Decision Workspace
alpm-sys-fork vs alpm-utils vs alpm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
alpm-sys-fork
growingv1.1.0
Raw bindings for libalpm
63
alpm-utils
growingv5.0.0
Helper functions for working with alpm
60
alpm
growingv5.0.2
Rust bindings for libalpm
Core Metrics
| alpm-sys-fork | alpm-utils | alpm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 63 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 15.7K | 1.4M | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 24.9K | 28.1K |
| Dependents | 13 | 113 | 393 |
| Releases | 6 | 24 | 69 |
| Last Updated | 2365d ago | 213d ago | 186d ago |
| Age | 7y 8m | 6y 10m | 9y 10m |
Health Breakdown
alpm-sys-fork
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
alpm-utils
Maintenance
10
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
alpm
Maintenance
11
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| alpm-sys-fork | alpm-utils | alpm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.0 | 5.0.0 | 5.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 32KB | 8KB | 42KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 4.2% | 21.7% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alpm-utils leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alpm has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •alpm is depended on by 393 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ alpm-sys-fork has not been updated in over a year.