What's the best JavaScript minifier?
This project benchmarks the following minifiers:
- babel-minify v0.5.2
- bun v1.1.10
- esbuild v0.21.4
- google-closure-compiler v20240317.0.0
- tedivm/jshrink v1.7.0
- @swc/core v1.5.24
- @tdewolff/minify v2.20.32
- terser v5.31.0
- uglify-js v3.17.4
Benchmarks last updated on May 30, 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 [19385,8173,8184,8193,8317,8448,8543,8631,8651,8668,8746,11040]
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 |
9x 24 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-69% 22.67 kB |
-58% 8.18 kB |
175x 459 ms |
3. google-closure-compiler | -68% 22.83 kB |
-58% 8.19 kB |
1248x 3,269 ms |
4. terser | -68% 23.14 kB |
-57% 8.32 kB |
104x 274 ms |
5. babel-minify | -67% 23.60 kB |
-56% 8.45 kB |
225x 590 ms |
6. esbuild | -67% 23.70 kB |
-56% 8.54 kB |
5x 14 ms |
7. @tdewolff/minify | -67% 23.53 kB |
-55% 8.63 kB |
π 3 ms |
8. bun | -67% 24.01 kB |
-55% 8.65 kB |
5x 15 ms |
9. uglify-js (no compress) | -65% 25.03 kB |
-55% 8.67 kB |
31x 83 ms |
10. terser (no compress) | -65% 25.08 kB |
-55% 8.75 kB |
43x 115 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -43% 40.82 kB |
-43% 11.04 kB |
40x 105 ms |
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height: 360
xAxis:
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yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
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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 [36231,18567,18686,18694,18910,19119,19334,19496,19569,19683,19858,24998]
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% 57.87 kB |
π-49% 18.57 kB |
186x 1,029 ms |
2. @swc/core | -67% 58.21 kB |
-48% 18.69 kB |
9x 53 ms |
3. terser | -66% 59.16 kB |
-48% 18.69 kB |
121x 669 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -66% 58.27 kB |
-48% 18.91 kB |
698x 3,856 ms |
5. babel-minify | -66% 59.70 kB |
-47% 19.12 kB |
247x 1,367 ms |
6. esbuild | -66% 59.82 kB |
-47% 19.33 kB |
3x 20 ms |
7. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 59.95 kB |
-46% 19.50 kB |
π 6 ms |
8. uglify-js (no compress) | -64% 62.50 kB |
-46% 19.57 kB |
35x 194 ms |
9. terser (no compress) | -64% 63.15 kB |
-46% 19.68 kB |
50x 278 ms |
10. bun | -64% 61.86 kB |
-45% 19.86 kB |
3x 19 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -44% 97.63 kB |
-31% 25.00 kB |
44x 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 [84498,30870,30891,30912,31470,31474,31621,31799,31954,32630,33086,40879]
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 |
10x 88 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-69% 88.54 kB |
-63% 30.89 kB |
167x 1,401 ms |
3. terser | -69% 89.54 kB |
-63% 30.91 kB |
105x 885 ms |
4. uglify-js (no compress) | -67% 94.08 kB |
-63% 31.47 kB |
32x 274 ms |
5. @tdewolff/minify | -69% 89.85 kB |
-63% 31.47 kB |
π 8 ms |
6. terser (no compress) | -67% 94.55 kB |
-63% 31.62 kB |
43x 365 ms |
7. babel-minify | -68% 92.10 kB |
-62% 31.80 kB |
269x 2,255 ms |
8. esbuild | -69% 90.07 kB |
-62% 31.95 kB |
3x 27 ms |
9. bun | -68% 92.56 kB |
-61% 32.63 kB |
2x 21 ms |
10. google-closure-compiler | -68% 92.70 kB |
-61% 33.09 kB |
520x 4,363 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -50% 144.14 kB |
-52% 40.88 kB |
37x 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 [89668,42478,42939,42948,43925,44230,44368,44376,44450,44679,45340,57169]
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 |
