Decision Workspace
cargo-watch vs cargo-watchdoc vs ghciwatch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
63
cargo-watch
growingv8.5.3
Watches over your Cargo project’s source
39
cargo-watchdoc
growingv0.2.0
Regenerates and live reloads docs on changes
54
ghciwatch
stablev1.2.0
Ghciwatch loads a GHCi session for a Haskell project and reloads it when source files change.
Core Metrics
| cargo-watch | cargo-watchdoc | ghciwatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 63 | 39 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7M | 5.3K | 33.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 47.7K | 6 | 67 |
| Dependents | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 68 | 4 | 31 |
| Last Updated | 541d ago | 899d ago | 15d ago |
| Age | 11y 2m | 2y 5m | 2y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-watch
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
cargo-watchdoc
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
ghciwatch
Maintenance
18
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cargo-watch | cargo-watchdoc | ghciwatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 8.5.3 | 0.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | CC0-1.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 13 | 16 | 45 |
| Crate Size | 173KB | 26KB | 131KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 2 (team) | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-watch leads with a health score of 63/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-watch is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-watch, cargo-watchdoc have not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-watchdoc is pre-1.0 — API may change.