Decision Workspace
cargo-kcov vs cargo-llvm-cov vs cargo-carpulin
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
35
cargo-kcov
growingv0.5.2
Cargo subcommand to run kcov to get coverage report on Linux
62
cargo-llvm-cov
growingv0.8.5
Cargo subcommand to easily use LLVM source-based code coverage (-C instrument-coverage).
43
cargo-carpulin
experimentalv0.2.1
A cargo subcommand to run coverage tools and output structured JSON with per-file uncovered line ranges
Core Metrics
| cargo-kcov | cargo-llvm-cov | cargo-carpulin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 35 | 62 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 101.8K | 5.2M | 34 |
| 30d Downloads | 130 | 284.6K | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 242 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 120 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 2722d ago | 7d ago | 47d ago |
| Age | 9y 10m | 5y 2m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-kcov
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
cargo-llvm-cov
Maintenance
19
Quality
10
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
cargo-carpulin
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cargo-kcov | cargo-llvm-cov | cargo-carpulin | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.2 | 0.8.5 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 22 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 15KB | 104KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.87 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-llvm-cov leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-llvm-cov is depended on by 242 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-kcov has not been updated in over a year.