Decision Workspace
ct-for vs dry vs cron
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
37
ct-for
growingv0.1.1
macro to repeat code multiple times with different substitutions
44
dry
growingv0.1.1
Rust macros for idiomatic deduplication of code. Use whenever `macro_rules!` are too powerful and clunky.
64
cron
growingv0.16.0
A cron expression parser and schedule explorer.
Core Metrics
| ct-for | dry | cron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 37 | 44 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 2.9K | 13.5K | 10.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 281 | 1.3M |
| Dependents | 0 | 32 | 4.8K |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| Last Updated | 1500d ago | 1406d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 4y 1m | 3y 10m | 10y 9m |
Health Breakdown
ct-for
Maintenance
3
Quality
15
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
dry
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
9
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
cron
Maintenance
17
Quality
14
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| ct-for | dry | cron | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.1 | 0.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 4KB | 12KB | 26KB |
| Features | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 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.
- •⚠ ct-for, dry have not been updated in over a year.