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@1.3.19 benchmark node --no-warnings src/benchmark.js
Tests performed at 2024-10-28T16:56:41.594Z
Tested libraries (npm trends):
- cron
v3.1.7 - croner
v9.0.0 - 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 147,722 ops/sec ±0.50% (95 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 78,576 ops/sec ±0.47% (91 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 488 ops/sec ±1.84% (91 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2025-05-03 03:02:01
croner - OK - 2025-05-03 03:02:01
cronosjs - OK - 2025-05-03 03:02:01
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2025-05-03 03:02:01
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 7,517 ops/sec ±0.95% (92 runs sampled)
croner x 136,001 ops/sec ±0.24% (98 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 60,974 ops/sec ±0.15% (99 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 3,583 ops/sec ±0.79% (93 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-10-28 18:00:00
croner - OK - 2024-10-28 18:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2024-10-28 18:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-10-28 18:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 24,997 ops/sec ±0.47% (95 runs sampled)
croner x 135,103 ops/sec ±0.24% (97 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 37,077 ops/sec ±0.80% (96 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 18,281 ops/sec ±0.50% (95 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 13,820 ops/sec ±0.63% (95 runs sampled)
croner x 145,561 ops/sec ±0.14% (98 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 61,947 ops/sec ±0.19% (97 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 6,405 ops/sec ±0.74% (95 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 776 ops/sec ±0.69% (95 runs sampled)
croner x 90,255 ops/sec ±0.29% (100 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 60,508 ops/sec ±0.25% (99 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 96.11 ops/sec ±0.71% (82 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-10-28 18:15:15
croner - OK - 2024-10-28 18:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2024-10-28 18:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-10-28 18:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 5,475 ops/sec ±0.67% (96 runs sampled)
croner x 153,631 ops/sec ±0.63% (98 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 44,865 ops/sec ±0.46% (93 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,580 ops/sec ±0.55% (96 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-10-31 00:15:15
croner - OK - 2024-10-31 00:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2024-10-31 00:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-10-31 00:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 5,125 ops/sec ±0.61% (94 runs sampled)
croner x 137,280 ops/sec ±0.49% (96 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 62,679 ops/sec ±0.25% (99 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,847 ops/sec ±0.65% (95 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-10-28 18:15:15
croner - OK - 2024-10-28 18:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2024-10-28 18:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-10-28 18:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 5,428 ops/sec ±0.78% (95 runs sampled)
croner x 81,671 ops/sec ±0.24% (99 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 47,655 ops/sec ±0.15% (97 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,591 ops/sec ±0.59% (96 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% |