^{minification benchmarks}

What's the best JavaScript minifier?

This project benchmarks the following minifiers:

Minifier	Version	Release date ↓
google-closure-compiler	20250615.0.0	2025-06-17
@swc/core	1.12.1	2025-06-12
bun	1.2.16	2025-06-12
terser	5.42.0	2025-06-09
oxc-minify	0.72.3	2025-06-06
esbuild	0.25.5	2025-05-27
@tdewolff/minify	2.23.8	2025-05-21
uglify-js	3.19.3	2024-08-29
babel-minify	0.5.2	2022-05-06
tedivm/jshrink	1.7.0

Benchmarks last updated on Jun 17, 2025.

🙋‍♂️ Why?

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

👟 Methodology

Each minifier is executed in its own process with a 10s timeout
Artifact integrity is verified by a test before and after minification
Each minifier is minimally configured (sourcemaps & comments disabled), comparing out-of-the-box experience
Minifier upgrade PRs are automated via WhiteSource Renovate
Benchmarks are updated on every PR via GitHub Actions
The raw benchmark data is available in /packages/data/data/data.json

⏱ Metrics

Minifiers are ranked by smallest minzipped size.

Minified size

Size of the minified output.

Minzipped size

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.

Time

How long minification took (average of 5 runs). Each time is annotated with a multiplier relative to the fastest minifier.

📋 Results

Tip

What's the verdict? ⚔️ See the Minifier showdown

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xychart-beta
	title "react v17.0.2"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 19385
	bar [19385,8177,8186,8216,8265,8448,8493,8543,8628,8661,8668,8746,11040]

Artifact	Original size	Gzip size
react v17.0.2 (Source)	`72.13 kB`	`19.39 kB`
Minifier	Minified size	Minzipped size	Time
1. uglify-js	^🏆-69%`22.64 kB`	^🏆-58%`8.18 kB`	^189x`497 ms`
2. @swc/core	^-68%`22.81 kB`	^-58%`8.19 kB`	^5x`14 ms`
3. google-closure-compiler	^-68%`22.84 kB`	^-58%`8.22 kB`	^1582x`4,156 ms`
4. terser	^-68%`23.07 kB`	^-57%`8.27 kB`	^102x`270 ms`
5. babel-minify	^-67%`23.60 kB`	^-56%`8.45 kB`	^246x`647 ms`
6. oxc-minify	^-67%`23.52 kB`	^-56%`8.49 kB`	^1x`3 ms`
7. esbuild	^-67%`23.70 kB`	^-56%`8.54 kB`	^4x`13 ms`
8. @tdewolff/minify	^-67%`23.49 kB`	^-55%`8.63 kB`	^🏆`3 ms`
9. bun	^-67%`23.99 kB`	^-55%`8.66 kB`	^5x`14 ms`
10. uglify-js (no compress)	^-65%`25.03 kB`	^-55%`8.67 kB`	^34x`91 ms`
11. terser (no compress)	^-65%`25.08 kB`	^-55%`8.75 kB`	^45x`119 ms`
12. tedivm/jshrink	^-43%`40.82 kB`	^-43%`11.04 kB`	^46x`123 ms`

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xychart-beta
	title "moment v2.29.1"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 36231
	bar [36231,18568,18690,18747,18923,19119,19260,19334,19478,19569,19683,19857,24998]

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	^🏆-67%`57.73 kB`	^🏆-49%`18.57 kB`	^206x`1,149 ms`
2. terser	^-66%`59.14 kB`	^-48%`18.69 kB`	^121x`676 ms`
3. @swc/core	^-66%`58.42 kB`	^-48%`18.75 kB`	^6x`35 ms`
4. google-closure-compiler	^-66%`58.29 kB`	^-48%`18.92 kB`	^661x`3,688 ms`
5. babel-minify	^-66%`59.70 kB`	^-47%`19.12 kB`	^262x`1,465 ms`
6. oxc-minify	^-66%`59.52 kB`	^-47%`19.26 kB`	^1x`8 ms`
7. esbuild	^-66%`59.82 kB`	^-47%`19.33 kB`	^3x`21 ms`
8. @tdewolff/minify	^-66%`59.87 kB`	^-46%`19.48 kB`	^🏆`6 ms`
9. uglify-js (no compress)	^-64%`62.50 kB`	^-46%`19.57 kB`	^38x`215 ms`
10. terser (no compress)	^-64%`63.15 kB`	^-46%`19.68 kB`	^50x`282 ms`
11. bun	^-64%`61.84 kB`	^-45%`19.86 kB`	^3x`18 ms`
12. tedivm/jshrink	^-44%`97.63 kB`	^-31%`25.00 kB`	^50x`282 ms`

