Decision Workspace
cargo-nightly vs cargo-edit vs cargo-sonar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
cargo-nightly
experimentalv0.0.2
Cargo subcommand to forward commands to the nightly toolchain, enabling nightly toolchain usage in cargo aliases
69
cargo-edit
growingv0.13.9
Cargo commands for modifying a `Cargo.toml` file..
66
cargo-sonar
stablev1.6.0
Helper to transform reports from Rust tooling for code quality, into valid Sonar report
Core Metrics
| cargo-nightly | cargo-edit | cargo-sonar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 69 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 50 | 2.6M | 147.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 12 | 139.5K | 4.2K |
| Dependents | 0 | 316 | 2 |
| Releases | 2 | 54 | 41 |
| Last Updated | 71d ago | 25d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 2m | 10y 4m | 4y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-nightly
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
cargo-edit
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
cargo-sonar
Maintenance
18
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargo-nightly | cargo-edit | cargo-sonar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.0.2 | 0.13.9 | 1.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | non-standard | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 24 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 42KB | 77KB | 75KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.92.0 | — | 1.57 |
| Owners | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-edit leads with a health score of 69/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-edit is depended on by 316 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cargo-nightly, cargo-edit are pre-1.0 — API may change.