Decision Workspace
bdel vs cowfile vs bsdiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
bdel
growingv0.1.0
A utility that generates a binary delta of two files and allows you to apply it on the source.
51
cowfile
experimentalv0.2.2
A copy-on-write abstraction for binary data backed by memory or files
48
bsdiff
growingv0.2.1
Rust port of the bsdiff binary diffing algorithm.
Core Metrics
| bdel | cowfile | bsdiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 51 | 48 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 1.6K | 377.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.3K | 36.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 4 | 78 |
| Releases | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 1408d ago | 130d ago | 469d ago |
| Age | 3y 10m | 4m | 9y |
Health Breakdown
bdel
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
cowfile
Maintenance
12
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
bsdiff
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
15
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| bdel | cowfile | bsdiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.2 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Dependencies | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 29KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.59 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cowfile leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •bsdiff has the most downloads (377.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ bdel, bsdiff have not been updated in over a year.