date-fns vs spacetime

date-fns vs spacetime
Fact	date-fns	spacetime
Language	TypeScript	JavaScript
Licence	None detected	Other
Stars	37k	4.1k
Latest	v4.4.0	7.16.0
Last push	2026-09-22	2026-10-01
Release cadence	about 4 days between releases	about 19 days between releases
Active contributors	2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	No licence detected	none

How they relate

Both replace Moment.js. Alternatives to Moment.js →
Full replacementdate-fnsPlain functions over native Date, tree-shakable.
Full replacementspacetimeTimezone-aware dates with the timezone data built in, and an immutable API.

v5.0.0-alpha.02026-05-29v5 focuses on reducing the date-fns package size. Compared to v4.3.0, this version reduces the zipped package size from…pre-release
v4.4.02026-05-29This release revisits the approach to CDN usage and introduces a new package, @date-fns/cdn and deprecates the date-fns…
v4.3.02026-05-22Kudos to @ImRodry and @puneetdixit200 for their contributions.
v4.2.12026-05-18Fixed type definitions missing in v4.2.0 due to TypeScript misconfiguration.
v4.2.02026-05-18This is a minor release in all senses, it only includes documentation updates (first of many) that points to the new Yo…

7.16.02026-10-01[change] deprecated but exposed .d date now is in UTC - users can do s.toNativeDate()
7.15.02026-09-19[fix] - stale dst offsets #470 (thanks Sudarshan!)
7.14.02026-09-11[new] - support JavaScript's Date.toString() fmt as input #465
7.13.02026-06-23[fix] - typescript config issue
7.12.12026-05-27[fix] - regression for today param in object format

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