Decision Workspace
chromey vs spider_chrome vs chromiumoxide
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
66
chromey
experimentalv2.42.12
Concurrent chrome devtools protocol automation library for Rust
70
spider_chrome
stablev2.37.130
DEPRECATED: This crate has been renamed to `chromey`. Please update your Cargo.toml.
63
chromiumoxide
growingv0.9.1
Library for interacting with a chrome instance with the chrome devtools protocol
Core Metrics
| chromey | spider_chrome | chromiumoxide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 66 | 70 | 63 |
| Total Downloads | 242.2K | 902.9K | 1.5M |
| 30d Downloads | 234.1K | 16.8K | 377.9K |
| Dependents | 554 | 807 | 1.1K |
| Releases | 157 | 749 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 2d ago | 30d ago |
| Age | 4m | 1y 5m | 5y 3m |
Health Breakdown
chromey
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
13
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
spider_chrome
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
chromiumoxide
Maintenance
17
Quality
11
Community
16
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| chromey | spider_chrome | chromiumoxide | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.42.12 | 2.37.130 | 0.9.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 49 | 1 | 25 |
| Crate Size | 182KB | 19KB | 102KB |
| Features | 23 | 0 | 7 |
| Yanked % | 4.5% | 1.1% | 5.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •spider_chrome leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •chromiumoxide has the most downloads (1.5M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •chromiumoxide is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •chromiumoxide is pre-1.0 — API may change.