Decision Workspace
cargo-licenses vs dep-insight vs dep-age
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
cargo-licenses
growingv0.2.0
A tool to audit license information for Rust projects
53
dep-insight
growingv1.0.0
Dependency analysis, auditing, and visualization tool for Rust projects
51
dep-age
experimentalv0.1.10
Check how old your dependencies are — for Cargo.toml, package.json, pyproject.toml, requirements.txt, go.mod, docker-compose.yml, Gemfile, and composer.json
Core Metrics
| cargo-licenses | dep-insight | dep-age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 53 | 51 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 1.9K | 184 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 557d ago | 252d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 1y 6m | 9m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-licenses
Maintenance
5
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
dep-insight
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
dep-age
Maintenance
19
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cargo-licenses | dep-insight | dep-age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 1.0.0 | 0.1.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 9 | 20 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 23KB | 144KB | 71KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.70 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dep-insight leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-licenses has the most downloads (2.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cargo-licenses has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-licenses, dep-age are pre-1.0 — API may change.