Decision Workspace
colored-diff vs similar vs daft
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
44
colored-diff
growingv0.2.3
Format the difference between two strings with ANSI colors
71
similar
stablev3.1.1
A diff library for Rust
64
daft
growingv0.1.7
Structural diffs of Rust data structures
Core Metrics
| colored-diff | similar | daft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 44 | 71 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M | 134.7M | 480.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 51.4K | 14.3M | 41.7K |
| Dependents | 317 | 10.6K | 26 |
| Releases | 7 | 23 | 8 |
| Last Updated | 1678d ago | 2d ago | 11d ago |
| Age | 7y 11m | 5y 4m | 1y 3m |
Health Breakdown
colored-diff
Maintenance
3
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
8
similar
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
daft
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| colored-diff | similar | daft | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.3 | 3.1.1 | 0.1.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Unlicense | Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 6KB | 80KB | 25KB |
| Features | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85 | 1.81.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •similar leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •similar is depended on by 10.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ colored-diff has not been updated in over a year.
- •colored-diff, daft are pre-1.0 — API may change.