Decision Workspace
cucumber vs gherkin vs rust-actions-macros
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
70
cucumber
growingv0.23.0
Cucumber testing framework for Rust, with async support. Fully native, no external test runners or dependencies.
67
gherkin
growingv0.16.0
Pure Rust implementation of Gherkin language (`.feature` file) for Cucumber testing framework.
50
rust-actions-macros
experimentalv0.2.1
Procedural macros for rust-actions BDD framework
Core Metrics
| cucumber | gherkin | rust-actions-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 70 | 67 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 15.5M | 15.6M | 149 |
| 30d Downloads | 247.8K | 274.3K | 0 |
| Dependents | 715 | 112 | 4 |
| Releases | 40 | 9 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 32d ago | 32d ago | 149d ago |
| Age | 10y 1m | 8y | 4m |
Health Breakdown
cucumber
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
gherkin
Maintenance
14
Quality
15
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
14
rust-actions-macros
Maintenance
17
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| cucumber | gherkin | rust-actions-macros | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.23.0 | 0.16.0 | 0.2.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 33 | 14 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 155KB | 42KB | 5KB |
| Features | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.88 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cucumber leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •gherkin has the most downloads (15.6M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •cucumber is depended on by 715 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.