10x 127 ms |
2. terser | -66% 116.83 kB |
-52% 42.94 kB |
94x 1,103 ms |
3. uglify-js | π-67% 113.98 kB |
-52% 42.95 kB |
164x 1,924 ms |
4. babel-minify | -66% 117.90 kB |
-51% 43.93 kB |
211x 2,476 ms |
5. google-closure-compiler | -66% 115.61 kB |
-51% 44.23 kB |
403x 4,717 ms |
6. esbuild | -65% 118.14 kB |
-51% 44.37 kB |
2x 33 ms |
7. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 117.81 kB |
-51% 44.38 kB |
π 12 ms |
8. uglify-js (no compress) | -63% 126.14 kB |
-50% 44.45 kB |
28x 337 ms |
9. terser (no compress) | -63% 126.58 kB |
-50% 44.68 kB |
37x 437 ms |
10. bun | -64% 121.70 kB |
-49% 45.34 kB |
2x 25 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -42% 197.36 kB |
-36% 57.17 kB |
35x 416 ms |
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config:
xyChart:
width: 720
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 [96690,24659,24972,25180,25186,25503,25862,26200,26221,26473,26498,36327]
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 |
129x 1,526 ms |
2. google-closure-compiler | -86% 73.47 kB |
-74% 24.97 kB |
392x 4,633 ms |
3. @swc/core | -87% 69.84 kB |
-74% 25.18 kB |
9x 116 ms |
4. terser | -87% 70.67 kB |
-74% 25.19 kB |
78x 923 ms |
5. babel-minify | -87% 72.37 kB |
-74% 25.50 kB |
164x 1,940 ms |
6. uglify-js (no compress) | -86% 74.61 kB |
-73% 25.86 kB |
26x 315 ms |
7. esbuild | -87% 72.48 kB |
-73% 26.20 kB |
2x 35 ms |
8. terser (no compress) | -86% 75.29 kB |
-73% 26.22 kB |
32x 385 ms |
9. bun | -86% 74.12 kB |
-73% 26.47 kB |
2x 24 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 |
27x 328 ms |
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config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
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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 [130686,87114,87283,88319,88343,89156,89892,90800,92395,94121]
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% 263.91 kB |
π-33% 87.11 kB |
102x 3,555 ms |
2. @swc/core | -52% 265.27 kB |
-33% 87.28 kB |
8x 300 ms |
3. uglify-js (no compress) | -50% 275.35 kB |
-32% 88.32 kB |
18x 653 ms |
4. terser | -52% 267.90 kB |
-32% 88.34 kB |
65x 2,276 ms |
5. terser (no compress) | -50% 276.47 kB |
-32% 89.16 kB |
28x 1,003 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -51% 269.93 kB |
-31% 89.89 kB |
π 35 ms |
7. esbuild | -51% 270.13 kB |
-31% 90.80 kB |
2x 70 ms |
8. bun | -51% 273.63 kB |
-29% 92.40 kB |
1x 45 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler | -51% 270.30 kB |
-28% 94.12 kB |
204x 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 [193763,123059,123351,123502,124428,124609,124900,126562,126706,127551,145178]
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% 123.06 kB |
7x 263 ms |
2. uglify-js | -55% 451.77 kB |
-36% 123.35 kB |
98x 3,368 ms |
3. terser | -55% 458.31 kB |
-36% 123.50 kB |
62x 2,149 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -53% 474.40 kB |
-36% 124.43 kB |
27x 957 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -53% 472.16 kB |
-36% 124.61 kB |
20x 718 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -55% 456.69 kB |
-36% 124.90 kB |
π 34 ms |
7. google-closure-compiler | π-56% 439.95 kB |
-35% 126.56 kB |
193x 6,631 ms |
8. esbuild | -55% 458.89 kB |
-35% 126.71 kB |
1x 67 ms |
9. bun | -54% 466.96 kB |
-34% 127.55 kB |
1x 41 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink | -37% 633.71 kB |
-25% 145.18 kB |
34x 1,185 ms |
