Decision Workspace
cascara vs cache-mod vs pi_cache
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
cascara
growingv0.1.1
Implementation of TinyLFU cache
59
cache-mod
experimentalv1.0.0
High-performance in-process caching with multiple eviction policies (LRU, LFU, TinyLFU, TTL, size-bounded). Async-safe, lock-minimized internals. Typed key-value API. No dependency on any external store.
58
pi_cache
growingv0.5.0
Implementation of LFU-LRU cache
Core Metrics
| cascara | cache-mod | pi_cache | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 59 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 7.6K | 145 | 23.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 10 | 0 | 48 |
| Releases | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 1372d ago | 53d ago | 17d ago |
| Age | 6y 1m | 1m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
cascara
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
cache-mod
Maintenance
16
Quality
19
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
pi_cache
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cascara | cache-mod | pi_cache | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 1.0.0 | 0.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 91KB | 14KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.75 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •cache-mod leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •pi_cache has the most downloads (23.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cascara has not been updated in over a year.
- •cascara, pi_cache are pre-1.0 — API may change.