Decision Workspace
cargo-sane vs cargo-edit vs polykill
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
cargo-sane
experimentalv0.2.0
Stop losing your mind over Rust dependency conflicts
69
cargo-edit
growingv0.13.9
Cargo commands for modifying a `Cargo.toml` file..
55
polykill
stablev1.6.0
Lightweight command line utility for removing dependencies and build artifacts from unused projects.
Core Metrics
| cargo-sane | cargo-edit | polykill | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 69 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 233 | 2.6M | 31.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 145.6K | 36 |
| Dependents | 0 | 316 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 54 | 30 |
| Last Updated | 153d ago | 25d ago | 112d ago |
| Age | 5m | 10y 4m | 2y 11m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-sane
Maintenance
6
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
cargo-edit
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
17
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
polykill
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cargo-sane | cargo-edit | polykill | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.13.9 | 1.6.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 24 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 28KB | 77KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.78 |
| 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-sane, cargo-edit are pre-1.0 — API may change.