Decision Workspace
cargo-hold vs crate2nix vs cargo-delta
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
cargo-hold
stablev1.3.5
cargo-hold: A CI tool to ensure Cargo's incremental compilation is reliable by managing your caches intelligently
48
crate2nix
growingv0.15.0
crate2nix generates nix (as in NixOS) build files for rust using cargo.
52
cargo-delta
experimentalv0.3.1
Detects which crates in a Cargo workspace are affected by changes in a Git feature branch.
Core Metrics
| cargo-hold | crate2nix | cargo-delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 48 | 52 |
| Total Downloads | 3.9K | 26.7K | 53.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 21.3K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 15 | 21 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 166d ago | 80d ago |
| Age | 1y | 6y 7m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-hold
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
8
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
crate2nix
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cargo-delta
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cargo-hold | crate2nix | cargo-delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.3.5 | 0.15.0 | 0.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 18 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 2.4MB | 82KB | 9KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.88.0 | — | 1.93.0 |
| Owners | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-hold leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-delta has the most downloads (53.1K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •crate2nix, cargo-delta are pre-1.0 — API may change.