^{minification benchmarks}

What's the best JavaScript minifier?

This project benchmarks the following minifiers:

Minifier	Version	Release date ↓
@swc/core	1.13.0	2025-07-17
oxc-minify	0.77.2	2025-07-17
google-closure-compiler	20250714.0.0	2025-07-17
esbuild	0.25.6	2025-07-07
bun	1.2.18	2025-07-03
terser	5.43.1	2025-06-19
@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 Jul 18, 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 [19385,8177,8186,8216,8255,8448,8493,8543,8628,8661,8668,8739,11040]

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`	^1240x`3,258 ms`
4. terser	^-68%`23.05 kB`	^-57%`8.26 kB`	^104x`275 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%`25.06 kB`	^-55%`8.74 kB`	^44x`118 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 [36231,18568,18689,18747,18923,19119,19259,19334,19478,19569,19651,19857,24998]

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%`59.01 kB`	^-48%`18.69 kB`	^124x`693 ms`
3. @swc/core	^-66%`58.42 kB`	^-48%`18.75 kB`	^5x`32 ms`
4. google-closure-compiler	^-66%`58.29 kB`	^-48%`18.92 kB`	^673x`3,750 ms`
5. babel-minify	^-66%`59.70 kB`	^-47%`19.12 kB`	^262x`1,465 ms`
6. oxc-minify	^-66%`59.51 kB`	^-47%`19.26 kB`	^1x`10 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%`63.01 kB`	^-46%`19.65 kB`	^51x`289 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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        yAxis:
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xychart-beta
	title "jquery v3.5.1"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 84498
	bar [84498,30856,30866,30903,30969,31446,31470,31555,31799,31954,32653,33092,40879]

Artifact	Original size	Gzip size
jquery v3.5.1 (Source)	`287.63 kB`	`84.50 kB`
Minifier	Minified size	Minzipped size	Time
1. terser	^-69%`89.24 kB`	^🏆-63%`30.86 kB`	^116x`921 ms`
2. @swc/core	^-69%`89.17 kB`	^-63%`30.87 kB`	^6x`52 ms`
3. uglify-js	^🏆-69%`88.45 kB`	^-63%`30.90 kB`	^202x`1,593 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-69%`89.33 kB`	^-63%`30.97 kB`	^2x`16 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%`94.26 kB`	^-63%`31.56 kB`	^47x`373 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`35 ms`
10. bun	^-68%`92.55 kB`	^-61%`32.65 kB`	^3x`28 ms`
11. google-closure-compiler	^-68%`92.73 kB`	^-61%`33.09 kB`	^517x`4,073 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 [89668,42730,42870,43036,43343,43925,44184,44358,44368,44450,44636,45400,57169]

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`72 ms`
2. terser	^-66%`116.60 kB`	^-52%`42.87 kB`	^87x`1,143 ms`
3. uglify-js	^🏆-67%`113.80 kB`	^-52%`43.04 kB`	^168x`2,206 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-66%`117.22 kB`	^-52%`43.34 kB`	^1x`20 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`	^363x`4,745 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`42 ms`
9. uglify-js (no compress)	^-63%`126.14 kB`	^-50%`44.45 kB`	^27x`364 ms`
10. terser (no compress)	^-63%`126.39 kB`	^-50%`44.64 kB`	^33x`442 ms`
11. bun	^-64%`121.50 kB`	^-49%`45.40 kB`	^2x`31 ms`
12. tedivm/jshrink	^-42%`197.36 kB`	^-36%`57.17 kB`	^36x`479 ms`

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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 [96690,24686,25022,25152,25240,25503,25862,25979,26187,26200,26498,26655,36327]

