Decision Workspace
cargo-ci-cache-clean vs cargo-hold vs cargo-clean-global
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
cargo-ci-cache-clean
growingv0.0.4
Clean up unnecessary Cargo artifacts to improve CI caching performance
55
cargo-hold
growingv1.3.1
cargo-hold: A CI tool to ensure Cargo's incremental compilation is reliable by managing your caches intelligently
51
cargo-clean-global
experimentalv1.2.5
Clean Cargo target directories across Rust projects to reclaim disk space.
Core Metrics
| cargo-ci-cache-clean | cargo-hold | cargo-clean-global | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 55 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 42.4K | 3.7K | 152 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| Last Updated | 705d ago | 19d ago | 6d ago |
| Age | 2y 5m | 10m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-ci-cache-clean
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
cargo-hold
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
cargo-clean-global
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cargo-ci-cache-clean | cargo-hold | cargo-clean-global | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.4 | 1.3.1 | 1.2.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 16 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 2.4MB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.58 | 1.88.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-hold leads with a health score of 55/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-ci-cache-clean has the most downloads (42.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cargo-ci-cache-clean has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-ci-cache-clean is pre-1.0 — API may change.