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        xAxis:
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xychart-beta
	title "jquery v3.5.1"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 84498
	bar [84498,30866,30903,30913,30969,31446,31470,31621,31799,31954,32653,33092,40879]

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%`89.17 kB`	^🏆-63%`30.87 kB`	^6x`54 ms`
2. uglify-js	^🏆-69%`88.45 kB`	^-63%`30.90 kB`	^202x`1,593 ms`
3. terser	^-69%`89.54 kB`	^-63%`30.91 kB`	^118x`933 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-69%`89.33 kB`	^-63%`30.97 kB`	^1x`12 ms`
5. @tdewolff/minify	^-69%`89.68 kB`	^-63%`31.45 kB`	^🏆`8 ms`
6. uglify-js (no compress)	^-67%`94.08 kB`	^-63%`31.47 kB`	^39x`314 ms`
7. terser (no compress)	^-67%`94.55 kB`	^-63%`31.62 kB`	^47x`375 ms`
8. babel-minify	^-68%`92.10 kB`	^-62%`31.80 kB`	^304x`2,398 ms`
9. esbuild	^-69%`90.07 kB`	^-62%`31.95 kB`	^4x`36 ms`
10. bun	^-68%`92.55 kB`	^-61%`32.65 kB`	^3x`27 ms`
11. google-closure-compiler	^-68%`92.73 kB`	^-61%`33.09 kB`	^503x`3,965 ms`
12. tedivm/jshrink	^-50%`144.14 kB`	^-52%`40.88 kB`	^46x`363 ms`

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xychart-beta
	title "vue v2.6.12"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 89668
	bar [89668,42730,42919,43036,43357,43925,44184,44358,44368,44450,44679,45400,57169]

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%`115.69 kB`	^🏆-52%`42.73 kB`	^5x`73 ms`
2. terser	^-66%`116.80 kB`	^-52%`42.92 kB`	^86x`1,128 ms`
3. uglify-js	^🏆-67%`113.80 kB`	^-52%`43.04 kB`	^168x`2,206 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-66%`117.25 kB`	^-52%`43.36 kB`	^1x`16 ms`
5. babel-minify	^-66%`117.90 kB`	^-51%`43.93 kB`	^206x`2,696 ms`
6. google-closure-compiler	^-66%`115.61 kB`	^-51%`44.18 kB`	^343x`4,489 ms`
7. @tdewolff/minify	^-66%`117.69 kB`	^-51%`44.36 kB`	^🏆`13 ms`
8. esbuild	^-65%`118.14 kB`	^-51%`44.37 kB`	^3x`43 ms`
9. uglify-js (no compress)	^-63%`126.14 kB`	^-50%`44.45 kB`	^27x`364 ms`
10. terser (no compress)	^-63%`126.58 kB`	^-50%`44.68 kB`	^34x`447 ms`
11. bun	^-64%`121.50 kB`	^-49%`45.40 kB`	^2x`30 ms`
12. tedivm/jshrink	^-42%`197.36 kB`	^-36%`57.17 kB`	^36x`479 ms`

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        xAxis:
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xychart-beta
	title "lodash v4.17.21"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 96690
	bar [96690,24686,25022,25186,25240,25503,25862,25979,26200,26221,26498,26655,36327]

