numeral vs accounting-js | Number Formatting Libraries

Package	Downloads	Stars	Size	Issues	Publish	License

numeral	1,488,794	9,732	-	348	9 years ago	MIT
accounting-js	30,824	116	46.9 kB	11	6 months ago	MIT

Size and Performance

numeral:
numeral is slightly larger (around 7KB minified) but offers more advanced features and flexibility. The trade-off in size is worth it for applications that need more robust formatting capabilities.
accounting-js:
accounting-js is a small library (around 2KB minified) that provides basic number and currency formatting. Its lightweight nature makes it ideal for projects where performance and load times are a concern.

Currency Formatting

numeral:
numeral also supports currency formatting but offers more flexibility in terms of customizing formats and symbols. It allows for more complex formatting scenarios, including multiple currencies and dynamic symbol changes.
accounting-js:
accounting-js specializes in currency formatting, allowing you to easily format numbers as currency with customizable symbols, decimal places, and thousand separators. It is simple to use and provides sensible defaults.

Custom Formats

numeral:
numeral excels in custom formatting, allowing you to define your own formats for numbers, currencies, and percentages. This makes it a better choice for applications that require more complex or non-standard formatting.
accounting-js:
accounting-js has limited support for custom formats, focusing primarily on currency, number, and percentage formatting. It is designed to be simple and easy to use, which means it doesn’t have a lot of advanced features.

Localization

numeral:
numeral has better support for localization, including the ability to define multiple locales and switch between them. This makes it more suitable for applications that need to support multiple languages and regional formats.
accounting-js:
accounting-js has basic support for localization, allowing you to customize decimal and thousand separators. However, it does not have built-in support for multiple locales or automatic localization.

Ease of Use: Code Examples

numeral:

Simple currency formatting with numeral

const numeral = require('numeral');
const formattedCurrency = numeral(1234567.89).format('$0,0.00');
console.log(formattedCurrency); // $1,234,567.89

accounting-js:

Simple currency formatting with accounting-js

const accounting = require('accounting-js');
const formattedCurrency = accounting.formatMoney(1234567.89);
console.log(formattedCurrency); // $1,234,567.89

Size and Performance

Currency Formatting

Custom Formats

Localization

Ease of Use: Code Examples

Numeral.js

Travis Build Status

NPM

Contributing

Important: Please create your branch from and submit pull requests to the develop branch. All pull requests must include the appropriate tests.

Formats

Locales

Locale translations will not be merged without unit tests.

Changelog

2.0.6

2.0.4

2.0.2

2.0.1

2.0.0

1.5.6

1.5.5

1.5.4

1.5.3

1.5.2

1.5.1

1.5.0

1.4.9

1.4.8

1.4.7

1.4.6

1.4.5

1.4.1

1.4.0

1.3.4

1.3.3

1.3.2

1.3.1

1.3.0

1.2.6

1.2.5

1.2.4

1.2.3

1.2.2

1.2.1

1.2.0

1.1.0

1.0.4

1.0.3

1.0.2

1.0.1

1.0.0

Acknowlegements

License

Important: Please create your branch from and submit pull requests to the `develop` branch. All pull requests must include the appropriate tests.