Decision Workspace
cargo-shear vs dev-deps vs guppy
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
62
cargo-shear
stablev1.13.1
Detect and fix unused/misplaced dependencies from Cargo.toml
49
dev-deps
experimentalv0.9.1
Dependency hygiene for Rust crates. Detect unused, outdated, and many-major-versions-behind dependencies. Wraps cargo-udeps + cargo-outdated. Part of the dev-* verification collection.
71
guppy
growingv0.17.26
Track and query Cargo dependency graphs.
Core Metrics
| cargo-shear | dev-deps | guppy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 62 | 49 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 447.4K | 81 | 13.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 7.2K | 0 | 620.4K |
| Dependents | 8 | 6 | 1.4K |
| Releases | 85 | 3 | 75 |
| Last Updated | 37d ago | 62d ago | 53d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 2m | 6y 7m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-shear
Maintenance
17
Quality
19
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
dev-deps
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
guppy
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargo-shear | dev-deps | guppy | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.13.1 | 0.9.1 | 0.17.26 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 22 | 4 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 80KB | 30KB | 156KB |
| Features | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 3 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •guppy leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •guppy is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •dev-deps, guppy are pre-1.0 — API may change.