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.
[email protected] benchmark node --no-warnings src/benchmark.js
Tests performed at 2024-08-17T08:59:43.901Z
Tested libraries (npm trends):
- cron
v3.1.7 - croner
v8.1.1 - 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 209,757 ops/sec ±0.71% (94 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 80,720 ops/sec ±1.18% (91 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 334 ops/sec ±1.04% (88 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 6,901 ops/sec ±1.36% (90 runs sampled)
croner x 194,018 ops/sec ±0.53% (93 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 64,929 ops/sec ±0.57% (96 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 3,189 ops/sec ±0.93% (92 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-08-17 09:00:24
croner - OK - 2024-08-17 09:00:24
cronosjs - OK - 2024-08-17 09:00:24
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-08-17 09:00:24
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 33,452 ops/sec ±2.58% (82 runs sampled)
croner x 190,274 ops/sec ±0.59% (92 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 38,356 ops/sec ±0.67% (91 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 18,415 ops/sec ±3.77% (72 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 11,560 ops/sec ±0.74% (93 runs sampled)
croner x 201,998 ops/sec ±0.31% (93 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 65,110 ops/sec ±0.55% (91 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 4,048 ops/sec ±0.79% (92 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 782 ops/sec ±0.82% (92 runs sampled)
croner x 106,192 ops/sec ±2.54% (91 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 60,526 ops/sec ±0.37% (94 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 90.86 ops/sec ±0.58% (77 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-08-17 09:15:15
croner - OK - 2024-08-17 09:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2024-08-17 09:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-08-17 09:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 6,094 ops/sec ±0.66% (93 runs sampled)
croner x 224,033 ops/sec ±0.89% (94 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 47,683 ops/sec ±0.57% (93 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 3,006 ops/sec ±0.66% (94 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 5,466 ops/sec ±0.69% (91 runs sampled)
croner x 187,716 ops/sec ±1.52% (92 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 65,999 ops/sec ±1.34% (93 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,703 ops/sec ±0.74% (91 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 5,472 ops/sec ±0.73% (94 runs sampled)
croner x 146,580 ops/sec ±0.55% (94 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 49,202 ops/sec ±0.45% (94 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,680 ops/sec ±0.87% (89 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% |