🏃♂️🏃♀️🏃 JS minification benchmarks: babel-minify, esbuild, terser, uglify-js, swc, google closure compiler, tdewolff/minify
What's the best JavaScript minifier?
This project benchmarks the following minifiers:
Benchmarks last updated on Jun 25, 2024.
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 [19385,8173,8177,8193,8317,8448,8543,8631,8651,8668,8746,11040]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
react v17.0.2 (Source) | 72.13 kB |
19.39 kB |
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Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -68% 22.87 kB |
🏆-58% 8.17 kB |
8x 21 ms |
2. uglify-js | 🏆-69% 22.66 kB |
-58% 8.18 kB |
199x 479 ms |
3. google-closure-compiler | -68% 22.83 kB |
-58% 8.19 kB |
1359x 3,269 ms |
4. terser | -68% 23.14 kB |
-57% 8.32 kB |
112x 269 ms |
5. babel-minify | -67% 23.60 kB |
-56% 8.45 kB |
245x 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 |
🏆 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:
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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 [36231,18559,18686,18690,18910,19119,19334,19496,19569,19683,19850,24998]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
moment v2.29.1 (Source) | 173.90 kB |
36.23 kB |
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Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. uglify-js | 🏆-67% 57.85 kB |
🏆-49% 18.56 kB |
210x 1,121 ms |
2. @swc/core | -67% 58.21 kB |
-48% 18.69 kB |
9x 51 ms |
3. terser | -66% 59.14 kB |
-48% 18.69 kB |
126x 673 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -66% 58.27 kB |
-48% 18.91 kB |
724x 3,856 ms |
5. babel-minify | -66% 59.70 kB |
-47% 19.12 kB |
256x 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 |
🏆 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 17 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -44% 97.63 kB |
-31% 25.00 kB |
46x 246 ms |
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xAxis:
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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 [84498,30870,30879,30912,31470,31470,31621,31799,31954,32630,33086,40879]
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 |
🏆-63% 30.87 kB |
10x 91 ms |
2. uglify-js | 🏆-69% 88.51 kB |
-63% 30.88 kB |
181x 1,516 ms |
3. terser | -69% 89.54 kB |
-63% 30.91 kB |
107x 898 ms |
4. uglify-js (no compress) | -67% 94.08 kB |
-63% 31.47 kB |
37x 312 ms |
5. @tdewolff/minify | -69% 89.85 kB |
-63% 31.47 kB |
🏆 8 ms |
6. terser (no compress) | -67% 94.55 kB |
-63% 31.62 kB |
42x 352 ms |
7. babel-minify | -68% 92.10 kB |
-62% 31.80 kB |
270x 2,255 ms |
8. esbuild | -69% 90.07 kB |
-62% 31.95 kB |
4x 37 ms |
9. bun | -68% 92.56 kB |
-61% 32.63 kB |
3x 28 ms |
10. google-closure-compiler | -68% 92.70 kB |
-61% 33.09 kB |
523x 4,363 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -50% 144.14 kB |
-52% 40.88 kB |
37x 315 ms |
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xyChart:
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height: 360
xAxis:
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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 [89668,42478,42939,42939,43925,44230,44368,44376,44450,44679,45340,57169]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
vue v2.6.12 (Source) | 342.15 kB |
89.67 kB |
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Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -66% 115.47 kB |
🏆-53% 42.48 kB |
11x 127 ms |
2. terser | -66% 116.83 kB |
-52% 42.94 kB |
96x 1,089 ms |
3. uglify-js | 🏆-67% 114.00 kB |
-52% 42.94 kB |
183x 2,065 ms |
4. babel-minify | -66% 117.90 kB |
-51% 43.93 kB |
220x 2,476 ms |
5. google-closure-compiler | -66% 115.61 kB |
-51% 44.23 kB |
419x 4,717 ms |
6. esbuild | -65% 118.14 kB |
-51% 44.37 kB |
3x 42 ms |
7. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 117.81 kB |
-51% 44.38 kB |
🏆 11 ms |
8. uglify-js (no compress) | -63% 126.14 kB |
-50% 44.45 kB |
32x 367 ms |
9. terser (no compress) | -63% 126.58 kB |
-50% 44.68 kB |
38x 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 |
36x 416 ms |
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xAxis:
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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 |
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Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. uglify-js | 🏆-87% 68.24 kB |
🏆-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 111 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 |
🏆 12 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink | -73% 148.78 kB |
-62% 36.33 kB |
28x 328 ms |
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height: 360
xAxis:
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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 |
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Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. uglify-js | 🏆-53% 263.76 kB |
🏆-33% 87.04 kB |
110x 3,862 ms |
2. @swc/core | -52% 265.27 kB |
-33% 87.28 kB |
8x 284 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 |
65x 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 |
🏆 35 ms |
7. esbuild | -51% 270.13 kB |
-31% 90.80 kB |
2x 73 ms |
8. bun | -51% 273.43 kB |
-29% 92.37 kB |
1x 44 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler | -51% 270.30 kB |
-28% 94.12 kB |
204x 7,110 ms |
