What's the best JavaScript minifier?
This project benchmarks the following minifiers:
- babel-minify v0.5.2
- bun v1.1.22
- esbuild v0.23.0
- google-closure-compiler v20240317.0.0
- tedivm/jshrink v1.7.0
- @swc/core v1.7.6
- @tdewolff/minify v2.20.37
- terser v5.31.4
- uglify-js v3.19.1
Benchmarks last updated on Aug 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 22 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-69% 22.66 kB |
-58% 8.18 kB |
190x 482 ms |
3. google-closure-compiler | -68% 22.83 kB |
-58% 8.19 kB |
1291x 3,269 ms |
4. terser | -68% 23.14 kB |
-57% 8.32 kB |
108x 274 ms |
5. babel-minify | -67% 23.60 kB |
-56% 8.45 kB |
233x 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 3 ms |
8. bun | -67% 24.01 kB |
-55% 8.65 kB |
5x 14 ms |
9. uglify-js (no compress) | -65% 25.03 kB |
-55% 8.67 kB |
35x 90 ms |
10. terser (no compress) | -65% 25.08 kB |
-55% 8.75 kB |
45x 116 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -43% 40.82 kB |
-43% 11.04 kB |
41x 105 ms |
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height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
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 [36231,18560,18686,18690,18910,19119,19334,19496,19569,19683,19850,24998]
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 |
208x 1,131 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 |
123x 668 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -66% 58.27 kB |
-48% 18.91 kB |
711x 3,856 ms |
5. babel-minify | -66% 59.70 kB |
-47% 19.12 kB |
252x 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 |
39x 217 ms |
9. terser (no compress) | -64% 63.15 kB |
-46% 19.68 kB |
50x 272 ms |
10. bun | -64% 61.84 kB |
-45% 19.85 kB |
3x 17 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -44% 97.63 kB |
-31% 25.00 kB |
45x 246 ms |
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config:
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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 [84498,30867,30879,30912,31468,31470,31621,31799,31954,32630,33086,40879]
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% 89.15 kB |
π-63% 30.87 kB |
10x 91 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-69% 88.51 kB |
-63% 30.88 kB |
181x 1,544 ms |
3. terser | -69% 89.54 kB |
-63% 30.91 kB |
103x 881 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 |
36x 310 ms |
6. terser (no compress) | -67% 94.55 kB |
-63% 31.62 kB |
41x 356 ms |
7. babel-minify | -68% 92.10 kB |
-62% 31.80 kB |
264x 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 |
2x 25 ms |
10. google-closure-compiler | -68% 92.70 kB |
-61% 33.09 kB |
511x 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:
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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 [89668,42478,42927,42939,43925,44230,44368,44376,44450,44679,45340,57169]
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 |
11x 131 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-67% 113.98 kB |
-52% 42.93 kB |
181x 2,119 ms |
3. terser | -66% 116.83 kB |
-52% 42.94 kB |
94x 1,108 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 |
3x 40 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 |
31x 365 ms |
9. terser (no compress) | -63% 126.58 kB |
-50% 44.68 kB |
38x 450 ms |
10. bun | -64% 121.70 kB |
-49% 45.34 kB |
2x 28 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -42% 197.36 kB |
-36% 57.17 kB |
35x 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 1,657 ms |
2. google-closure-compiler | -86% 73.47 kB |
-74% 24.97 kB |
390x 4,633 ms |
3. @swc/core | -87% 69.84 kB |
-74% 25.18 kB |
9x 114 ms |
4. terser | -87% 70.67 kB |
-74% 25.19 kB |
81x 970 ms |
5. babel-minify | -87% 72.37 kB |
-74% 25.50 kB |
163x 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 386 ms |
9. bun | -86% 74.11 kB |
-73% 26.47 kB |
1x 21 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 [130686,86959,87283,88319,88343,89156,89891,90800,92372,94121]
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% 263.73 kB |
π-33% 86.96 kB |
113x 3,928 ms |
2. @swc/core | -52% 265.27 kB |
-33% 87.28 kB |
8x 287 ms |
3. uglify-js (no compress) | -50% 275.35 kB |
