Decision Workspace
cargo-lock-fetch vs cargo-edit vs lip-registry
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
cargo-lock-fetch
experimentalv0.2.1
cargo fetch and cargo vendor with just Cargo.lock
70
cargo-edit
growingv0.13.11
Cargo commands for modifying a `Cargo.toml` file..
53
lip-registry
experimentalv2.3.5
LIP registry server — self-hostable HTTP blob store for pre-built dependency slices. Never re-index the same package twice.
Core Metrics
| cargo-lock-fetch | cargo-edit | lip-registry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 70 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 1.3K | 3.2M | 66 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 89.9K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 322 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 56 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 3d ago | 46d ago | 79d ago |
| Age | 11m | 10y 7m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-lock-fetch
Maintenance
18
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
cargo-edit
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
lip-registry
Maintenance
15
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargo-lock-fetch | cargo-edit | lip-registry | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.1 | 0.13.11 | 2.3.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 23 | 12 |
| Crate Size | 36KB | 78KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.86.0 | 1.92 | 1.78 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-edit leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-edit is depended on by 322 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cargo-lock-fetch, cargo-edit are pre-1.0 — API may change.