Decision Workspace
chromey vs spider_chrome vs puprs
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
67
chromey
growingv2.49.1
Concurrent chrome devtools protocol automation library for Rust
66
spider_chrome
stablev2.37.130
DEPRECATED: This crate has been renamed to `chromey`. Please update your Cargo.toml.
40
puprs
experimentalv0.1.1
Puppeteer-inspired high-level browser automation SDK for Rust
Core Metrics
| chromey | spider_chrome | puprs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 67 | 66 | 40 |
| Total Downloads | 261.1K | 933.3K | 32 |
| 30d Downloads | 10.0K | 9.8K | 0 |
| Dependents | 1.1K | 807 | 0 |
| Releases | 233 | 749 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 18d ago | 61d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 6m | 1y 7m | 1m |
Health Breakdown
chromey
Maintenance
19
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
spider_chrome
Maintenance
15
Quality
18
Community
14
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
puprs
Maintenance
11
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| chromey | spider_chrome | puprs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 2.49.1 | 2.37.130 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 56 | 1 | 23 |
| Crate Size | 326KB | 19KB | 138KB |
| Features | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 3.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •chromey leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •spider_chrome has the most downloads (933.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •chromey is depended on by 1.1K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •puprs is pre-1.0 — API may change.