 30 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -42% 197.36 kB |
-36% 57.17 kB |
37x 416 ms |
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xyChart:
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height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
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xychart-beta
title "lodash v4.17.21"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 96690
bar [96690,24659,24972,25180,25186,25503,25862,26200,26221,26469,26498,36327]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
lodash v4.17.21 (Source) | 544.09 kB |
96.69 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. uglify-js | π-87% 68.24 kB |
π-74% 24.66 kB |
139x 1,630 ms |
2. google-closure-compiler | -86% 73.47 kB |
-74% 24.97 kB |
395x 4,633 ms |
3. @swc/core | -87% 69.84 kB |
-74% 25.18 kB |
9x 113 ms |
4. terser | -87% 70.67 kB |
-74% 25.19 kB |
78x 921 ms |
5. babel-minify | -87% 72.37 kB |
-74% 25.50 kB |
165x 1,940 ms |
6. uglify-js (no compress) | -86% 74.61 kB |
-73% 25.86 kB |
28x 336 ms |
7. esbuild | -87% 72.48 kB |
-73% 26.20 kB |
2x 29 ms |
8. terser (no compress) | -86% 75.29 kB |
-73% 26.22 kB |
32x 376 ms |
9. bun | -86% 74.11 kB |
-73% 26.47 kB |
1x 23 ms |
10. @tdewolff/minify | -87% 71.90 kB |
-73% 26.50 kB |
π 12 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -73% 148.78 kB |
-62% 36.33 kB |
28x 328 ms |
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config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
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xychart-beta
title "d3 v6.3.1"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 130686
bar [130686,87040,87283,88319,88343,89156,89891,90800,92374,94121]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
d3 v6.3.1 (Source) | 555.77 kB |
130.69 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. uglify-js | π-53% 263.76 kB |
π-33% 87.04 kB |
112x 3,862 ms |
2. @swc/core | -52% 265.27 kB |
-33% 87.28 kB |
9x 313 ms |
3. uglify-js (no compress) | -50% 275.35 kB |
-32% 88.32 kB |
20x 708 ms |
4. terser | -52% 267.90 kB |
-32% 88.34 kB |
66x 2,267 ms |
5. terser (no compress) | -50% 276.47 kB |
-32% 89.16 kB |
29x 1,013 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -51% 269.93 kB |
-31% 89.89 kB |
π 34 ms |
7. esbuild | -51% 270.13 kB |
-31% 90.80 kB |
2x 70 ms |
8. bun | -51% 273.43 kB |
-29% 92.37 kB |
1x 43 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler | -51% 270.30 kB |
-28% 94.12 kB |
206x 7,110 ms |
10. babel-minify β Minification | β | β | - |
11. tedivm/jshrink β Minification | β | β | - |
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config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
---
xychart-beta
title "terser v5.30.3"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 193763
bar [193763,123068,123276,123502,124428,124609,124897,126562,126706,127547,145178]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
terser v5.30.3 (Source) | 1.01 MB |
193.76 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -55% 455.58 kB |
π-36% 123.07 kB |
8x 264 ms |
2. uglify-js | -55% 451.54 kB |
-36% 123.28 kB |
111x 3,637 ms |
3. terser | -55% 458.31 kB |
-36% 123.50 kB |
67x 2,197 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -53% 474.40 kB |
-36% 124.43 kB |
29x 974 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -53% 472.16 kB |
-36% 124.61 kB |
24x 787 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -55% 456.70 kB |
-36% 124.90 kB |
π 33 ms |
7. google-closure-compiler | π-56% 439.95 kB |
-35% 126.56 kB |
203x 6,631 ms |
8. esbuild | -55% 458.89 kB |
-35% 126.71 kB |
1x 62 ms |
9. bun | -54% 466.95 kB |
-34% 127.55 kB |
1x 40 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink | -37% 633.71 kB |
-25% 145.18 kB |
36x 1,185 ms |
11. babel-minify β Minification | β | β | - |
---
config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
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xychart-beta
title "three v0.124.0"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 248267
bar [248267,158374,158982,159729,162998,163036,163198,163725,164737,166432,193471]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
three v0.124.0 (Source) | 1.25 MB |
248.27 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -48% 642.91 kB |
π-36% 158.37 kB |
8x 405 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-49% 642.31 kB |
-36% 158.98 kB |
99x 4,870 ms |
3. terser | -48% 653.99 kB |
-36% 159.73 kB |
60x 2,937 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -48% 644.45 kB |
-34% 163.00 kB |
167x 8,208 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -46% 674.49 kB |
-34% 163.04 kB |
