date-fns vs dayjs vs moment
Compare date-fns vs dayjs vs moment — features, weekly downloads, TypeScript support, licensing, and which is best for your JavaScript project.
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date-fns
v1.0.0Modern JavaScript date utility library. Tree-shakeable with 200+ functions.
Hugely popularMaintainedNative TypeScriptMIT
Weekly DLs
24.0M
Last publish
9 months ago
dayjs
v1.0.02kB immutable date library. Moment.js-compatible API with a tiny footprint.
Hugely popularMaintainedNative TypeScriptMIT
Weekly DLs
22.0M
Last publish
9 months ago
moment
v1.0.0Legacy date library. Works but considered deprecated — use date-fns or dayjs instead.
Hugely popularStaleNative TypeScriptMIT
Weekly DLs
19.0M
Last publish
1 years ago
Comparison Table
| Metric | date-fns | dayjs | moment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latest Version | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
| Weekly Downloads | 24.0M | 22.0M | 19.0M |
| Last Published | 9 months ago | 9 months ago | 1 years ago |
| TypeScript | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Popularity | Hugely popular | Hugely popular | Hugely popular |
| Maintenance | Maintained | Maintained | Stale |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Description | Modern JavaScript date utility library. Tree-shakeable with 200+ functions. | 2kB immutable date library. Moment.js-compatible API with a tiny footprint. | Legacy date library. Works but considered deprecated — use date-fns or dayjs instead. |
Which should I use?
Most Popular
date-fns has the highest weekly downloads (24.0M/week).
Most Mature
date-fns combines a large user base with an active release cadence.
Most Recently Updated
date-fns was last published 9 months ago.
Install Commands
date-fns
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npm install date-fns@1.0.0dayjs
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npm install dayjs@1.0.0moment
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npm install moment@1.0.0Which of these are in your project?
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