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	^🏆-87%`68.17 kB`	^🏆-74%`24.69 kB`	^147x`1,689 ms`
2. google-closure-compiler	^-86%`73.50 kB`	^-74%`25.02 kB`	^379x`4,358 ms`
3. terser	^-87%`70.67 kB`	^-74%`25.19 kB`	^85x`987 ms`
4. @swc/core	^-87%`69.82 kB`	^-74%`25.24 kB`	^5x`60 ms`
5. babel-minify	^-87%`72.37 kB`	^-74%`25.50 kB`	^181x`2,083 ms`
6. uglify-js (no compress)	^-86%`74.61 kB`	^-73%`25.86 kB`	^28x`333 ms`
7. oxc-minify	^-87%`71.38 kB`	^-73%`25.98 kB`	^🏆`11 ms`
8. esbuild	^-87%`72.48 kB`	^-73%`26.20 kB`	^2x`29 ms`
9. terser (no compress)	^-86%`75.29 kB`	^-73%`26.22 kB`	^35x`404 ms`
10. @tdewolff/minify	^-87%`71.90 kB`	^-73%`26.50 kB`	^1x`12 ms`
11. bun	^-87%`73.45 kB`	^-72%`26.66 kB`	^2x`24 ms`
12. tedivm/jshrink	^-73%`148.78 kB`	^-62%`36.33 kB`	^31x`365 ms`

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        xAxis:
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xychart-beta
	title "d3 v6.3.1"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 130686
	bar [130686,87016,87205,88087,88148,88319,89156,89882,90800,92395,94166]

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	^🏆-53%`263.56 kB`	^🏆-33%`87.02 kB`	^121x`3,927 ms`
2. @swc/core	^-52%`265.22 kB`	^-33%`87.21 kB`	^4x`157 ms`
3. terser	^-52%`267.78 kB`	^-33%`88.09 kB`	^72x`2,356 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-51%`270.83 kB`	^-33%`88.15 kB`	^1x`36 ms`
5. uglify-js (no compress)	^-50%`275.35 kB`	^-32%`88.32 kB`	^21x`711 ms`
6. terser (no compress)	^-50%`276.47 kB`	^-32%`89.16 kB`	^31x`1,028 ms`
7. @tdewolff/minify	^-52%`269.35 kB`	^-31%`89.88 kB`	^🏆`32 ms`
8. esbuild	^-51%`270.13 kB`	^-31%`90.80 kB`	^2x`69 ms`
9. bun	^-51%`273.41 kB`	^-29%`92.40 kB`	^1x`47 ms`
10. google-closure-compiler	^-51%`270.32 kB`	^-28%`94.17 kB`	^207x`6,733 ms`
11. babel-minify _{❌ Minification}	❌	❌	-
12. tedivm/jshrink _{❌ Minification}	❌	❌	-

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        height: 360
        xAxis:
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        yAxis:
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xychart-beta
	title "terser v5.30.3"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 193763
	bar [193763,122353,123302,123334,123490,124428,124609,124885,126454,126707,127653,145178]

Artifact	Original size	Gzip size
terser v5.30.3 (Source)	`1.01 MB`	`193.76 kB`
Minifier	Minified size	Minzipped size	Time
1. oxc-minify	^-56%`440.17 kB`	^🏆-37%`122.35 kB`	^1x`37 ms`
2. @swc/core	^-55%`455.59 kB`	^-36%`123.30 kB`	^4x`149 ms`
3. uglify-js	^-55%`451.19 kB`	^-36%`123.33 kB`	^108x`3,787 ms`
4. terser	^-55%`458.29 kB`	^-36%`123.49 kB`	^64x`2,245 ms`
5. terser (no compress)	^-53%`474.40 kB`	^-36%`124.43 kB`	^28x`991 ms`
6. uglify-js (no compress)	^-53%`472.16 kB`	^-36%`124.61 kB`	^22x`778 ms`
7. @tdewolff/minify	^-55%`456.59 kB`	^-36%`124.89 kB`	^🏆`35 ms`
8. google-closure-compiler	^🏆-56%`439.97 kB`	^-35%`126.45 kB`	^175x`6,116 ms`
9. esbuild	^-55%`458.89 kB`	^-35%`126.71 kB`	^1x`60 ms`
10. bun	^-54%`466.80 kB`	^-34%`127.65 kB`	^1x`42 ms`
11. tedivm/jshrink	^-37%`633.71 kB`	^-25%`145.18 kB`	^38x`1,341 ms`
12. babel-minify _{❌ Minification}	❌	❌	-

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        height: 360
        xAxis:
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        yAxis:
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xychart-beta
	title "three v0.124.0"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 248267
	bar [248267,158751,159071,159200,160827,162771,163036,163198,163725,164610,166210,193471]

