Decision Workspace
crate-metadata vs cargo-manifest vs cargo_toml
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
crate-metadata
growingv0.1.1
Utility functions to get current crate metadata.
64
cargo-manifest
growingv0.20.0
Helper crate to parse and manipulate manifests - `Cargo.toml` files.
58
cargo_toml
growingv0.22.3
`Cargo.toml` struct definitions for parsing with Serde
Core Metrics
| crate-metadata | cargo-manifest | cargo_toml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 64 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 12.0K | 4.2M | 33.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 39 | 285.7K | 3.2M |
| Dependents | 14 | 524 | 3.7K |
| Releases | 2 | 37 | 72 |
| Last Updated | 1070d ago | 87d ago | 245d ago |
| Age | 3y 5m | 5y 5m | 7y 9m |
Health Breakdown
crate-metadata
Maintenance
4
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cargo-manifest
Maintenance
14
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
cargo_toml
Maintenance
10
Quality
10
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| crate-metadata | cargo-manifest | cargo_toml | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.20.0 | 0.22.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT | Apache-2.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 29KB | 34KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 73.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.71 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-manifest leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo_toml has the most downloads (33.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cargo_toml is depended on by 3.7K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ crate-metadata has not been updated in over a year.