Decision Workspace
compiledb vs clang-ast vs apple-platforms
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
59
compiledb
growingv1.1.5
Clang's Compilation Database generator for make-based build systems
55
clang-ast
growingv0.1.35
Data structures for processing Clang's `-ast-dump=json` format
55
apple-platforms
growingv0.0.4
Apple platform metadata, target-triple conversion, and SDK name resolution for Rust build tooling
Core Metrics
| compiledb | clang-ast | apple-platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 59 | 55 | 55 |
| Total Downloads | 2.5K | 523.5K | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 35 | 1.5K | 22 |
| Dependents | 0 | 123 | 2 |
| Releases | 9 | 36 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 29d ago | 180d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 11m | 4y 11m | 1y 9m |
Health Breakdown
compiledb
Maintenance
21
Quality
16
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
clang-ast
Maintenance
11
Quality
13
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
apple-platforms
Maintenance
16
Quality
15
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| compiledb | clang-ast | apple-platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.1.5 | 0.1.35 | 0.0.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| Crate Size | 35KB | 42KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.87.0 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •compiledb leads with a health score of 59/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •clang-ast has the most downloads (523.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •clang-ast is depended on by 123 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •clang-ast, apple-platforms are pre-1.0 — API may change.