Decision Workspace
cargo-download vs cargo-expand vs cargo-lambda-interactive
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
33
cargo-download
growingv0.1.2
Cargo subcommand for downloading crate sources
67
cargo-expand
stablev1.0.121
Wrapper around rustc -Zunpretty=expanded. Shows the result of macro expansion and #[derive] expansion.
63
cargo-lambda-interactive
stablev1.9.1
Cargo subcommand to work with AWS Lambda
Core Metrics
| cargo-download | cargo-expand | cargo-lambda-interactive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 33 | 67 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 77.5K | 2.5M | 158.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 3.6K | 124.1K | 4.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 30 | 207 |
| Releases | 6 | 176 | 61 |
| Last Updated | 2599d ago | 44d ago | 29d ago |
| Age | 8y 4m | 9y 9m | 3y 11m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-download
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
5
Popularity
6
Documentation
11
cargo-expand
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cargo-lambda-interactive
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cargo-download | cargo-expand | cargo-lambda-interactive | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 1.0.121 | 1.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 20 | 20 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 33KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 16.7% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.85.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-expand leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-lambda-interactive is depended on by 207 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-download has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-download is pre-1.0 — API may change.