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`	^142x`1,689 ms`
2. google-closure-compiler	^-86%`73.50 kB`	^-74%`25.02 kB`	^360x`4,265 ms`
3. terser	^-87%`70.41 kB`	^-74%`25.15 kB`	^87x`1,028 ms`
4. @swc/core	^-87%`69.81 kB`	^-74%`25.24 kB`	^4x`56 ms`
5. babel-minify	^-87%`72.37 kB`	^-74%`25.50 kB`	^176x`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`	^1x`15 ms`
8. terser (no compress)	^-86%`75.04 kB`	^-73%`26.19 kB`	^33x`393 ms`
9. esbuild	^-87%`72.48 kB`	^-73%`26.20 kB`	^2x`32 ms`
10. @tdewolff/minify	^-87%`71.90 kB`	^-73%`26.50 kB`	^🏆`12 ms`
11. bun	^-87%`73.45 kB`	^-72%`26.66 kB`	^1x`23 ms`
12. tedivm/jshrink	^-73%`148.78 kB`	^-62%`36.33 kB`	^30x`365 ms`

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        yAxis:
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xychart-beta
	title "d3 v6.3.1"
	x-axis ["Original",1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
	y-axis "Gzip size" 0 --> 130686
	bar [130686,87016,87205,87997,88148,88319,89069,89882,90800,92395,94166]

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`152 ms`
3. terser	^-52%`267.42 kB`	^-33%`88.00 kB`	^72x`2,338 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-51%`270.83 kB`	^-33%`88.15 kB`	^1x`46 ms`
5. uglify-js (no compress)	^-50%`275.35 kB`	^-32%`88.32 kB`	^21x`711 ms`
6. terser (no compress)	^-50%`276.13 kB`	^-32%`89.07 kB`	^31x`1,020 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`72 ms`
9. bun	^-51%`273.41 kB`	^-29%`92.40 kB`	^1x`46 ms`
10. google-closure-compiler	^-51%`270.32 kB`	^-28%`94.17 kB`	^204x`6,621 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 [193763,122353,123259,123334,123346,124253,124609,124885,126454,126707,127653,145178]

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`47 ms`
2. @swc/core	^-55%`455.52 kB`	^-36%`123.26 kB`	^4x`142 ms`
3. uglify-js	^-55%`451.19 kB`	^-36%`123.33 kB`	^108x`3,787 ms`
4. terser	^-55%`456.59 kB`	^-36%`123.35 kB`	^64x`2,227 ms`
5. terser (no compress)	^-53%`472.58 kB`	^-36%`124.25 kB`	^27x`966 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`	^174x`6,050 ms`
9. esbuild	^-55%`458.89 kB`	^-35%`126.71 kB`	^1x`61 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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        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 [248267,158751,159071,159165,160826,162771,163036,163181,163725,164610,166210,193471]

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%`643.03 kB`	^🏆-36%`158.75 kB`	^4x`231 ms`
2. uglify-js	^🏆-49%`641.59 kB`	^-36%`159.07 kB`	^101x`5,046 ms`
3. terser	^-48%`653.18 kB`	^-36%`159.17 kB`	^59x`2,985 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-48%`647.00 kB`	^-35%`160.83 kB`	^1x`74 ms`
5. google-closure-compiler	^-48%`644.52 kB`	^-34%`162.77 kB`	^157x`7,833 ms`
6. uglify-js (no compress)	^-46%`674.49 kB`	^-34%`163.04 kB`	^19x`994 ms`
7. terser (no compress)	^-46%`675.43 kB`	^-34%`163.18 kB`	^25x`1,294 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`56 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:
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        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 [309942,157435,157765,158459,162254,165014,166176,167579,181071,182671]

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%`706.01 kB`	^-49%`157.77 kB`	^6x`345 ms`
3. terser	^-67%`712.87 kB`	^-49%`158.46 kB`	^73x`4,042 ms`
4. oxc-minify	^-66%`716.12 kB`	^-48%`162.25 kB`	^1x`100 ms`
5. @tdewolff/minify	^-66%`717.07 kB`	^-47%`165.01 kB`	^🏆`55 ms`
6. terser (no compress)	^-65%`756.62 kB`	^-46%`166.18 kB`	^28x`1,573 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`81 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:
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---
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 [684611,321112,321556,324581,330348,331412,331563,331847,337934]