20x 989 ms |
6. terser (no compress) | -46% 675.50 kB |
-34% 163.20 kB |
26x 1,311 ms |
7. esbuild | -48% 646.76 kB |
-34% 163.73 kB |
1x 87 ms |
8. @tdewolff/minify | -48% 644.55 kB |
-34% 164.74 kB |
π 49 ms |
9. bun | -47% 662.49 kB |
-33% 166.43 kB |
1x 50 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink | -24% 952.01 kB |
-22% 193.47 kB |
31x 1,519 ms |
11. babel-minify β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
---
config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
---
xychart-beta
title "victory v35.8.4"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 309942
bar [309942,157861,158090,158718,165131,166386,167579,181071,182626]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
victory v35.8.4 (Source) | 2.13 MB |
309.94 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -67% 707.22 kB |
π-49% 157.86 kB |
10x 623 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-67% 697.60 kB |
-49% 158.09 kB |
107x 6,251 ms |
3. terser | -66% 715.59 kB |
-49% 158.72 kB |
68x 3,996 ms |
4. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 718.73 kB |
-47% 165.13 kB |
π 58 ms |
5. terser (no compress) | -64% 759.34 kB |
-46% 166.39 kB |
27x 1,596 ms |
6. uglify-js (no compress) | -65% 756.53 kB |
-46% 167.58 kB |
22x 1,324 ms |
7. esbuild | -66% 724.14 kB |
-42% 181.07 kB |
1x 116 ms |
8. bun | -66% 727.99 kB |
-41% 182.63 kB |
1x 69 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
10. babel-minify β Minification | β | β | - |
11. tedivm/jshrink β Post-validation | β | β | - |
---
config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
---
xychart-beta
title "echarts v5.1.1"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 684611
bar [684611,320244,322106,330736,331412,331563,331791,337702]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
echarts v5.1.1 (Source) | 3.20 MB |
684.61 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | π-69% 993.11 kB |
π-53% 320.24 kB |
9x 1,166 ms |
2. terser | -69% 1.00 MB |
-53% 322.11 kB |
51x 6,046 ms |
3. terser (no compress) | -66% 1.07 MB |
-52% 330.74 kB |
22x 2,656 ms |
4. uglify-js (no compress) | -67% 1.07 MB |
-52% 331.41 kB |
14x 1,746 ms |
5. esbuild | -68% 1.01 MB |
-52% 331.56 kB |
1x 194 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -68% 1.01 MB |
-52% 331.79 kB |
1x 126 ms |
7. bun | -68% 1.03 MB |
-51% 337.70 kB |
π 118 ms |
8. babel-minify β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
10. uglify-js β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink β Minification | β | β | - |
---
config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
---
xychart-beta
title "antd v4.16.1"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 825175
bar [825175,452876,457817,472052,475480,478572,488279,491747]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
antd v4.16.1 (Source) | 6.67 MB |
825.18 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | π-68% 2.15 MB |
π-45% 452.88 kB |
9x 1,431 ms |
2. terser | -66% 2.25 MB |
-45% 457.82 kB |
47x 6,833 ms |
3. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 2.30 MB |
-43% 472.05 kB |
π 144 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -64% 2.43 MB |
-42% 475.48 kB |
21x 3,068 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -64% 2.42 MB |
-42% 478.57 kB |
16x 2,445 ms |
6. esbuild | -65% 2.31 MB |
-41% 488.28 kB |
2x 290 ms |
7. bun | -66% 2.30 MB |
-40% 491.75 kB |
1x 155 ms |
8. babel-minify β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
11. uglify-js β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
---
config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
---
xychart-beta
title "typescript v4.9.5"
x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 1884998
bar [1884998,852337,876535,876658,879301,915495]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
typescript v4.9.5 (Source) | 10.95 MB |
1.88 MB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | π-70% 3.31 MB |
π-55% 852.34 kB |
10x 2,858 ms |
2. uglify-js (no compress) | -68% 3.54 MB |
-53% 876.54 kB |
14x 3,883 ms |
3. @tdewolff/minify | -69% 3.36 MB |
-53% 876.66 kB |
π 260 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -68% 3.53 MB |
-53% 879.30 kB |
20x 5,228 ms |
5. esbuild | -68% 3.49 MB |
-51% 915.50 kB |
1x 481 ms |
6. terser β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
7. babel-minify β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
8. google-closure-compiler β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
9. uglify-js β Timed out | - | - | +10,000 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink β Minification | β | β | - |
11. bun β Post-validation | β | β | - |