# Bower vs Moment.js

| Attribute | Bower | Moment.js |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 56.9 (16% (low)) | 58.1 (23% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 26 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 167,938 | 1,006,179 |
| adoption.github_stars | 14,898 | 47,894 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A package manager for web development that handles frameworks, libraries, and assets, using a flat dependency model to avoid duplication and optimize page load performance. It is indexed under JavaScript Tooling.","source":"https://bower.io","question":"What is Bower?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bower is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://bower.io","question":"Is Bower free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Bower supports Windows and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://bower.io","question":"What platforms does Bower support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 20 integrations for Bower, including Grunt, RequireJS, Yeoman, Gulp, Rails, CodeKit, Telerik AppBuilder and WebStorm, plus 12 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://bower.io","question":"What does Bower integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Bower is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/bower/bower","question":"Is Bower open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A JavaScript library that simplifies date and time operations, providing utilities for parsing various date formats, validating dates, manipulating time values, and formatting output with support for multiple locales. It is indexed under JavaScript Tooling.","source":"https://momentjs.com","question":"What is Moment.js?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Moment.js is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://momentjs.com","question":"Is Moment.js free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Moment.js supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://momentjs.com","question":"What platforms does Moment.js support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Moment.js is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/moment/moment","question":"Is Moment.js open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| description.long | Manages package dependencies for web development, with a flat dependency tree where dependencies are isolated per application and not shared system-wide. | A JavaScript library that simplifies date and time operations, providing utilities for parsing various date formats, validating dates, manipulating time values, and formatting output with support for multiple locales. |
| integrations.count | 20 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Grunt"},{"name":"RequireJS"},{"name":"Yeoman"},{"name":"Gulp"},{"name":"Rails"},{"name":"CodeKit"},{"name":"Telerik AppBuilder"},{"name":"WebStorm"},{"name":"NetBeans"},{"name":"Visual Studio"},{"name":"Alfred"},{"name":"Brackets"},{"name":"Pyramid"},{"name":"CakePHP"},{"name":"Symfony"},{"name":"Django"},{"name":"Flask"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":"Less"}]` | - |
| language.primary | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://bower.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-22T22:28:18.033Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://momentjs.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-14T09:27:24.627Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 9 | 50 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.12","date":"2021-01-19T09:39:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.10","date":"2021-01-14T19:28:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.8","date":"2019-01-23T21:32:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.7","date":"2019-01-17T22:42:02Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.6","date":"2019-01-17T13:49:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.4","date":"2018-03-28T19:08:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.3","date":"2018-03-28T18:21:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.2","date":"2017-09-13T17:02:55Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2016-11-07T10:20:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.9","date":"2016-04-05T12:39:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.8","date":"2016-04-04T17:19:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.6","date":"2016-01-27T11:07:19Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.5","date":"2016-01-26T21:44:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.3","date":"2016-01-20T17:44:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.2","date":"2015-12-31T02:11:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2015-12-11T20:52:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2015-12-07T13:00:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.6.8","date":"2015-11-27T15:04:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.6.4","date":"2015-10-24T10:09:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/bower/bower/releases/tag/v1.6.3","date":"2015-10-16T10:01:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.3"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/moment/moment/releases/tag/2.31.0","date":"2026-09-15T01:10:04Z","type":"stable","version":"2.31.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/moment/moment/releases/tag/2.30.1","date":"2026-07-26T19:57:03Z","type":"stable","version":"2.30.1"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 3.9 | 6.1 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=bower&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":6,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=moment&per_page=100","last_12m":1,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:28:59.445Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*