react-calendar vs react-datepicker vs react-datetime vs react-native-date-picker vs react-native-datepicker vs react-native-modal-datetime-picker

Package	Downloads	Stars	Size	Issues	Publish	License
Package	Downloads	Stars	Size	Issues	Publish	License
react-calendar	0	3,786	271 kB	38	16 days ago	MIT
react-datepicker	0	8,366	4.5 MB	66	4 months ago	MIT
react-datetime	0	2,007	291 kB	182	a year ago	MIT
react-native-date-picker	0	2,495	3.97 MB	70	a year ago	MIT
react-native-datepicker	0	2,113	-	285	8 years ago	MIT
react-native-modal-datetime-picker	0	3,050	43.9 kB	58	2 years ago	MIT

User Interface

react-calendar:
react-calendar offers a clean and straightforward calendar interface, allowing users to navigate through months and select dates easily. It is designed to be visually appealing while maintaining simplicity, making it user-friendly for all ages.
react-datepicker:
react-datepicker features a dropdown interface that allows users to select dates and times conveniently. It includes a calendar view and time selection, making it versatile for various input scenarios and enhancing user interaction.
react-datetime:
react-datetime combines both date and time selection in a single interface, providing a seamless user experience. Its design allows users to switch between date and time views easily, catering to applications that require both inputs.
react-native-date-picker:
react-native-date-picker provides a native mobile interface that aligns with iOS and Android design principles. It offers a smooth and responsive experience, ensuring that users feel comfortable interacting with the date picker on mobile devices.
react-native-datepicker:
react-native-datepicker presents a simple and intuitive interface for date selection in mobile applications. It is designed to be easy to use, ensuring that users can quickly select dates without confusion.
react-native-modal-datetime-picker:
react-native-modal-datetime-picker enhances the user interface by presenting the date and time picker in a modal. This approach minimizes distractions and focuses user attention on the selection process, improving overall usability.

Customization

react-calendar:
react-calendar allows for extensive customization options, enabling developers to style the calendar according to their application's theme. You can easily modify colors, fonts, and layouts to match your design requirements.
react-datepicker:
react-datepicker offers a variety of props for customization, including the ability to format dates, control the display of the calendar, and style components. This flexibility makes it suitable for applications with specific design needs.
react-datetime:
react-datetime provides customization options for both date and time formats, allowing developers to tailor the component to fit their application's requirements. You can also customize the appearance and behavior of the picker.
react-native-date-picker:
react-native-date-picker is designed to be easily customizable, allowing developers to change styles and properties to fit the app's design. It supports various modes, such as date, time, or datetime, enhancing its versatility.
react-native-datepicker:
react-native-datepicker allows for basic customization, including date formats and styles. While it may not be as flexible as others, it still provides enough options for most standard use cases.
react-native-modal-datetime-picker:
react-native-modal-datetime-picker offers customization for the modal presentation, including styles and animations. This allows developers to create a unique user experience that aligns with their app's design.

Localization

react-calendar:
react-calendar supports localization, allowing developers to present dates in various formats based on user preferences or regional settings. This feature is essential for applications targeting a global audience.
react-datepicker:
react-datepicker includes built-in localization support, enabling developers to easily adapt the date picker to different languages and formats. This makes it suitable for international applications.
react-datetime:
react-datetime supports localization, allowing developers to format dates and times according to user preferences. This feature enhances usability for users from different regions.
react-native-date-picker:
react-native-date-picker supports localization, ensuring that date and time formats align with local conventions. This is crucial for mobile applications that cater to diverse user bases.
react-native-datepicker:
react-native-datepicker provides basic localization support, allowing developers to format dates according to user preferences. While not as extensive as others, it still meets the needs of many applications.
react-native-modal-datetime-picker:
react-native-modal-datetime-picker supports localization, allowing developers to present date and time formats that are familiar to users in different regions, enhancing the overall user experience.

Mobile Compatibility

react-calendar:
react-calendar is primarily designed for web applications and may not provide the best user experience on mobile devices. It is best suited for desktop applications where a full calendar view is beneficial.
react-datepicker:
react-datepicker is also primarily for web applications and may not be optimized for mobile use. It is best used in scenarios where desktop users are the primary audience.
react-datetime:
react-datetime is designed for web applications and may not offer the best mobile experience. It is ideal for projects where desktop usage is predominant.
react-native-date-picker:
react-native-date-picker is specifically built for React Native applications, ensuring a native look and feel on mobile devices. It is the best choice for mobile-first applications requiring date selection.
react-native-datepicker:
react-native-datepicker is tailored for mobile applications, providing a simple and effective date selection interface. It is suitable for projects focused on mobile user experience.
react-native-modal-datetime-picker:
react-native-modal-datetime-picker is optimized for mobile applications, providing a modal interface that enhances usability on mobile devices. It is ideal for apps that prioritize a clean and focused user experience.

