Decision Workspace
a9-prettyplease vs rust-format vs verus_prettyplease
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
a9-prettyplease
experimentalv0.1.7
A minimal `syn` syntax tree pretty-printer (fork of prettyplease with enhanced blank-line heuristics)
58
rust-format
growingv0.3.4
A Rust source code formatting crate with a unified interface for string, file, and TokenStream input
65
verus_prettyplease
experimentalv0.0.0-2026-05-24-0157
A minimal `syn` syntax tree pretty-printer adapted for Verus
Core Metrics
| a9-prettyplease | rust-format | verus_prettyplease | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 58 | 65 |
| Total Downloads | 300 | 3.2M | 63.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 77.4K | 14.2K |
| Dependents | 12 | 839 | 25 |
| Releases | 9 | 8 | 14 |
| Last Updated | 34d ago | 1505d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4y 1m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
a9-prettyplease
Maintenance
17
Quality
10
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
rust-format
Maintenance
7
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
verus_prettyplease
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
10
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| a9-prettyplease | rust-format | verus_prettyplease | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.7 | 0.3.4 | 0.0.0-2026-05-24-0157 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 92KB | 13KB | 74KB |
| Features | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.71 | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •verus_prettyplease leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust-format has the most downloads (3.2M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •rust-format is depended on by 839 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ rust-format has not been updated in over a year.