Decision Workspace
cargo-brief vs crate-checker vs cargo-edit
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
47
cargo-brief
experimentalv0.9.0
Visibility-aware Rust API extractor — pseudo-Rust output for AI agent consumption
39
crate-checker
experimentalv0.1.0
Rust crate information retrieval tool with CLI and API server
69
cargo-edit
growingv0.13.9
Cargo commands for modifying a `Cargo.toml` file..
Core Metrics
| cargo-brief | crate-checker | cargo-edit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 47 | 39 | 69 |
| Total Downloads | 288 | 326 | 2.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 288 | 10 | 145.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 316 |
| Releases | 22 | 1 | 54 |
| Last Updated | today | 179d ago | 25d ago |
| Age | 22d | 5m | 10y 4m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-brief
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
crate-checker
Maintenance
5
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
cargo-edit
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cargo-brief | crate-checker | cargo-edit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.0 | 0.1.0 | 0.13.9 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MPL-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 26 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 291KB | 52KB | 77KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-edit leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-edit is depended on by 316 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.