Decision Workspace
cargo-watchdoc vs cargo-watch vs ghciwatch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
cargo-watchdoc
growingv0.2.0
Regenerates and live reloads docs on changes
61
cargo-watch
growingv8.5.3
Watches over your Cargo project’s source
53
ghciwatch
stablev1.3.5
Ghciwatch loads a GHCi session for a Haskell project and reloads it when source files change.
Core Metrics
| cargo-watchdoc | cargo-watch | ghciwatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 61 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 5.3K | 1.8M | 33.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 49.2K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 129 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 68 | 37 |
| Last Updated | 958d ago | 600d ago | 27d ago |
| Age | 2y 7m | 11y 4m | 2y 7m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-watchdoc
Maintenance
7
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
cargo-watch
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
ghciwatch
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cargo-watchdoc | cargo-watch | ghciwatch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 8.5.3 | 1.3.5 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | CC0-1.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 13 | 41 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 173KB | 145KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-watch leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-watch is depended on by 129 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-watchdoc, cargo-watch have not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-watchdoc is pre-1.0 — API may change.