11. babel-minify β Minification | β | β | - |
---
config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
---
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 [248267,158374,158907,159729,162998,163036,163198,163725,164737,166483,193471]
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 |
7x 398 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-49% 642.22 kB |
-36% 158.91 kB |
88x 4,534 ms |
3. terser | -48% 653.99 kB |
-36% 159.73 kB |
56x 2,894 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -48% 644.45 kB |
-34% 163.00 kB |
159x 8,208 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -46% 674.49 kB |
-34% 163.04 kB |
18x 932 ms |
6. terser (no compress) | -46% 675.50 kB |
-34% 163.20 kB |
25x 1,289 ms |
7. esbuild | -48% 646.76 kB |
-34% 163.73 kB |
1x 95 ms |
8. @tdewolff/minify | -48% 644.55 kB |
-34% 164.74 kB |
π 51 ms |
9. bun | -47% 662.76 kB |
-33% 166.48 kB |
1x 53 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink | -24% 952.01 kB |
-22% 193.47 kB |
29x 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 [309942,157865,158218,158718,165131,166386,167579,181071,182659]
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% 157.87 kB |
9x 592 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-67% 702.67 kB |
-49% 158.22 kB |
98x 5,951 ms |
3. terser | -66% 715.59 kB |
-49% 158.72 kB |
64x 3,925 ms |
4. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 718.73 kB |
-47% 165.13 kB |
π 60 ms |
5. terser (no compress) | -64% 759.34 kB |
-46% 166.39 kB |
25x 1,551 ms |
6. uglify-js (no compress) | -65% 756.53 kB |
-46% 167.58 kB |
19x 1,190 ms |
7. esbuild | -66% 724.14 kB |
-42% 181.07 kB |
2x 131 ms |
8. bun | -66% 728.19 kB |
-41% 182.66 kB |
1x 72 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 [684611,320244,322106,330736,331412,331563,331791,337786]
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 |
10x 1,169 ms |
2. terser | -69% 1.00 MB |
-53% 322.11 kB |
51x 5,965 ms |
3. terser (no compress) | -66% 1.07 MB |
-52% 330.74 kB |
23x 2,692 ms |
4. uglify-js (no compress) | -67% 1.07 MB |
-52% 331.41 kB |
14x 1,665 ms |
5. esbuild | -68% 1.01 MB |
-52% 331.56 kB |
1x 210 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -68% 1.01 MB |
-52% 331.79 kB |
1x 127 ms |
7. bun | -68% 1.03 MB |
-51% 337.79 kB |
π 115 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 [825175,452876,457817,472053,475480,478572,488279,491753]
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 1,453 ms |
2. terser | -66% 2.25 MB |
-45% 457.82 kB |
44x 6,683 ms |
3. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 2.30 MB |
-43% 472.05 kB |
π 150 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -64% 2.43 MB |
-42% 475.48 kB |
20x 3,038 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -64% 2.42 MB |
-42% 478.57 kB |
15x 2,285 ms |
6. esbuild | -65% 2.31 MB |
-41% 488.28 kB |
2x 308 ms |
7. bun | -66% 2.30 MB |
-40% 491.75 kB |
1x 156 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 [1884998,852337,876535,876675,879301,915495]
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 |
11x 2,923 ms |
2. uglify-js (no compress) | -68% 3.54 MB |
-53% 876.54 kB |
7x 2,099 ms |
3. @tdewolff/minify | -69% 3.36 MB |
-53% 876.68 kB |
π 265 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -68% 3.53 MB |
-53% 879.30 kB |
19x 5,209 ms |
5. esbuild | -68% 3.49 MB |
-51% 915.50 kB |
1x 522 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 | - |