Decision Workspace
cargo-emit vs vergen vs vergen-lib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
cargo-emit
growingv0.2.1
Talk to Cargo easily at build time.
74
vergen
stablev10.0.1
Generate 'cargo:rustc-env' instructions via 'build.rs' for use in your code via the 'env!' macro
74
vergen-lib
stablev10.0.1
Common code used to support the vergen libraries
Core Metrics
| cargo-emit | vergen | vergen-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 74 | 74 |
| Total Downloads | 4.1M | 45.4M | 21.3M |
| 30d Downloads | 260.3K | 1.3M | 1.1M |
| Dependents | 560 | 4.8K | 158 |
| Releases | 4 | 130 | 17 |
| Last Updated | 1776d ago | 19d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 11y 5m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-emit
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
vergen
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
vergen-lib
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargo-emit | vergen | vergen-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 10.0.1 | 10.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 35KB | 23KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.95.0 | 1.95.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vergen leads with a health score of 74/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vergen is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-emit has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-emit is pre-1.0 — API may change.