Decision Workspace
cairn vs vergen vs vergen-lib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
cairn
experimentalv0.0.0
Build-gated version control for Rust projects - EXPERIMENTAL, NOT PRODUCTION READY
75
vergen
stablev9.1.0
Generate 'cargo:rustc-env' instructions via 'build.rs' for use in your code via the 'env!' macro
75
vergen-lib
stablev9.1.0
Common code used to support the vergen libraries
Core Metrics
| cairn | vergen | vergen-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 75 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 20 | 37.2M | 14.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 2.2M | 1.7M |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.4K | 109 |
| Releases | 1 | 126 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 70d ago | today | today |
| Age | 2m | 11y 1m | 2y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cairn
Maintenance
9
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
vergen
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
vergen-lib
Maintenance
20
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cairn | vergen | vergen-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.0 | 9.1.0 | 9.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 10 | 13 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 51KB | 33KB | 20KB |
| Features | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vergen leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vergen is depended on by 4.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cairn is pre-1.0 — API may change.