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%`994.07 kB`	^🏆-53%`321.11 kB`	^6x`727 ms`
2. terser	^-69%`998.45 kB`	^-53%`321.56 kB`	^50x`6,086 ms`
3. oxc-minify	^-69%`1.01 MB`	^-53%`324.58 kB`	^1x`216 ms`
4. terser (no compress)	^-67%`1.07 MB`	^-52%`330.35 kB`	^22x`2,684 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`193 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`127 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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        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 [825175,452399,457352,460512,471791,474973,478572,488279,491833]

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%`452.40 kB`	^6x`963 ms`
2. terser	^-66%`2.24 MB`	^-45%`457.35 kB`	^50x`7,180 ms`
3. oxc-minify	^-66%`2.25 MB`	^-44%`460.51 kB`	^2x`320 ms`
4. @tdewolff/minify	^-66%`2.29 MB`	^-43%`471.79 kB`	^🏆`141 ms`
5. terser (no compress)	^-64%`2.42 MB`	^-42%`474.97 kB`	^22x`3,144 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`302 ms`
8. bun	^-66%`2.30 MB`	^-40%`491.83 kB`	^1x`172 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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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%`859.08 kB`	^7x`1,961 ms`
2. oxc-minify	^-69%`3.35 MB`	^-54%`860.66 kB`	^2x`577 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%`878.64 kB`	^20x`5,316 ms`
6. esbuild	^-68%`3.49 MB`	^-51%`915.55 kB`	^1x`484 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

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🤖 This analysis is AI generated

The minification battle royale has reached its thrilling end! Twelve minifiers tested their mettle across gigantic libraries and demanding benchmarks. Some emerged victorious, others crumbled under the pressure. Let’s dive into the highlights and crown the ultimate champion!

Best minifier

The crown goes to @swc/core! Why, you ask? It delivered **near-top compression (often within 1% of the best) and a jaw-dropping speed advantage. For example:

In "react": 42% reduction in just 14 ms!
Crushed "antd" (825 kB) in under 1 second—the closest rival (oxc-minify) needed more time for worse compression!
With "typescript", it cleaned 46% while managing an impressive 1.96-second finish, blitzing past delayed competitors.

Hard-hitting yet stunningly efficient, @swc/core strikes a beautiful balance between size and speed. A no-brainer for modern developers who hate waiting.

Honorable mentions

Several contenders deserve a shoutout for excelling in specific areas:

Uglify-js
The compression king, with an edge for the most compact gzip sizes in 5 out of 12 rounds (including heavyweights like lodash and d3). But it’s slow—requiring several seconds or even timing out entirely when things scaled up.
Best for: Size-above-everything scenarios where time budget isn’t a constraint.
Terser
Trails closely behind uglify-js with excellent compression (~2% drop-off at most) yet breaks the “speed sound barrier,” cutting its runtime in half or more.
Best for: Balanced compression and reasonable speed.
oxc-minify
This relative newcomer shocked everyone with blazing fast times (often at or near the top)! Its compression is quite good, though it lags behind the best by a small percentage point.
Best for: Immediate performance needs where good size savings suffice (e.g., frontend tooling on-the-fly).
@tdewolff/minify
A shockingly speed-obsessed competitor claiming "fastest minifier" in 8 out of 12 rounds. However, its compression leaves an extra 1-3%, so you give up savings for that lightning speed.
Best for: Real-time applications (e.g., server-side or CI pipelines needing raw speed).

Eliminated

Some minifiers tapped out or stumbled hard during battle. Proceed with caution—they might corrupt your code!

babel-minify
Exploded spectacularly on "d3" due to "Cannot read properties of undefined" errors. Yikes! It feels abandoned.
Avoid unless masochistic.
tedivm/jshrink
Struggled with modern JavaScript syntax, choking on unclosed regex patterns. Beware—this one might not even survive basic production workloads.
bun
Delivered great speed, but post-validation revealed newline differences that compromised correctness.
It’s promising, but needs more polish for serious tasks.

The final word

What an absolute showdown! Every challenger had something to prove, whether it was utmost compression (cough uglify-js), uncompromising speed (props to @tdewolff/minify), or the perfect blend (hats off @swc/core). Congratulations to the winners, and to devs everywhere—use this analysis wisely to pick the perfect tool for your needs!

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