TLDR;
The best JavaScript date libraries in 3 different criteria is summarized at the bottom [Conclusion section]
The most popular package
Moment.js π
12M weekly Downloads
The lightest package
dayJS π
471 KB
The most stable package
Moment.jsπ
9 years
Moment.js
Moment.js is one the oldest and best known date β related libraries for both Node.js and vanilla Javascript (making it browser compatible)
A lightweight JavaScript date library for parsing, validating, manipulating, and formatting dates. Documentation Momentβ¦
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Moment was designed to work both in the browser and in Node.js. All code should work in both of these environments, andβ¦
momentjs.com
Weekly Downloads *NPM
12M
License
MIT
Package Size (Unpacked Size)
40.9 MB
Initial Release Date
Version 1.1.0 release Date β β β 9 Years ago
Current Version β β β 2.26.0
UPs π
- available in many different environments and different package managers including npm , yarn , NuGet, spm, meteor
- very stable and reliable; been used by many software engineers for more than 9 years
- very good browser compatibility; available in Windows 7
DOWNs π
It took Moment.js almost 9 seconds to parse 100 000 ISO 8601 dates, while Day.js needs only 0.5 seconds
Longer loading time means lower user experience and worse SEO
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