Decision Workspace
crates-index-diff vs nefaxer vs crates-io-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
60
crates-index-diff
stablev29.0.0
Learn what's changed in the crates.io index
48
nefaxer
experimentalv0.1.5
High-performance directory indexer with content-aware diffing. Walks trees in parallel, stores metadata in SQLite, compares against a previous snapshot.
42
crates-io-cli
growingv4.0.3
Interact with crates.io from the command-line
Core Metrics
| crates-index-diff | nefaxer | crates-io-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 60 | 48 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 123.5K | 167 | 37.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 2.9K | 61 | 30 |
| Dependents | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 63 | 5 | 24 |
| Last Updated | 81d ago | 7d ago | 526d ago |
| Age | 9y 3m | 1m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
crates-index-diff
Maintenance
15
Quality
20
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
nefaxer
Maintenance
14
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
crates-io-cli
Maintenance
5
Quality
20
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
Technical Details
| crates-index-diff | nefaxer | crates-io-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 29.0.0 | 0.1.5 | 4.0.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT or Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 14 | 25 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 95KB | 329KB | 74KB |
| Features | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | 1.93 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •crates-index-diff leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ crates-io-cli has not been updated in over a year.
- •nefaxer is pre-1.0 — API may change.