-32% 88.32 kB |
20x 711 ms |
4. terser | -52% 267.90 kB |
-32% 88.34 kB |
67x 2,335 ms |
5. terser (no compress) | -50% 276.47 kB |
-32% 89.16 kB |
29x 1,025 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% 273.42 kB |
-29% 92.37 kB |
1x 40 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler | -51% 270.30 kB |
-28% 94.12 kB |
205x 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 |
7x 249 ms |
2. uglify-js | -55% 451.54 kB |
-36% 123.28 kB |
114x 3,711 ms |
3. terser | -55% 458.31 kB |
-36% 123.50 kB |
67x 2,183 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -53% 474.40 kB |
-36% 124.43 kB |
30x 988 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -53% 472.16 kB |
-36% 124.61 kB |
24x 779 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -55% 456.70 kB |
-36% 124.90 kB |
π 32 ms |
7. google-closure-compiler | π-56% 439.95 kB |
-35% 126.56 kB |
205x 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 36 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
---
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 [248267,158374,158963,159729,162998,163036,163198,163725,164737,166430,193471]
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 379 ms |
2. uglify-js | π-49% 642.23 kB |
-36% 158.96 kB |
111x 4,973 ms |
3. terser | -48% 653.99 kB |
-36% 159.73 kB |
67x 3,009 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -48% 644.45 kB |
-34% 163.00 kB |
183x 8,208 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -46% 674.49 kB |
-34% 163.04 kB |
22x 989 ms |
6. terser (no compress) | -46% 675.50 kB |
-34% 163.20 kB |
29x 1,312 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 |
1x 48 ms |
9. bun | -47% 662.49 kB |
-33% 166.43 kB |
π 45 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink | -24% 952.01 kB |
-22% 193.47 kB |
33x 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 [309942,157388,157861,158718,165131,166386,167579,181071,182626]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
victory v35.8.4 (Source) | 2.13 MB |
309.94 kB |
|
Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. uglify-js | π-67% 696.35 kB |
π-49% 157.39 kB |
106x 6,305 ms |
2. @swc/core | -67% 707.22 kB |
-49% 157.86 kB |
9x 550 ms |
3. terser | -66% 715.59 kB |
-49% 158.72 kB |
67x 4,041 ms |
4. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 718.73 kB |
-47% 165.13 kB |
π 59 ms |
5. terser (no compress) | -64% 759.34 kB |
-46% 166.39 kB |
27x 1,618 ms |
6. uglify-js (no compress) | -65% 756.53 kB |
-46% 167.58 kB |
22x 1,330 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 63 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 [684611,320241,322101,330736,331412,331563,331791,337695]
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 1,063 ms |
2. terser | -69% 1.00 MB |
-53% 322.10 kB |
58x 6,126 ms |
3. terser (no compress) | -66% 1.07 MB |
-52% 330.74 kB |
25x 2,693 ms |
4. uglify-js (no compress) | -67% 1.07 MB |
-52% 331.41 kB |
16x 1,751 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 123 ms |
7. bun | -68% 1.03 MB |
-51% 337.70 kB |
π 105 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 [825175,452876,457821,472052,475480,478572,488279,491746]
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 1,338 ms |
2. terser | -66% 2.25 MB |
-45% 457.82 kB |
49x 6,936 ms |
3. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 2.30 MB |
-43% 472.05 kB |
1x 147 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -64% 2.43 MB |
-42% 475.48 kB |
22x 3,106 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -64% 2.42 MB |
-42% 478.57 kB |
17x 2,449 ms |
6. esbuild | -65% 2.31 MB |
-41% 488.28 kB |
2x 290 ms |
7. bun | -66% 2.30 MB |
-40% 491.75 kB |
π 140 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 [1884998,852317,876535,876658,879301,915495]
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% 852.32 kB |
10x 2,720 ms |
2. uglify-js (no compress) | -68% 3.54 MB |
-53% 876.54 kB |
14x 3,833 ms |
3. @tdewolff/minify | -69% 3.36 MB |
-53% 876.66 kB |
π 264 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -68% 3.53 MB |
-53% 879.30 kB |
20x 5,320 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 | - |