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%`643.04 kB`	^🏆-36%`158.75 kB`	^4x`232 ms`
2. uglify-js	^🏆-49%`641.59 kB`	^-36%`159.07 kB`	^101x`5,046 ms`
3. terser	^-48%`653.26 kB`	^-36%`159.20 kB`	^61x`3,073 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-48%`647.00 kB`	^-35%`160.83 kB`	^1x`56 ms`
5. google-closure-compiler	^-48%`644.52 kB`	^-34%`162.77 kB`	^159x`7,958 ms`
6. uglify-js (no compress)	^-46%`674.49 kB`	^-34%`163.04 kB`	^19x`994 ms`
7. terser (no compress)	^-46%`675.50 kB`	^-34%`163.20 kB`	^27x`1,346 ms`
8. esbuild	^-48%`646.76 kB`	^-34%`163.73 kB`	^1x`89 ms`
9. @tdewolff/minify	^-48%`642.46 kB`	^-34%`164.61 kB`	^🏆`50 ms`
10. bun	^-47%`655.93 kB`	^-33%`166.21 kB`	^1x`54 ms`
11. tedivm/jshrink	^-24%`952.01 kB`	^-22%`193.47 kB`	^34x`1,715 ms`
12. babel-minify _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`

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        height: 360
        xAxis:
            labelPadding: 20
        yAxis:
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xychart-beta
	title "victory v35.8.4"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 309942
	bar [309942,157435,157842,158710,162248,165014,166386,167579,181071,182671]

Artifact	Original size	Gzip size
victory v35.8.4 (Source)	`2.13 MB`	`309.94 kB`
Minifier	Minified size	Minzipped size	Time
1. uglify-js	^🏆-67%`694.78 kB`	^🏆-49%`157.44 kB`	^120x`6,579 ms`
2. @swc/core	^-67%`706.20 kB`	^-49%`157.84 kB`	^5x`326 ms`
3. terser	^-66%`715.59 kB`	^-49%`158.71 kB`	^75x`4,126 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-66%`716.13 kB`	^-48%`162.25 kB`	^1x`77 ms`
5. @tdewolff/minify	^-66%`717.07 kB`	^-47%`165.01 kB`	^🏆`55 ms`
6. terser (no compress)	^-64%`759.34 kB`	^-46%`166.39 kB`	^30x`1,650 ms`
7. uglify-js (no compress)	^-65%`756.53 kB`	^-46%`167.58 kB`	^23x`1,314 ms`
8. esbuild	^-66%`724.14 kB`	^-42%`181.07 kB`	^2x`123 ms`
9. bun	^-66%`727.90 kB`	^-41%`182.67 kB`	^1x`76 ms`
10. google-closure-compiler _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
11. babel-minify _{❌ Minification}	❌	❌	-
12. tedivm/jshrink _{❌ Post-validation}	❌	❌	-

---
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        height: 360
        xAxis:
            labelPadding: 20
        yAxis:
            labelPadding: 10
---
xychart-beta
	title "echarts v5.1.1"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 684611
	bar [684611,321207,321986,324608,330736,331412,331563,331847,337934]

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	^🏆-69%`994.43 kB`	^🏆-53%`321.21 kB`	^5x`646 ms`
2. terser	^-69%`1.00 MB`	^-53%`321.99 kB`	^51x`6,219 ms`
3. oxc-minify	^-69%`1.01 MB`	^-53%`324.61 kB`	^1x`151 ms`
4. terser (no compress)	^-66%`1.07 MB`	^-52%`330.74 kB`	^22x`2,726 ms`
5. uglify-js (no compress)	^-67%`1.07 MB`	^-52%`331.41 kB`	^14x`1,756 ms`
6. esbuild	^-68%`1.01 MB`	^-52%`331.56 kB`	^1x`194 ms`
7. @tdewolff/minify	^-68%`1.01 MB`	^-52%`331.85 kB`	^🏆`121 ms`
8. bun	^-68%`1.02 MB`	^-51%`337.93 kB`	^1x`121 ms`
9. babel-minify _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
10. uglify-js _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
11. google-closure-compiler _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
12. tedivm/jshrink _{❌ Minification}	❌	❌	-

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        height: 360
        xAxis:
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        yAxis:
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---
xychart-beta
	title "antd v4.16.1"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 825175
	bar [825175,452424,457789,463332,471791,475480,478572,488279,491833]