Integration

react-calendar:
react-calendar can be easily integrated into any React application, making it a versatile choice for developers looking for a straightforward calendar component without complex dependencies.
react-datepicker:
react-datepicker integrates well with forms and other UI components, making it a suitable choice for applications that require date input alongside other form elements.
react-datetime:
react-datetime can be integrated seamlessly into forms and other components, offering a consistent user experience across the application. It is ideal for projects that require both date and time inputs.
react-native-date-picker:
react-native-date-picker is designed for easy integration into React Native applications, ensuring that developers can quickly implement date selection features without extensive setup.
react-native-datepicker:
react-native-datepicker is straightforward to integrate into React Native applications, providing a simple solution for date selection without complex configurations.
react-native-modal-datetime-picker:
react-native-modal-datetime-picker is easy to integrate into React Native applications, allowing developers to implement a modal date and time picker with minimal effort.

Prop name	Description	Default value	Example values
activeStartDate	The beginning of a period that shall be displayed. If you wish to use react-calendar in an uncontrolled way, use `defaultActiveStartDate` instead.	(today)	`new Date(2017, 0, 1)`
allowPartialRange	Whether to call onChange with only partial result given `selectRange` prop.	`false`	`true`
calendarType	Type of calendar that should be used. Can be `'gregory`, `'hebrew'`, `'islamic'`, `'iso8601'`. Setting to `"gregory"` or `"hebrew"` will change the first day of the week to Sunday. Setting to `"islamic"` will change the first day of the week to Saturday. Setting to `"islamic"` or `"hebrew"` will make weekends appear on Friday to Saturday.	Type of calendar most commonly used in a given locale	`'iso8601'`
className	Class name(s) that will be added along with `"react-calendar"` to the main react-calendar `<div>` element.	n/a	String: `"class1 class2"` Array of strings: `["class1", "class2 class3"]`
data-testid	The test ID used for testing purposes.	n/a	`'calendar'`
defaultActiveStartDate	The beginning of a period that shall be displayed by default. If you wish to use react-calendar in a controlled way, use `activeStartDate` instead.	(today)	`new Date(2017, 0, 1)`
defaultValue	Calendar value that shall be selected initially. Can be either one value or an array of two values. If you wish to use react-calendar in a controlled way, use `value` instead.	n/a	Date: `new Date()` An array of dates: `[new Date(2017, 0, 1), new Date(2017, 7, 1)]`
defaultView	Determines which calendar view shall be opened initially. Does not disable navigation. Can be `"month"`, `"year"`, `"decade"` or `"century"`. If you wish to use react-calendar in a controlled way, use `view` instead.	The most detailed view allowed	`"year"`
formatDay	Function called to override default formatting of day tile labels. Can be used to use your own formatting function.	(default formatter)	`(locale, date) => formatDate(date, 'd')`
formatLongDate	Function called to override default formatting of day tile `abbr` labels. Can be used to use your own formatting function.	(default formatter)	`(locale, date) => formatDate(date, 'dd MMM YYYY')`
formatMonth	Function called to override default formatting of month names. Can be used to use your own formatting function.	(default formatter)	`(locale, date) => formatDate(date, 'MMM')`
formatMonthYear	Function called to override default formatting of months and years. Can be used to use your own formatting function.	(default formatter)	`(locale, date) => formatDate(date, 'MMMM YYYY')`
formatShortWeekday	Function called to override default formatting of weekday names (shortened). Can be used to use your own formatting function.	(default formatter)	`(locale, date) => formatDate(date, 'dd')`
formatWeekday	Function called to override default formatting of weekday names. Can be used to use your own formatting function.	(default formatter)	`(locale, date) => formatDate(date, 'dd')`
formatYear	Function called to override default formatting of year in the top navigation section. Can be used to use your own formatting function.	(default formatter)	`(locale, date) => formatDate(date, 'YYYY')`
goToRangeStartOnSelect	Whether to go to the beginning of the range when selecting the end of the range.	`true`	`false`
inputRef	A prop that behaves like ref, but it's passed to main `<div>` rendered by `<Calendar>` component.	n/a	Function: `(ref) => { this.myCalendar = ref; }` Ref created using `createRef`: `this.ref = createRef();` … `inputRef={this.ref}` Ref created using `useRef`: `const ref = useRef();` … `inputRef={ref}`
locale	Locale that should be used by the calendar. Can be any IETF language tag. Note: When using SSR, setting this prop may help resolving hydration errors caused by locale mismatch between server and client.	Server locale/User's browser settings	`"hu-HU"`
maxDate	Maximum date that the user can select. Periods partially overlapped by maxDate will also be selectable, although react-calendar will ensure that no later date is selected.	n/a	Date: `new Date()`
maxDetail	The most detailed view that the user shall see. View defined here also becomes the one on which clicking an item will select a date and pass it to onChange. Can be `"month"`, `"year"`, `"decade"` or `"century"`.	`"month"`	`"year"`
minDate	Minimum date that the user can select. Periods partially overlapped by minDate will also be selectable, although react-calendar will ensure that no earlier date is selected.	n/a	Date: `new Date()`
minDetail	The least detailed view that the user shall see. Can be `"month"`, `"year"`, `"decade"` or `"century"`.	`"century"`	`"decade"`
navigationAriaLabel	`aria-label` attribute of a label rendered on calendar navigation bar.	n/a	`"Go up"`
navigationAriaLive	`aria-live` attribute of a label rendered on calendar navigation bar.	`undefined`	`"polite"`
