What is cron?
"Cron jobs for your node"
cron is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 157.7 KB on disk.
Installation Guide
# Install via NPM
npm install cron
# Install via Yarn
yarn add cron
Version 4.4.0 • License MIT
One-Line Verdict
"Stable for production use."
Healthy
Actively Maintained
0 CVE History
No known CVEs.
157.7 KB
Light footprint.
4,444,600
Highly Trusted
Package Payload
2 Direct
Clean dependency structure.
Cold-Start Impact
+2 ms
Estimated execution overhead on standard hardware.
Current Threat Level
Verified Stable
"No known vulnerabilities detected. Version 4.4.0 is stable."
Accuracy Protocol
Scanned against OSV.dev (Google Open Source) databases. Last Deep-Scan: 2026.
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"Cron jobs for your node"
cron is used to facilitate high-performance Node.js workflows. It provides a slim footprint of 157.7 KB on disk.
# Install via NPM
npm install cron
# Install via Yarn
yarn add cron
You are currently viewing a proprietary security audit for cron on PAudit. We aggregate global databases to provide a safety rating of 100/100.
Run npm install cron. This installs version 4.4.0 and adds 2 direct dependencies to your project.
Yes, cron records 4,444,600 weekly downloads, making it a Highly Trusted part of the ecosystem.