Decision Workspace
catfish vs diffdirs vs ddiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
43
catfish
growingv0.1.1
catfish is a CLI tool that compares two directories by hashing all files. It reports which files are in the 'right' folder but not in 'left', regardless of how things were moved or renamed. Great for making sure your 'left' folder has all the files from the 'right' one.
42
diffdirs
experimentalv0.2.6
Compare two directories and show differences in files or subdirectories with colorized output, depth limiting, and JSON support.
32
ddiff
growingv0.1.0
CLI utility to compare directories like a superhero
Core Metrics
| catfish | diffdirs | ddiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 43 | 42 | 32 |
| Total Downloads | 1.7K | 604 | 1.8K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Last Updated | 453d ago | 142d ago | 1870d ago |
| Age | 1y 2m | 5m | 5y 1m |
Health Breakdown
catfish
Maintenance
6
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
diffdirs
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
ddiff
Maintenance
1
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| catfish | diffdirs | ddiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.2.6 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 25KB | 13KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •catfish leads with a health score of 43/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ddiff has the most downloads (1.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ catfish, ddiff have not been updated in over a year.