Decision Workspace
confuse vs overlayfs_fuse vs fuser-ng
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
confuse
experimentalv0.1.0
A fuser-compatible filesystem API facade using Dokan on Windows and fuser elsewhere.
47
overlayfs_fuse
experimentalv1.4.3
A minimal, safe, synchronous OverlayFS implementation using FUSE.
43
fuser-ng
experimentalv0.8.1
A higher-level FUSE filesystem library with inode->path translation.
Core Metrics
| confuse | overlayfs_fuse | fuser-ng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 47 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 18 | 484 | 120 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 42d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 1m | 4m | 2m |
Health Breakdown
confuse
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
overlayfs_fuse
Maintenance
16
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
fuser-ng
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| confuse | overlayfs_fuse | fuser-ng | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 1.4.3 | 0.8.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 104KB | 51KB | 32KB |
| Features | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 36.4% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.96 | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •confuse leads with a health score of 49/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •overlayfs_fuse has the most downloads (484), suggesting wider adoption.
- •confuse, fuser-ng are pre-1.0 — API may change.