Decision Workspace
cargocleaner vs cargo-clean-global vs purger-core
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
cargocleaner
growingv0.9.6
Runs cargo clean on all subdirectories
51
cargo-clean-global
experimentalv1.2.5
Clean Cargo target directories across Rust projects to reclaim disk space.
50
purger-core
experimentalv0.4.1
Core library for Rust project cleaning functionality
Core Metrics
| cargocleaner | cargo-clean-global | purger-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 51 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 10.4K | 152 | 1.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Releases | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 2361d ago | 6d ago | 127d ago |
| Age | 6y 8m | 2m | 9m |
Health Breakdown
cargocleaner
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
cargo-clean-global
Maintenance
13
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
purger-core
Maintenance
12
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cargocleaner | cargo-clean-global | purger-core | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.9.6 | 1.2.5 | 0.4.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 3KB | 25KB | 35KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-clean-global leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargocleaner has the most downloads (10.4K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cargocleaner has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargocleaner, purger-core are pre-1.0 — API may change.