Decision Workspace
cron-lite vs cron vs jiff-cron
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
57
cron-lite
growingv0.3.1
Lightweight cron expressions parser and time series generator
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.
Core Metrics
| cron-lite | cron | jiff-cron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 57 | 64 | 47 |
| Total Downloads | 5.9K | 10.1M | 20.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 241 | 1.3M | 1.3K |
| Dependents | 6 | 4.8K | 10 |
| Releases | 6 | 22 | 2 |
| Last Updated | 14d ago | 2d ago | 512d ago |
| Age | 1y 3m | 10y 9m | 1y 5m |
Health Breakdown
cron-lite
Maintenance
17
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
cron
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
jiff-cron
Maintenance
6
Quality
15
Community
8
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cron-lite | cron | jiff-cron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.1 | 0.16.0 | 0.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 11 | 8 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 44KB | 26KB | 21KB |
| Features | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.86 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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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 has not been updated in over a year.