| S.No. | Class Methods | Instance Methods |
| 1. | Class methods are methods which are declared as static. The method can be called without creating an instance of the class | Instance methods on the other hand require an instance of the class to exist before they can be called, so an instance of a class needs to be created by using the new keyword. Instance methods operate on specific instances of classes |
| 2. | Class methods can only operate on class members and not on instance members as class methods are unaware of instance members. | Instance methods of the class can also not be called from within a class method unless they are being called on an instance of that class. |
| 3. | Class methods are methods which are declared as static. The method can be called without creating an instance of the class. | Instance methods are not declared as static. |