Decision Workspace
cargo-stitch vs cargo-fixup vs vergen
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
cargo-stitch
experimentalv0.3.0
A Cargo subcommand that applies source-level patches and ast-grep rules to workspace crates before compilation
45
cargo-fixup
experimentalv0.1.2
A Cargo helper that installs a rustc-wrapper to dynamically patch crate source code at build time — no need to modify Cargo.toml or maintain forks.
75
vergen
stablev9.1.0
Generate 'cargo:rustc-env' instructions via 'build.rs' for use in your code via the 'env!' macro
Core Metrics
| cargo-stitch | cargo-fixup | vergen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 45 | 75 |
| Total Downloads | 59 | 1.5K | 37.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 24 | 8 | 2.1M |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 4.4K |
| Releases | 4 | 3 | 126 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 308d ago | today |
| Age | 1m | 10m | 11y 1m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-stitch
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
cargo-fixup
Maintenance
9
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
vergen
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargo-stitch | cargo-fixup | vergen | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.1.2 | 9.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 25KB | 10KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.88.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •vergen leads with a health score of 75/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •vergen is depended on by 4.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •cargo-stitch, cargo-fixup are pre-1.0 — API may change.