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- Hexagon
- sheerlox
cron-comparison@1.3.1 benchmark node --no-warnings src/benchmark.js
Tests performed at 2023-10-09T19:35:28.895Z
Tested libraries (npm trends):
- cron
v3.1.0 - croner
v7.0.2 - cronosjs
v1.7.1 - node-cron
v3.0.2 - node-schedule
v2.1.1
Tests
cron - FAIL - Error: Unknown alias: l
croner - OK - 2024-02-29 00:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2024-02-29 00:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - Error: L is a invalid expression for day of month
node-schedule - OK - 2024-02-29 00:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
croner x 150,794 ops/sec ±8.96% (85 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 66,798 ops/sec ±15.04% (87 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 380 ops/sec ±9.81% (83 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - FAIL - Error: Unknown alias: l
croner - OK - 2024-02-23 00:00:00
cronosjs - FAIL - Error: Field item invalid format
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - FAIL - TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'nextInvocation')
Benchmark (only OK)
croner x 59,777 ops/sec ±3.36% (88 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - FAIL - Error: Field (dayOfWeek) cannot be parsed
croner - OK - 2023-12-08 00:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2023-12-08 00:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2023-12-08 00:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
croner x 133,599 ops/sec ±5.63% (87 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 58,524 ops/sec ±13.08% (87 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 3,727 ops/sec ±4.23% (86 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - FAIL - Error: Unknown alias: l
croner - OK - 2023-12-15 00:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2023-12-15 00:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - Error: L is a invalid expression for day of month
node-schedule - FAIL - TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'nextInvocation')
Benchmark (only OK)
croner x 86,291 ops/sec ±4.50% (89 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 56,134 ops/sec ±4.17% (88 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 6,313 ops/sec ±7.07% (84 runs sampled)
croner x 160,651 ops/sec ±2.95% (87 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 55,693 ops/sec ±4.69% (87 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,726 ops/sec ±4.22% (85 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2023-10-09 21:00:00
croner - OK - 2023-10-09 21:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2023-10-09 21:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2023-10-09 21:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 21,765 ops/sec ±5.38% (83 runs sampled)
croner x 161,614 ops/sec ±3.57% (86 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 32,285 ops/sec ±8.05% (88 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 16,514 ops/sec ±4.31% (88 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-02-05 00:00:00
croner - OK - 2024-02-05 00:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2024-02-05 00:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-02-05 00:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 9,744 ops/sec ±6.65% (84 runs sampled)
croner x 161,572 ops/sec ±4.47% (88 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 51,609 ops/sec ±5.92% (81 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 5,341 ops/sec ±6.21% (82 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2024-02-29 00:00:00
croner - OK - 2024-02-29 00:00:00
cronosjs - OK - 2024-02-29 00:00:00
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2024-02-29 00:00:00
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 3,104 ops/sec ±3.65% (86 runs sampled)
croner x 176,714 ops/sec ±4.69% (86 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 67,920 ops/sec ±3.43% (89 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 737 ops/sec ±3.69% (85 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2023-10-09 21:15:15
croner - OK - 2023-10-09 21:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2023-10-09 21:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2023-10-09 21:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 5,232 ops/sec ±3.66% (86 runs sampled)
croner x 189,412 ops/sec ±4.44% (88 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 40,316 ops/sec ±3.56% (89 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,313 ops/sec ±4.69% (84 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2023-10-11 00:15:15
croner - OK - 2023-10-11 00:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2023-10-11 00:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2023-10-11 00:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 5,129 ops/sec ±4.01% (86 runs sampled)
croner x 158,104 ops/sec ±6.95% (81 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 55,083 ops/sec ±3.85% (87 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,622 ops/sec ±5.25% (80 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
Tests
cron - OK - 2023-10-09 21:15:15
croner - OK - 2023-10-09 21:15:15
cronosjs - OK - 2023-10-09 21:15:15
node-cron - FAIL - 1970-01-01 00:00:00
node-schedule - OK - 2023-10-09 21:15:15
Benchmark (only OK)
cron x 5,131 ops/sec ±4.00% (88 runs sampled)
croner x 111,913 ops/sec ±3.74% (88 runs sampled)
cronosjs x 42,010 ops/sec ±3.53% (88 runs sampled)
node-schedule x 2,275 ops/sec ±6.14% (83 runs sampled)
Fastest is croner
| Library | OK | FAIL | % OK |
|---|---|---|---|
| cron | 7 | 4 | 63.63636363636363% |
| croner | 11 | 0 | 100% |
| cronosjs | 10 | 1 | 90.9090909090909% |
| node-cron | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| node-schedule | 9 | 2 | 81.81818181818183% |