Decision Workspace
cargo-rerun vs hot-restart vs chobs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cargo-rerun
experimentalv2.1.0
A tool that runs cargo run and automatically restarts when watched files change
59
hot-restart
experimentalv0.6.15
A Rust library for hot restarting applications without downtime. Provides seamless process replacement for servers and long-running services, enabling zero-downtime updates and configuration reloads.
42
chobs
growingv0.1.5
Chobs (Changes Observer) is a tool that automatically restarting your process when file changes in the selected directory. It may be you system process or your project execution. For example if you don't want to call `cargo run` on every code changes, you can use Chobs.
Core Metrics
| cargo-rerun | hot-restart | chobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 59 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 59 | 11.4K | 7.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 667 | 8 |
| Dependents | 0 | 244 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 34 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 64d ago | 24d ago | 1203d ago |
| Age | 2m | 10m | 3y 3m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-rerun
Maintenance
10
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
hot-restart
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
chobs
Maintenance
7
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cargo-rerun | hot-restart | chobs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.0 | 0.6.15 | 0.1.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 1 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 6KB | 8KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •hot-restart leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •hot-restart is depended on by 244 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ chobs has not been updated in over a year.
- •hot-restart, chobs are pre-1.0 — API may change.