Decision Workspace
crates-index vs estuary vs layered-crate
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
crates-index
stablev3.14.0
Library for retrieving and interacting with the crates.io index
29
estuary
growingv0.1.1
An alternative cargo registry suitable for *small-scale* crate publishing and distribution.
54
layered-crate
growingv0.4.6
Tool to declare and verify internal dependencies amongst modules inside a crate
Core Metrics
| crates-index | estuary | layered-crate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 29 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 8.0M | 4.6K | 6.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 253.1K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 776 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 102 | 3 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 68d ago | 2026d ago | 1d ago |
| Age | 11y 1m | 5y 7m | 1y 1m |
Health Breakdown
crates-index
Maintenance
15
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
estuary
Maintenance
4
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
layered-crate
Maintenance
19
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| crates-index | estuary | layered-crate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.14.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.4.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 24 | 16 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 91KB | 37KB | 24KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 39.2% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crates-index leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crates-index is depended on by 776 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ estuary has not been updated in over a year.
- •estuary, layered-crate are pre-1.0 — API may change.