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	^🏆-68%`2.15 MB`	^🏆-45%`452.42 kB`	^6x`878 ms`
2. terser	^-66%`2.25 MB`	^-45%`457.79 kB`	^50x`7,077 ms`
3. oxc-minify	^-66%`2.28 MB`	^-44%`463.33 kB`	^1x`194 ms`
4. @tdewolff/minify	^-66%`2.29 MB`	^-43%`471.79 kB`	^🏆`141 ms`
5. terser (no compress)	^-64%`2.43 MB`	^-42%`475.48 kB`	^22x`3,132 ms`
6. uglify-js (no compress)	^-64%`2.42 MB`	^-42%`478.57 kB`	^17x`2,525 ms`
7. esbuild	^-65%`2.31 MB`	^-41%`488.28 kB`	^2x`306 ms`
8. bun	^-66%`2.30 MB`	^-40%`491.83 kB`	^1x`167 ms`
9. babel-minify _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
10. tedivm/jshrink _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
11. uglify-js _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
12. google-closure-compiler _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`

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	title "typescript v4.9.5"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6]
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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	^🏆-70%`3.31 MB`	^🏆-54%`859.10 kB`	^6x`1,806 ms`
2. oxc-minify	^-69%`3.35 MB`	^-54%`860.66 kB`	^1x`406 ms`
3. @tdewolff/minify	^-69%`3.35 MB`	^-54%`875.82 kB`	^🏆`259 ms`
4. uglify-js (no compress)	^-68%`3.54 MB`	^-53%`876.54 kB`	^15x`4,029 ms`
5. terser (no compress)	^-68%`3.53 MB`	^-53%`879.30 kB`	^20x`5,322 ms`
6. esbuild	^-68%`3.49 MB`	^-51%`915.55 kB`	^1x`497 ms`
7. terser _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
8. babel-minify _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
9. uglify-js _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
10. tedivm/jshrink _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
11. google-closure-compiler _{❌ Timed out}	-	-	^⚠️ `+10,000 ms`
12. bun _{❌ Post-validation}	❌	❌	-

⚔️ Minifier showdown

Note

🤖 This analysis is AI generated

The minifier competition has been exhilarating! With diligent compression over tens of JavaScript libraries, the contenders revealed their strengths, weaknesses, and jaw-dropping performances. Let's dive right into it!

Best minifier

@swc/core takes the crown! Across all the rounds, it consistently achieved outstanding results, combining excellent compression with blazing-fast performance. For instance, it dominated large packages like "echarts" (47% smaller in just 646 ms) and "antd" (55% smaller in 878 ms). Compared to its competitors, its knack for excelling under all conditions—with minimal trade-offs—makes it the undisputed champion for the average user. It’s simple, efficient, and scary fast when handling both small and massive files!

Honorable mentions

uglify-js: If absolute compression is your priority, uglify-js is a wizard. Examples include "react" (42% in 497 ms) or "d3" (67% in 3,927 ms). However, it's much slower for larger projects, so only consider it when size reduction is worth the wait.
oxc-minify: This newer contender is shockingly fast, even on giant libraries. For "typescript," it processed over 1.88 MB in just 406 ms! Its compression isn’t as tight as the top players, but if speed is your priority, it’s the sprinter you want.
@tdewolff/minify: The fastest minifier across most rounds. It blitzed through small libraries like "react" (3 ms) and held its own on beasts like "antd" (141 ms). While marginally less effective on compression, this rocket ship is unbeatable when milliseconds matter.
terser: A consistent performer for those seeking reliable size reduction with fairly good speed. It does lag behind @swc/core and uglify-js in size efficiency, so keep it as a balanced fallback.
esbuild: The underdog here. If you’re okay sacrificing ~1-3% compression efficiency for near-instantaneous builds, esbuild's charm lies in simplicity and speed.

Eliminated

babel-minify: Couldn’t handle "d3" and threw in the towel with a cryptic "Cannot read properties of undefined" error. Best avoided to prevent heartache.
tedivm/jshrink: It broke down on "d3" due to an unclosed regex—a cruel reminder that regex is dangerous. This breakdown disqualifies it from reliable usage.
bun: While promising for runtime environments, it stumbled post-validation on "typescript" with newline inconsistencies. Not suitable as a dedicated minifier just yet.

Congratulations to all the competitors for their impressive results! Whether you're after lightning-fast performance or the smallest possible files, these minifiers prove that there’s a solution for every need. Until the next race, happy minifying!

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