Decision Workspace
cargolive vs hot-restart vs cargo-watch
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
38
cargolive
experimentalv0.1.0
A fast watcher that automatically executes 'cargo run' when it detects changes.
62
hot-restart
growingv0.6.22
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.
61
cargo-watch
growingv8.5.3
Watches over your Cargo project’s source
Core Metrics
| cargolive | hot-restart | cargo-watch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 38 | 62 | 61 |
| Total Downloads | 22 | 13.5K | 1.9M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 34.5K |
| Dependents | 0 | 280 | 129 |
| Releases | 1 | 41 | 68 |
| Last Updated | 160d ago | 2d ago | 649d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1y 1m | 11y 6m |
Health Breakdown
cargolive
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
hot-restart
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cargo-watch
Maintenance
6
Quality
16
Community
17
Popularity
7
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargolive | hot-restart | cargo-watch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.6.22 | 8.5.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | CC0-1.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 6KB | 173KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •hot-restart leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-watch has the most downloads (1.9M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •hot-restart is depended on by 280 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ cargo-watch has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargolive, hot-restart are pre-1.0 — API may change.