What's the best JavaScript minifier?
This project benchmarks the following minifiers:
- babel-minify v0.5.2
- bun v1.1.36
- esbuild v0.24.0
- google-closure-compiler v20240317.0.0
- tedivm/jshrink v1.7.0
- @swc/core v1.9.2
- @tdewolff/minify v2.21.1
- terser v5.36.0
- uglify-js v3.19.3
Benchmarks last updated on Nov 19, 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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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 [19385,8173,8177,8193,8265,8448,8543,8631,8661,8668,8746,11040]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
react v17.0.2 (Source) | 72.13 kB |
19.39 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -68% 22.87 kB |
π-58% 8.17 kB |
8x 24 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-69% 22.64 kB |
-58% 8.18 kB |
191x 536 ms |
3. google-closure-compiler | -68% 22.83 kB |
-58% 8.19 kB |
1167x 3,269 ms |
4. terser | -68% 23.07 kB |
-57% 8.27 kB |
98x 275 ms |
5. babel-minify | -67% 23.60 kB |
-56% 8.45 kB |
210x 590 ms |
6. esbuild | -67% 23.70 kB |
-56% 8.54 kB |
4x 13 ms |
7. @tdewolff/minify | -67% 23.53 kB |
-55% 8.63 kB |
π 3 ms |
8. bun | -67% 23.99 kB |
-55% 8.66 kB |
5x 15 ms |
9. uglify-js (no compress) | -65% 25.03 kB |
-55% 8.67 kB |
33x 95 ms |
10. terser (no compress) | -65% 25.08 kB |
-55% 8.75 kB |
43x 122 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -43% 40.82 kB |
-43% 11.04 kB |
37x 105 ms |
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height: 360
xAxis:
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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 [36231,18568,18687,18690,18910,19119,19334,19496,19569,19683,19857,24998]
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 | π-67% 57.73 kB |
π-49% 18.57 kB |
223x 1,181 ms |
2. @swc/core | -67% 58.21 kB |
-48% 18.69 kB |
9x 52 ms |
3. terser | -66% 59.14 kB |
-48% 18.69 kB |
129x 681 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -66% 58.27 kB |
-48% 18.91 kB |
730x 3,856 ms |
5. babel-minify | -66% 59.70 kB |
-47% 19.12 kB |
259x 1,367 ms |
6. esbuild | -66% 59.82 kB |
-47% 19.33 kB |
3x 18 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 |
41x 217 ms |
9. terser (no compress) | -64% 63.15 kB |
-46% 19.68 kB |
53x 280 ms |
10. bun | -64% 61.84 kB |
-45% 19.86 kB |
3x 18 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -44% 97.63 kB |
-31% 25.00 kB |
46x 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 [84498,30867,30903,30912,31468,31470,31621,31799,31954,32653,33086,40879]
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% 89.15 kB |
π-63% 30.87 kB |
10x 91 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-69% 88.45 kB |
-63% 30.90 kB |
191x 1,639 ms |
3. terser | -69% 89.54 kB |
-63% 30.91 kB |
106x 917 ms |
4. @tdewolff/minify | -69% 89.85 kB |
-63% 31.47 kB |
π 9 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -67% 94.08 kB |
-63% 31.47 kB |
37x 324 ms |
6. terser (no compress) | -67% 94.55 kB |
-63% 31.62 kB |
42x 364 ms |
7. babel-minify | -68% 92.10 kB |
-62% 31.80 kB |
262x 2,255 ms |
8. esbuild | -69% 90.07 kB |
-62% 31.95 kB |
4x 36 ms |
9. bun | -68% 92.55 kB |
-61% 32.65 kB |
3x 29 ms |
10. google-closure-compiler | -68% 92.70 kB |
-61% 33.09 kB |
508x 4,363 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -50% 144.14 kB |
-52% 40.88 kB |
36x 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 [89668,42522,42919,43036,43925,44230,44368,44376,44450,44679,45400,57169]
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% 115.50 kB |
π-53% 42.52 kB |
9x 128 ms |
2. terser | -66% 116.80 kB |
-52% 42.92 kB |
85x 1,131 ms |
3. uglify-js | π-67% 113.80 kB |
-52% 43.04 kB |
172x 2,282 ms |
4. babel-minify | -66% 117.90 kB |
-51% 43.93 kB |
187x 2,476 ms |
5. google-closure-compiler | -66% 115.61 kB |
-51% 44.23 kB |
356x 4,717 ms |
6. esbuild | -65% 118.14 kB |
-51% 44.37 kB |
3x 41 ms |
7. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 117.81 kB |
-51% 44.38 kB |
π 13 ms |
8. uglify-js (no compress) | -63% 126.14 kB |
-50% 44.45 kB |
28x 375 ms |
9. terser (no compress) | -63% 126.58 kB |
-50% 44.68 kB |
33x 446 ms |
10. bun | -64% 121.50 kB |
-49% 45.40 kB |
2x 34 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -42% 197.36 kB |
-36% 57.17 kB |
31x 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 [96690,24686,24972,25156,25186,25503,25862,26200,26221,26498,26655,36327]
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 | π-87% 68.17 kB |
π-74% 24.69 kB |
146x 1,756 ms |
2. google-closure-compiler | -86% 73.47 kB |
-74% 24.97 kB |
386x 4,633 ms |
3. @swc/core | -87% 69.84 kB |
-74% 25.16 kB |
9x 111 ms |
4. terser | -87% 70.67 kB |
-74% 25.19 kB |
78x 947 ms |
5. babel-minify | -87% 72.37 kB |
-74% 25.50 kB |
161x 1,940 ms |
6. uglify-js (no compress) | -86% 74.61 kB |
-73% 25.86 kB |
28x 341 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 |
31x 377 ms |
9. @tdewolff/minify | -87% 71.90 kB |
-73% 26.50 kB |
π 12 ms |
10. bun | -87% 73.45 kB |
-72% 26.66 kB |
2x 25 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:
