Decision Workspace
check-versions vs compare_version vs debversion
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
32
check-versions
growingv0.1.2
Simple crate for ensuring that version numbers in README files are updated when the crate version changes.
67
compare_version
stablev2.0.5
A Rust library for comparing semantic versioning strings and checking version compatibility.
66
debversion
growingv0.5.2
Debian version parsing, manipulation and comparison
Core Metrics
| check-versions | compare_version | debversion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 32 | 67 | 66 |
| Total Downloads | 4.6K | 18.7K | 218.7K |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 6.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 280 | 703 |
| Releases | 3 | 34 | 27 |
| Last Updated | 3171d ago | 1d ago | 4d ago |
| Age | 8y 8m | 1y 6m | 2y 10m |
Health Breakdown
check-versions
Maintenance
3
Quality
9
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
11
compare_version
Maintenance
19
Quality
20
Community
13
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
debversion
Maintenance
19
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| check-versions | compare_version | debversion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.2 | 2.0.5 | 0.5.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 7KB | 33KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •compare_version leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •debversion has the most downloads (218.7K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •debversion is depended on by 703 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ check-versions has not been updated in over a year.
- •check-versions, debversion are pre-1.0 — API may change.