Automated benchmark of all JavaScript cron implementations, using Renovate and GitHub Actions.
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This repository was originaly forked from Hexagon/cron-comparison on commit 57132f7 on 2023-09-29.
cron-comparison@1.3.15 benchmark node --no-warnings src/benchmark.js
Tests performed at 2024-04-13T20:34:21.811Z
Tested libraries (npm trends):
- cron
v3.1.7 - croner
v8.0.2 - cronosjs
v1.7.1 - node-cron
v3.0.3 - node-schedule
v2.1.1
Tests
cron - FAIL - Error: Unknown alias: l
croner - OK - 2025-02-28 00:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2025-02-28 00:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - Error: L is a invalid expression for day of month
node-schedule - OK - 2025-02-28 00:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
croner x 186,292 ops/sec ±0.40% (95 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 76,839 ops/sec ±0.49% (95 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 193 ops/sec ±1.58% (82 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-05-04 03:02:01
croner - OK - 2024-05-04 03:02:01
cronosjs - OK - 2024-05-04 03:02:01
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-05-04 03:02:01
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 10,740 ops/sec ±0.93% (93 runs sampled)
croner x 181,399 ops/sec ±0.20% (96 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 63,036 ops/sec ±0.17% (98 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 8,475 ops/sec ±1.29% (93 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-04-13 21:00:00
croner - OK - 2024-04-13 21:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2024-04-13 21:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-04-13 21:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 28,899 ops/sec ±0.45% (97 runs sampled)
croner x 173,939 ops/sec ±0.19% (97 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 36,171 ops/sec ±0.19% (99 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 23,366 ops/sec ±0.40% (96 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2025-02-03 00:00:00
croner - OK - 2025-02-03 00:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2025-02-03 00:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2025-02-03 00:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 8,162 ops/sec ±0.68% (97 runs sampled)
croner x 185,694 ops/sec ±0.15% (96 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 60,896 ops/sec ±0.43% (98 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,579 ops/sec ±0.67% (96 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2028-02-29 00:00:00
croner - OK - 2028-02-29 00:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2028-02-29 00:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2028-02-29 00:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 741 ops/sec ±0.52% (95 runs sampled)
croner x 103,144 ops/sec ±0.35% (98 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 58,171 ops/sec ±0.18% (97 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 82.23 ops/sec ±0.64% (71 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-04-13 21:15:15
croner - OK - 2024-04-13 21:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2024-04-13 21:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-04-13 21:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 5,633 ops/sec ±0.56% (98 runs sampled)
croner x 204,773 ops/sec ±0.23% (95 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 43,486 ops/sec ±0.15% (98 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,681 ops/sec ±0.54% (96 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-10-01 00:15:15
croner - OK - 2024-10-01 00:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2024-10-01 00:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-10-01 00:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 4,588 ops/sec ±0.66% (96 runs sampled)
croner x 174,708 ops/sec ±0.40% (95 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 60,222 ops/sec ±0.32% (97 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,184 ops/sec ±0.81% (96 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-10-01 00:15:15
croner - OK - 2024-10-01 00:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2024-10-01 00:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-10-01 00:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 4,509 ops/sec ±0.63% (95 runs sampled)
croner x 132,047 ops/sec ±0.36% (97 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 45,850 ops/sec ±0.16% (98 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 1,960 ops/sec ±0.71% (97 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
| Library | OK | FAIL | % OK |
|---|---|---|---|
| cron | 7 | 1 | 87.5% |
| croner | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| cronosjs | 8 | 0 | 100% |
| node-cron | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| node-schedule | 8 | 0 | 100% |