navigationLabel	Content of a label rendered on calendar navigation bar.	(default label)	({ date, label, locale, view }) => alert(`Current view: ${view}, date: ${date.toLocaleDateString(locale)}`)
next2AriaLabel	`aria-label` attribute of the "next on higher level" button on the navigation pane.	n/a	`"Jump forwards"`
next2Label	Content of the "next on higher level" button on the navigation pane. Setting the value explicitly to null will hide the icon.	`"»"`	String: `"»"` React element: `<DoubleNextIcon />`
nextAriaLabel	`aria-label` attribute of the "next" button on the navigation pane.	n/a	`"Next"`
nextLabel	Content of the "next" button on the navigation pane. Setting the value explicitly to null will hide the icon.	`"›"`	String: `"›"` React element: `<NextIcon />`
onActiveStartDateChange	Function called when the user navigates from one view to another using previous/next button. Note that this function will not be called when e.g. drilling up from January 2021 to 2021 or drilling down the other way around. `action` signifies the reason for active start date change and can be one of the following values: `"prev"`, `"prev2"`, `"next"`, `"next2"`, `"drillUp"`, `"drillDown"`, `"onChange"`.	n/a	`({ action, activeStartDate, value, view }) => alert('Changed view to: ', activeStartDate, view)`
onChange	Function called when the user clicks an item (day on month view, month on year view and so on) on the most detailed view available.	n/a	`(value, event) => alert('New date is: ', value)`
onClickDay	Function called when the user clicks a day.	n/a	`(value, event) => alert('Clicked day: ', value)`
onClickDecade	Function called when the user clicks a decade.	n/a	`(value, event) => alert('Clicked decade: ', value)`
onClickMonth	Function called when the user clicks a month.	n/a	`(value, event) => alert('Clicked month: ', value)`
onClickWeekNumber	Function called when the user clicks a week number.	n/a	`(weekNumber, date, event) => alert('Clicked week: ', weekNumber, 'that starts on: ', date)`
onClickYear	Function called when the user clicks a year.	n/a	`(value, event) => alert('Clicked year: ', value)`
onDrillDown	Function called when the user drills down by clicking a tile.	n/a	`({ activeStartDate, view }) => alert('Drilled down to: ', activeStartDate, view)`
onDrillUp	Function called when the user drills up by clicking drill up button.	n/a	`({ activeStartDate, view }) => alert('Drilled up to: ', activeStartDate, view)`
onViewChange	Function called when the user navigates from one view to another using drill up button or by clicking a tile. `action` signifies the reason for view change and can be one of the following values: `"prev"`, `"prev2"`, `"next"`, `"next2"`, `"drillUp"`, `"drillDown"`, `"onChange"`.	n/a	`({ action, activeStartDate, value, view }) => alert('New view is: ', view)`
prev2AriaLabel	`aria-label` attribute of the "previous on higher level" button on the navigation pane.	n/a	`"Jump backwards"`
prev2Label	Content of the "previous on higher level" button on the navigation pane. Setting the value explicitly to null will hide the icon.	`"«"`	String: `"«"` React element: `<DoublePreviousIcon />`
prevAriaLabel	`aria-label` attribute of the "previous" button on the navigation pane.	n/a	`"Previous"`
prevLabel	Content of the "previous" button on the navigation pane. Setting the value explicitly to null will hide the icon.	`"‹"`	String: `"‹"` React element: `<PreviousIcon />`
returnValue	Which dates shall be passed by the calendar to the onChange function and onClick{Period} functions. Can be `"start"`, `"end"` or `"range"`. The latter will cause an array with start and end values to be passed.	`"start"`	`"range"`
selectRange	Whether the user shall select two dates forming a range instead of just one. Note: This feature will make react-calendar return array with two dates regardless of returnValue setting.	`false`	`true`
showDoubleView	Whether to show two months/years/… at a time instead of one. Defaults `showFixedNumberOfWeeks` prop to be `true`.	`false`	`true`
showFixedNumberOfWeeks	Whether to always show fixed number of weeks (6). Forces `showNeighboringMonth` prop to be `true`.	`false`	`true`
showNavigation	Whether a navigation bar with arrows and title shall be rendered.	`true`	`false`
showNeighboringCentury	Whether decades from next century shall be rendered to fill the entire last row in.	`false`	`true`
showNeighboringDecade	Whether years from next decade shall be rendered to fill the entire last row in.	`false`	`true`
showNeighboringMonth	Whether days from previous or next month shall be rendered if the month doesn't start on the first day of the week or doesn't end on the last day of the week, respectively.	`true`	`false`
showWeekNumbers	Whether week numbers shall be shown at the left of MonthView or not.	`false`	`true`
tileClassName	Class name(s) that will be applied to a given calendar item (day on month view, month on year view and so on).	n/a	String: `"class1 class2"` Array of strings: `["class1", "class2 class3"]` Function: `({ activeStartDate, date, view }) => view === 'month' && date.getDay() === 3 ? 'wednesday' : null`
tileContent	Allows to render custom content within a given calendar item (day on month view, month on year view and so on).	n/a	String: `"Sample"` React element: `<TileContent />` Function: `({ activeStartDate, date, view }) => view === 'month' && date.getDay() === 0 ? <p>It's Sunday!</p> : null`
tileDisabled	Pass a function to determine if a certain day should be displayed as disabled.	n/a	`({ activeStartDate, date, view }) => date.getDay() === 0`
value	Calendar value. Can be either one value or an array of two values. If you wish to use react-calendar in an uncontrolled way, use `defaultValue` instead.	n/a	Date: `new Date()` String: `2017-01-01` An array of dates: `[new Date(2017, 0, 1), new Date(2017, 7, 1)]` An array of strings: `['2017-01-01', '2017-08-01']`
view	Determines which calendar view shall be opened. Does not disable navigation. Can be `"month"`, `"year"`, `"decade"` or `"century"`. If you wish to use react-calendar in an uncontrolled way, use `defaultView` instead.	The most detailed view allowed	`"year"`

