JavaScript Minification Benchmarks
Find metrics and comparison tables of the quality and speed of the most popular JavaScript minification tools.
Purpose
The purpose of these benchmarks is to serve the objectives:
- To assist developers in selecting a JavaScript minification tool that is suitable for their project requirements;
- To objectively rank the best solutions based on various metrics, such as minzipped size, execution time, and more;
- To satisfy the curiosity of those interested in learning more about the performance of different JavaScript minifiers.
Minification benchmarks results
If you want to compare the performance of different JavaScript minifiers, you can consult the JS minification benchmarks table for data on the smallest minzipped size, execution time, and other relevant metrics.
react v17.0.2
| Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| react v17.0.2 (Source) | 72.14 kB | 19.41 kB | |
| Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
| google-closure-compiler | 22.83 kB | 8.17 kB | 4030 ms |
| swc | 22.89 kB | 8.18 kB | 32 ms |
| uglify-js | 22.67 kB | 8.19 kB | 1029 ms |
| terser | 23.14 kB | 8.32 kB | 467 ms |
| babel-minify | 23.6 kB | 8.43 kB | 1596 ms |
| esbuild | 23.7 kB | 8.53 kB | 32 ms |
| tdewolff-minify | 23.53 kB | 8.62 kB | 4 ms |
| uglify-js.no-compress | 25.03 kB | 8.65 kB | 161 ms |
| terser.no-compress | 25.08 kB | 8.72 kB | 213 ms |
| minify-js | 23.46 kB | 9 kB | 6 ms |
moment v2.29.1
| Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| moment v2.29.1 (Source) | 173.9 kB | 36.15 kB | |
| Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
| uglify-js | 57.87 kB | 18.46 kB | 2305 ms |
| terser | 59.16 kB | 18.59 kB | 1287 ms |
| swc | 58.42 kB | 18.7 kB | 85 ms |
| google-closure-compiler | 58.27 kB | 18.75 kB | 4897 ms |
| babel-minify | 59.7 kB | 19.02 kB | 3151 ms |
| esbuild | 59.82 kB | 19.24 kB | 34 ms |
| tdewolff-minify | 59.94 kB | 19.42 kB | 10 ms |
| uglify-js.no-compress | 62.5 kB | 19.44 kB | 389 ms |
| terser.no-compress | 63.15 kB | 19.56 kB | 521 ms |
| minify-js | 60.74 kB | 20.82 kB | 18 ms |
jquery v3.5.1
| Artifact | Original size | Gzip size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| jquery v3.5.1 (Source) | 287.63 kB | 84.37 kB | |
| Minifier | Minified size | Minzipped size | Time |
| uglify-js | 88.54 kB | 30.85 kB | 3194 ms |
| swc | 89.16 kB | 30.86 kB | 136 ms |
| terser | 89.54 kB | 30.9 kB | 1747 ms |
| tdewolff-minify | 89.85 kB | 31.44 kB | 14 ms |
| uglify-js.no-compress | 94.08 kB | 31.44 kB | 574 ms |
| terser.no-compress | 31.59 kB | 94.55 kB | 694 ms |
| babel-minify | 92.1 kB | 31.75 kB | 4820 ms |
| esbuild | 90.07 kB | 31.89 kB | 49 ms |
| google-closure-compiler | 92.7 kB | 32.98 kB | 5552 ms |
| minify-js | 90.51 kB | 33.2 kB | 28 ms |