date-fns is a modern JavaScript date utility library that provides comprehensive functionality for manipulating, formatting, and parsing dates. It offers a modular and functional approach to working with dates, allowing developers to easily perform common date operations like adding or subtracting time, calculating differences between dates, and formatting dates in various locales.
Alternatives:
dayjs-+
luxon-+
moment-+
js-joda-+
chrono-node-+
spacetime-+
date-and-time-+
ms-+
dateformat-+
timeago.js-+
Tags: javascriptdatetimeutilityformatting
moment
v2.30.1(about 1 year ago)
Moment is a popular JavaScript library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates and times. It offers a simple and intuitive API for handling various date-related operations, such as adding or subtracting time, formatting dates, and working with timezones. Moment is widely used in web development for its ease of use and comprehensive date functionality.
Alternatives:
date-fns-+
dayjs-+
luxon-+
js-joda-+
spacetime-+
chrono-node-+
date-and-time-+
timeago.js-+
fecha-+
ms-+
Tags: javascriptdatetimeformattingparsing
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Popularity
Moment has been around for longer and was historically more popular than Date-fns, but in recent years Date-fns has gained a lot of traction and popularity in the JavaScript community. Both packages are widely used and have a large following.
Size
Date-fns is a collection of individual modules, so it's more modular and lightweight. Moment, on the other hand, has a larger code base and is considered to be less performant than Date-fns.
Flexibility
Date-fns is more flexible and can be easily integrated with other libraries and frameworks. It also works with tree-shaking so you can import only the modules you need. Moment, on the other hand, is not very modular and requires you to import the whole library.
Functionality
Both libraries provide a rich set of features and functionalities. Moment is slightly more feature-rich and provides more configuration options than Date-fns. However, for most use cases, Date-fns provides enough functionality and is a more lightweight option.
Development experience
Date-fns provides a more modern and ergonomic API, and can work with both JavaScript and TypeScript, while Moment follows a more traditional, object-oriented, and mutable API style. Date-fns also provides better type support and has better documentation than Moment.
Maintenance
Both libraries are actively maintained by their respective communities. However, Moment has seen some criticism for its large size, performance issues, and lack of updates. Date-fns is more structured, modular, and well-maintained, which makes it more future-proof and easier to maintain in the long run.