Prop name	Description	Default value	Example values
activeStartDate	The beginning of a period that shall be displayed.	n/a	`new Date(2017, 0, 1)`
hover	The date over which the user is hovering. Used only when `selectRange` is enabled, to render a “WIP” range when the user is selecting range.	n/a	`new Date(2017, 0, 1)`
maxDate	Maximum date that the user can select. Periods partially overlapped by maxDate will also be selectable, although react-calendar will ensure that no later date is selected.	n/a	Date: `new Date()`
minDate	Minimum date that the user can select. Periods partially overlapped by minDate will also be selectable, although react-calendar will ensure that no earlier date is selected.	n/a	Date: `new Date()`
onClick	Function called when the user clicks an item (day on month view, month on year view and so on).	n/a	`(value) => alert('New date is: ', value)`
tileClassName	Class name(s) that will be applied to a given calendar item (day on month view, month on year view and so on).	n/a	String: `"class1 class2"` Array of strings: `["class1", "class2 class3"]` Function: `({ date, view }) => view === 'month' && date.getDay() === 3 ? 'wednesday' : null`
tileContent	Allows to render custom content within a given item (day on month view, month on year view and so on). Note: For tiles with custom content you might want to set fixed height of `react-calendar__tile` to ensure consistent layout.	n/a	`({ date, view }) => view === 'month' && date.getDay() === 0 ? <p>It's Sunday!</p> : null`
value	Calendar value. Can be either one value or an array of two values.	n/a	Date: `new Date()` An array of dates: `[new Date(2017, 0, 1), new Date(2017, 7, 1)]` String: `2017-01-01` An array of strings: `['2017-01-01', '2017-08-01']`

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tl;dr

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