Decision Workspace
cargo-swell vs cargo-expand vs cargo-update
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
cargo-swell
experimentalv0.1.1
`cargo expand` without automatically derived items
68
cargo-expand
stablev1.0.123
Wrapper around rustc -Zunpretty=expanded. Shows the result of macro expansion and #[derive] expansion.
60
cargo-update
stablev22.0.0
A cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables
Core Metrics
| cargo-swell | cargo-expand | cargo-update | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 68 | 60 |
| Total Downloads | 518 | 3.1M | 1.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 125.7K | 29.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 178 | 121 |
| Last Updated | 274d ago | 27d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 9m | 10y 1m | 9y 8m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-swell
Maintenance
7
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
cargo-expand
Maintenance
17
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cargo-update
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| cargo-swell | cargo-expand | cargo-update | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.123 | 22.0.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 4 | 20 | 19 |
| Crate Size | 22KB | 33KB | 71KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2015 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.86 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-expand leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-swell is pre-1.0 — API may change.