Decision Workspace
cargo-frequent vs vergen vs vergen-lib
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cargo-frequent
experimentalv0.1.0
Find the cause of frequent Cargo rebuilds
73
vergen
stablev9.1.0
Generate 'cargo:rustc-env' instructions via 'build.rs' for use in your code via the 'env!' macro
73
vergen-lib
stablev9.1.0
Common code used to support the vergen libraries
Core Metrics
| cargo-frequent | vergen | vergen-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 73 | 73 |
| Total Downloads | 55 | 41.4M | 18.0M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 2.4M | 1.9M |
| Dependents | 0 | 4.6K | 128 |
| Releases | 2 | 128 | 15 |
| Last Updated | 22d ago | 27d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 5m | 11y 3m | 2y 3m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-frequent
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
3
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
vergen
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
vergen-lib
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargo-frequent | vergen | vergen-lib | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 9.1.0 | 9.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 13 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 33KB | 20KB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vergen leads with a health score of 73/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vergen is depended on by 4.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cargo-frequent is pre-1.0 — API may change.