Decision Workspace
cargo-reclaim vs cargo-clean-targets vs cargo-cleanup
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
cargo-reclaim
experimentalv0.2.2
Safe Cargo cleanup for target directories, stale artifacts, and Cargo home caches
48
cargo-clean-targets
experimentalv0.1.2
Cargo subcommand: strip target/ caches across a tree, keep only compiled binaries
38
cargo-cleanup
growingv0.1.2
Reads Cargo.lock and prints all cached package versions not mentioned inside.
Core Metrics
| cargo-reclaim | cargo-clean-targets | cargo-cleanup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 48 | 38 |
| Total Downloads | 139 | 91 | 5.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 6d ago | 75d ago | 2825d ago |
| Age | 10d | 2m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-reclaim
Maintenance
17
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
12
cargo-clean-targets
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
cargo-cleanup
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| cargo-reclaim | cargo-clean-targets | cargo-cleanup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.2 | 0.1.2 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | Apache-2.0/MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 0 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 225KB | 11KB | 7KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 28.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | — |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.74 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-clean-targets leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-cleanup has the most downloads (5.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cargo-cleanup has not been updated in over a year.