Decision Workspace
crates-index vs estuary vs starless
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
71
crates-index
stablev3.13.0
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.
53
starless
experimentalv0.1.6
A crate about crates whose repos have no stars.
Core Metrics
| crates-index | estuary | starless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 71 | 29 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 7.0M | 4.6K | 186 |
| 30d Downloads | 100.2K | 5 | 9 |
| Dependents | 769 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 101 | 3 | 7 |
| Last Updated | 41d ago | 1918d ago | 106d ago |
| Age | 10y 10m | 5y 3m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
crates-index
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
estuary
Maintenance
4
Quality
6
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
9
starless
Maintenance
20
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| crates-index | estuary | starless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.13.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.1.6 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0/MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 24 | 16 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 89KB | 37KB | 1KB |
| Features | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 39.6% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.75 | — | — |
| Owners | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crates-index leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crates-index is depended on by 769 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ estuary has not been updated in over a year.
- •estuary, starless are pre-1.0 — API may change.