Decision Workspace
cargolive vs cargo-watch vs hot-restart
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
41
cargolive
experimentalv0.1.0
A fast watcher that automatically executes 'cargo run' when it detects changes.
63
cargo-watch
growingv8.5.3
Watches over your Cargo project’s source
59
hot-restart
experimentalv0.6.15
A Rust library for hot restarting applications without downtime. Provides seamless process replacement for servers and long-running services, enabling zero-downtime updates and configuration reloads.
Core Metrics
| cargolive | cargo-watch | hot-restart | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 41 | 63 | 59 |
| Total Downloads | 17 | 1.7M | 11.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 3 | 47.7K | 708 |
| Dependents | 0 | 129 | 244 |
| Releases | 1 | 68 | 34 |
| Last Updated | 52d ago | 541d ago | 24d ago |
| Age | 1m | 11y 2m | 10m |
Health Breakdown
cargolive
Maintenance
10
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
1
Documentation
10
cargo-watch
Maintenance
8
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
hot-restart
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cargolive | cargo-watch | hot-restart | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 8.5.3 | 0.6.15 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | CC0-1.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 173KB | 6KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 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.
- •hot-restart is depended on by 244 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-watch has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargolive, hot-restart are pre-1.0 — API may change.