Decision Workspace
cargo-burst vs cargo-hold vs crate2nix
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cargo-burst
experimentalv0.18.0
Spin up a Hetzner Cloud server on demand for cargo builds; persistent per-project volume keeps target/ warm between sessions.
55
cargo-hold
growingv1.3.1
cargo-hold: A CI tool to ensure Cargo's incremental compilation is reliable by managing your caches intelligently
49
crate2nix
growingv0.15.0
crate2nix generates nix (as in NixOS) build files for rust using cargo.
Core Metrics
| cargo-burst | cargo-hold | crate2nix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 55 | 49 |
| Total Downloads | 228 | 3.7K | 26.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 17 | 11 | 21 |
| Last Updated | 7d ago | 19d ago | 117d ago |
| Age | 21d | 10m | 6y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-burst
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
cargo-hold
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
crate2nix
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cargo-burst | cargo-hold | crate2nix | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.18.0 | 1.3.1 | 0.15.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 23 | 16 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 164KB | 2.4MB | 82KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-hold leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crate2nix has the most downloads (26.6K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cargo-burst, crate2nix are pre-1.0 — API may change.