Decision Workspace
ardent vs mdsf vs taplo
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
ardent
experimentalv0.8.0
Opinionated formatter for NSIS scripts
57
mdsf
growingv0.12.1
Format, and lint, markdown code snippets using your favorite tools
53
taplo
growingv0.14.0
A TOML parser, analyzer and formatter library
Core Metrics
| ardent | mdsf | taplo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 57 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 337 | 45.0K | 2.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 213.4K |
| Dependents | 8 | 0 | 808 |
| Releases | 13 | 58 | 32 |
| Last Updated | today | 1d ago | 368d ago |
| Age | 13d | 2y 2m | 6y |
Health Breakdown
ardent
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
mdsf
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
taplo
Maintenance
7
Quality
10
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| ardent | mdsf | taplo | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 | 0.12.1 | 0.14.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 3 | 24 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 163KB | 54KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.74 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •mdsf leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •taplo has the most downloads (2.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •taplo is depended on by 808 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ taplo has not been updated in over a year.