Decision Workspace
cron vs jiff-cron vs cron_clock
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
64
cron
growingv0.16.0
A cron expression parser and schedule explorer.
47
jiff-cron
growingv0.1.1
A cron expression parser and schedule explorer built with jiff.
45
cron_clock
growingv0.8.0
A cron expression parser and schedule explorer. Rich documentation and case studies and related upper-level libraries are available.
Core Metrics
| cron | jiff-cron | cron_clock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 64 | 47 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 10.1M | 20.6K | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 1.3M | 1.3K | 54.5K |
| Dependents | 4.8K | 10 | 58 |
| Releases | 22 | 2 | 12 |
| Last Updated | 2d ago | 512d ago | 1636d ago |
| Age | 10y 9m | 1y 5m | 5y 9m |
Health Breakdown
cron
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
jiff-cron
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cron_clock
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
8
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| cron | jiff-cron | cron_clock | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.16.0 | 0.1.1 | 0.8.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 26KB | 21KB | 20KB |
| Features | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cron leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cron is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ jiff-cron, cron_clock have not been updated in over a year.