10. babel-minify ❌ Minification | ❌ | ❌ | - |
11. tedivm/jshrink ❌ Minification | ❌ | ❌ | - |
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xyChart:
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height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
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]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 193763
bar [193763,123068,123276,123502,124428,124609,124900,126562,126706,127551,145178]
Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
---|---|---|---|
terser v5.30.3 (Source) | 1.01 MB |
193.76 kB |
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Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
1. @swc/core | -55% 455.58 kB |
🏆-36% 123.07 kB |
7x 241 ms |
2. uglify-js | -55% 451.54 kB |
-36% 123.28 kB |
113x 3,637 ms |
3. terser | -55% 458.31 kB |
-36% 123.50 kB |
68x 2,197 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -53% 474.40 kB |
-36% 124.43 kB |
30x 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 |
🏆 32 ms |
7. google-closure-compiler | 🏆-56% 439.95 kB |
-35% 126.56 kB |
207x 6,631 ms |
8. esbuild | -55% 458.89 kB |
-35% 126.71 kB |
1x 63 ms |
9. bun | -54% 466.95 kB |
-34% 127.55 kB |
1x 41 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink | -37% 633.71 kB |
-25% 145.18 kB |
37x 1,185 ms |
11. babel-minify ❌ Minification | ❌ | ❌ | - |
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width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
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]
y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 248267
bar [248267,158374,158982,159729,162998,163036,163198,163725,164737,166442,193471]
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 |
🏆-36% 158.37 kB |
7x 367 ms |
2. uglify-js | 🏆-49% 642.31 kB |
-36% 158.98 kB |
98x 4,870 ms |
3. terser | -48% 653.99 kB |
-36% 159.73 kB |
59x 2,937 ms |
4. google-closure-compiler | -48% 644.45 kB |
-34% 163.00 kB |
165x 8,208 ms |
5. uglify-js (no compress) | -46% 674.49 kB |
-34% 163.04 kB |
19x 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 91 ms |
8. @tdewolff/minify | -48% 644.55 kB |
-34% 164.74 kB |
🏆 50 ms |
9. bun | -47% 662.50 kB |
-33% 166.44 kB |
1x 52 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink | -24% 952.01 kB |
-22% 193.47 kB |
30x 1,519 ms |
11. babel-minify ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
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config:
xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
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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 |
🏆-49% 157.86 kB |
8x 530 ms |
2. uglify-js | 🏆-67% 697.60 kB |
-49% 158.09 kB |
104x 6,251 ms |
3. terser | -66% 715.59 kB |
-49% 158.72 kB |
66x 3,996 ms |
4. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 718.73 kB |
-47% 165.13 kB |
🏆 60 ms |
5. terser (no compress) | -64% 759.34 kB |
-46% 166.39 kB |
26x 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 |
2x 124 ms |
8. bun | -66% 727.99 kB |
-41% 182.63 kB |
1x 71 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
10. babel-minify ❌ Minification | ❌ | ❌ | - |
11. tedivm/jshrink ❌ Post-validation | ❌ | ❌ | - |
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xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
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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 | 🏆-69% 993.11 kB |
🏆-53% 320.24 kB |
8x 1,039 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 204 ms |
6. @tdewolff/minify | -68% 1.01 MB |
-52% 331.79 kB |
1x 129 ms |
7. bun | -68% 1.03 MB |
-51% 337.70 kB |
🏆 118 ms |
8. babel-minify ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
10. uglify-js ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
11. tedivm/jshrink ❌ Minification | ❌ | ❌ | - |
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xyChart:
width: 720
height: 360
xAxis:
labelPadding: 20
yAxis:
labelPadding: 10
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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 | 🏆-68% 2.15 MB |
🏆-45% 452.88 kB |
8x 1,314 ms |
2. terser | -66% 2.25 MB |
-45% 457.82 kB |
45x 6,833 ms |
3. @tdewolff/minify | -66% 2.30 MB |
-43% 472.05 kB |
🏆 151 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -64% 2.43 MB |
-42% 475.48 kB |
20x 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 |
1x 296 ms |
7. bun | -66% 2.30 MB |
-40% 491.75 kB |
1x 155 ms |
8. babel-minify ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
9. google-closure-compiler ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
11. uglify-js ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +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 [1884998,852337,876535,876660,879301,915495]
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 | 🏆-70% 3.31 MB |
🏆-55% 852.34 kB |
10x 2,672 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 |
🏆 264 ms |
4. terser (no compress) | -68% 3.53 MB |
-53% 879.30 kB |
19x 5,228 ms |
5. esbuild | -68% 3.49 MB |
-51% 915.50 kB |
1x 507 ms |
6. terser ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
7. babel-minify ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
8. google-closure-compiler ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
9. uglify-js ❌ Timed out | - | - | :warning: +10,000 ms |
10. tedivm/jshrink ❌ Minification | ❌ | ❌ | - |
11. bun ❌ Post-validation | ❌ | ❌ | - |