Decision Workspace
backhand vs backhand-cli vs squishy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
61
backhand
growingv0.25.1
Library for the reading, creating, and modification of SquashFS file systems
55
backhand-cli
growingv0.25.1
Binaries for the reading, creating, and modification of SquashFS file systems
52
squishy
growingv0.5.0
A convenient high level library for reading SquashFS files
Core Metrics
| backhand | backhand-cli | squishy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 61 | 55 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 112.7K | 12.4K | 13.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 6.8K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 259 | 0 | 39 |
| Releases | 33 | 16 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 86d ago | 86d ago | 55d ago |
| Age | 3y 4m | 2y 4m | 1y 6m |
Health Breakdown
backhand
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
backhand-cli
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
squishy
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| backhand | backhand-cli | squishy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.25.1 | 0.25.1 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 23 | 15 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 92KB | 28KB | 40KB |
| Features | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.86 | 1.86.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •backhand leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •backhand is depended on by 259 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.