Decision Workspace
caterpillar vs r-efi vs self_update
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
caterpillar
growingv0.2.0
Detect and apply RAUC update bundles during boot
68
r-efi
stablev6.0.0
UEFI Reference Specification Protocol Constants and Definitions
67
self_update
growingv0.43.1
Self updates for standalone executables
Core Metrics
| caterpillar | r-efi | self_update | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 68 | 67 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8K | 100.2M | 7.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 20.6M | 514.0K |
| Dependents | 0 | 477 | 5.6K |
| Releases | 2 | 20 | 57 |
| Last Updated | 911d ago | 52d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 2y 6m | 7y 3m | 8y 8m |
Health Breakdown
caterpillar
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
r-efi
Maintenance
14
Quality
22
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
self_update
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| caterpillar | r-efi | self_update | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 6.0.0 | 0.43.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 26 | 1 | 18 |
| Crate Size | 75KB | 65KB | 50KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2018 |
| MSRV | 1.70.0 | 1.68 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •r-efi leads with a health score of 68/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •self_update is depended on by 5.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ caterpillar has not been updated in over a year.
- •caterpillar, self_update are pre-1.0 — API may change.