Decision Workspace
cargo-autoinherit vs cargo-ferris-wheel vs cargo-neat
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
cargo-autoinherit
growingv0.1.6
A cargo sub-command to leverage dependency inheritance wherever possible
52
cargo-ferris-wheel
growingv1.1.0
🎡 Detect workspace dependency cycles in Rust monorepos
52
cargo-neat
experimentalv0.3.2
A tool to complement cargo-machete and remove unused workspace dependencies
Core Metrics
| cargo-autoinherit | cargo-ferris-wheel | cargo-neat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 52 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 43.6K | 5.3K | 195 |
| 30d Downloads | 710 | 21 | 60 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 408d ago | 176d ago | 21d ago |
| Age | 2y | 8m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-autoinherit
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
10
cargo-ferris-wheel
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
cargo-neat
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cargo-autoinherit | cargo-ferris-wheel | cargo-neat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.6 | 1.1.0 | 0.3.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 15 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 105KB | 47KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-ferris-wheel leads with a health score of 52/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-autoinherit has the most downloads (43.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠cargo-autoinherit has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-autoinherit, cargo-neat are pre-1.0 — API may change.