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Best Alternatives to lodash in 2026

lodash currently weighs 25.1 kB (gzip) with an AI health score of 78/100. Below are the top modernized, lighter, and faster replacements recommended by NPMBot.

Why Developers Are Replacing lodash:

•No official release since 2021 (v4.17.21)
•Poor tree-shaking unless using lodash-es or babel-plugin-lodash
•Types require heavy @types/lodash
•Many functions now have native one-line JavaScript equivalents

Curated Replacements Ranked by Efficiency

#1es-toolkitv1.32.0-95% Smaller

A modern JavaScript utility library with 2-3x faster performance and up to 97% smaller bundle size.

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Bundle Size:

1.1 kB

Weekly Downloads:

0.9M

Health Score:

99/100

Tree-Shakeable:

Yes

NPMBot Note: 2-3x faster, 97% smaller bundle size

#2radashv1.0.0-88% Smaller

Community npm package radash. AI-analyzed for health, dependencies, and bundle weight.

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Bundle Size:

5.6 kB

Weekly Downloads:

0.1M

Health Score:

88/100

Tree-Shakeable:

Yes

NPMBot Note: Modern functional TS utilities without legacy cruft