Decision Workspace
alpm-utils vs alpm-sys vs alpm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
alpm-utils
stablev5.0.0
Helper functions for working with alpm
65
alpm-sys
stablev5.0.1
Raw bindings for libalpm
64
alpm
stablev5.0.2
Rust bindings for libalpm
Core Metrics
| alpm-utils | alpm-sys | alpm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 39.3K | 43.7K | 43.5K |
| Dependents | 113 | 84 | 388 |
| Releases | 24 | 28 | 69 |
| Last Updated | 105d ago | 78d ago | 78d ago |
| Age | 6y 6m | 9y 1m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
alpm-utils
Maintenance
13
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
alpm-sys
Maintenance
14
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
alpm
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| alpm-utils | alpm-sys | alpm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 5.0.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 2.0MB | 42KB |
| Features | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 4.2% | 0.0% | 21.7% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alpm-utils leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alpm has the most downloads (1.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •alpm is depended on by 388 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.