Decision Workspace
cargo-vendor vs cargo-expand vs cargo-upgrades
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
cargo-vendor
growingv0.1.23
A Cargo subcommand to vendor all crates.io dependencies onto the local filesystem.
70
cargo-expand
stablev1.0.122
Wrapper around rustc -Zunpretty=expanded. Shows the result of macro expansion and #[derive] expansion.
62
cargo-upgrades
stablev3.1.0
Checks if dependencies in Cargo.toml are up to date. Compatible with workspaces and path dependencies.
Core Metrics
| cargo-vendor | cargo-expand | cargo-upgrades | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 70 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 115.3K | 2.8M | 78.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 136.3K | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 36 | 3 |
| Releases | 22 | 177 | 29 |
| Last Updated | 2669d ago | 7d ago | 14d ago |
| Age | 10y 9m | 9y 11m | 6y 10m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-vendor
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
2
Popularity
6
Documentation
8
cargo-expand
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
10
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
cargo-upgrades
Maintenance
18
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cargo-vendor | cargo-expand | cargo-upgrades | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.23 | 1.0.122 | 3.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0+ |
| Dependencies | 10 | 20 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 16KB | 33KB | 19KB |
| Features | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 1.1% | 3.5% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | 1.92 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-expand leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ cargo-vendor has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-vendor is pre-1.0 — API may change.