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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 [130686,87016,87207,88087,88319,89156,89891,90800,92395,94121]
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% 263.56 kB |
π-33% 87.02 kB |
116x 4,067 ms |
2. @swc/core | -52% 265.26 kB |
-33% 87.21 kB |
7x 277 ms |
3. terser | -52% 267.77 kB |
-33% 88.09 kB |
65x 2,290 ms |
4. uglify-js (no compress) | -50% 275.35 kB |
-32% 88.32 kB |
21x 749 ms |
5. terser (no compress) | -50% 276.47 kB |
-32% 89.16 kB |
29x 1,016 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% 273.41 kB |
-29% 92.40 kB |
1x 52 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler | -51% 270.30 kB |
-28% 94.12 kB |
203x 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 [193763,123095,123334,123482,124428,124609,124897,126562,126706,127653,145178]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
terser v5.30.3 (Source) | 1.01 MB |
193.76 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -55% 455.60 kB |
π-36% 123.10 kB |
7x 241 ms |
2. uglify-js | -55% 451.19 kB |
-36% 123.33 kB |
124x 3,878 ms |
3. terser | -55% 458.29 kB |
-36% 123.48 kB |
70x 2,186 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -53% 474.40 kB |
-36% 124.43 kB |
31x 969 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -53% 472.16 kB |
-36% 124.61 kB |
25x 790 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -55% 456.70 kB |
-36% 124.90 kB |
π 31 ms |
7. google-closure-compiler | π-56% 439.95 kB |
-35% 126.56 kB |
213x 6,631 ms |
8. esbuild | -55% 458.89 kB |
-35% 126.71 kB |
2x 62 ms |
9. bun | -54% 466.80 kB |
-34% 127.65 kB |
1x 48 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink | -37% 633.71 kB |
-25% 145.18 kB |
38x 1,185 ms |
11. babel-minify β Minification | β | β | - |
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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 [248267,158497,159071,159198,162998,163036,163198,163725,164737,166341,193471]
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% 645.27 kB |
π-36% 158.50 kB |
7x 364 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-49% 641.59 kB |
-36% 159.07 kB |
105x 5,130 ms |
3. terser | -48% 653.25 kB |
-36% 159.20 kB |
60x 2,951 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -48% 644.45 kB |
-34% 163.00 kB |
169x 8,208 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -46% 674.49 kB |
-34% 163.04 kB |
20x 1,015 ms |
6. terser (no compress) | -46% 675.50 kB |
-34% 163.20 kB |
26x 1,293 ms |
7. esbuild | -48% 646.76 kB |
-34% 163.73 kB |
1x 91 ms |
8. @tdewolff/minify | -48% 644.55 kB |
-34% 164.74 kB |
π 48 ms |
9. bun | -47% 659.43 kB |
-33% 166.34 kB |
1x 61 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 [309942,157435,158055,158706,165131,166386,167579,181071,182671]
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 | π-67% 694.78 kB |
π-49% 157.44 kB |
120x 6,627 ms |
2. @swc/core | -67% 712.61 kB |
-49% 158.06 kB |
9x 522 ms |
3. terser | -66% 715.58 kB |
-49% 158.71 kB |
72x 3,991 ms |
4. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 718.73 kB |
-47% 165.13 kB |
π 55 ms |
5. terser (no compress) | -64% 759.34 kB |
-46% 166.39 kB |
28x 1,599 ms |
6. uglify-js (no compress) | -65% 756.53 kB |
-46% 167.58 kB |
24x 1,345 ms |
7. esbuild | -66% 724.14 kB |
-42% 181.07 kB |
2x 122 ms |
8. bun | -66% 727.90 kB |
-41% 182.67 kB |
1x 88 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 [684611,320267,321987,330736,331412,331563,331791,337934]
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 | π-69% 993.25 kB |
π-53% 320.27 kB |
8x 1,023 ms |
2. terser | -69% 1.00 MB |
-53% 321.99 kB |
52x 6,107 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 |
15x 1,776 ms |
5. esbuild | -68% 1.01 MB |
-52% 331.56 kB |
1x 198 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -68% 1.01 MB |
-52% 331.79 kB |
π 117 ms |
7. bun | -68% 1.02 MB |
-51% 337.93 kB |
1x 141 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 [825175,454517,457786,472044,475480,478572,488279,491833]
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 | π-67% 2.18 MB |
π-45% 454.52 kB |
9x 1,290 ms |
2. terser | -66% 2.25 MB |
-45% 457.79 kB |
51x 6,979 ms |
3. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 2.30 MB |
-43% 472.04 kB |
π 136 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -64% 2.43 MB |
-42% 475.48 kB |
22x 3,108 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -64% 2.42 MB |
-42% 478.57 kB |
18x 2,504 ms |
6. esbuild | -65% 2.31 MB |
-41% 488.28 kB |
2x 294 ms |
7. bun | -66% 2.30 MB |
-40% 491.83 kB |
1x 189 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 [1884998,851747,876535,876658,879301,915495]
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% 851.75 kB |
10x 2,632 ms |
2. uglify-js (no compress) | -68% 3.54 MB |
-53% 876.54 kB |
14x 3,928 ms |
3. @tdewolff/minify | -69% 3.36 MB |
-53% 876.66 kB |
π 263 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -68% 3.53 MB |
-53% 879.30 kB |
19x 5,259 ms |
5. esbuild | -68% 3.49 MB |
-51% 915.50 kB |
1x 487 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 | - |