Decision Workspace
brace-expand vs braces vs subst
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
brace-expand
growingv0.1.0
Rust crate which performs brace expansion of strings, as in shells like Bash etc.
60
braces
experimentalv0.2.6
Convert path lists into compact brace expansion syntax
50
subst
growingv0.3.8
shell-like variable substitution
Core Metrics
| brace-expand | braces | subst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 60 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 3.2K | 1.3K | 13.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 393.1K |
| Dependents | 0 | 35 | 133 |
| Releases | 1 | 15 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1691d ago | 189d ago | 381d ago |
| Age | 4y 7m | 6m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
brace-expand
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
braces
Maintenance
17
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
subst
Maintenance
7
Quality
10
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| brace-expand | braces | subst | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.2.6 | 0.3.8 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 31KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 35.3% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •braces leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •subst has the most downloads (13.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •subst is depended on by 133 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ brace-expand, subst have not been updated in over a year.