Decision Workspace
crontab vs job_scheduler_ng vs cron_tab
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
crontab
growingv0.2.0
A lightweight crontab parser.
61
job_scheduler_ng
growingv2.4.0
A simple cron-like job scheduling library for Rust (Updated since 2022).
53
cron_tab
growingv0.2.13
A cron job library for Rust.
Core Metrics
| crontab | job_scheduler_ng | cron_tab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 61 | 53 |
| Total Downloads | 9.8K | 251.0K | 101.4K |
| 30d Downloads | 229 | 10.2K | 18.5K |
| Dependents | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| Last Updated | 3044d ago | 165d ago | 44d ago |
| Age | 8y 6m | 3y 10m | 5y 8m |
Health Breakdown
crontab
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
job_scheduler_ng
Maintenance
10
Quality
21
Community
9
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
cron_tab
Maintenance
15
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| crontab | job_scheduler_ng | cron_tab | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 2.4.0 | 0.2.13 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | BSD-4-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 11KB | 16KB | 42KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.83.0 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •job_scheduler_ng leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ crontab has not been updated in over a year.
- •crontab, cron_tab are pre-1.0 — API may change.