Decision Workspace
cups-sys vs ipp-util vs ipp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
cups-sys
growingv0.1.4
Low-level interface to the CUPS printing library.
61
ipp-util
stablev5.4.0
IPP command line print utility
58
ipp
stablev5.4.0
Asynchronous IPP print protocol implementation
Core Metrics
| cups-sys | ipp-util | ipp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 61 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 9.8K | 22.2K | 65.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 14 | 25 | 1.6K |
| Dependents | 0 | 1 | 25 |
| Releases | 5 | 21 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 2159d ago | 70d ago | 70d ago |
| Age | 8y 8m | 6y 8m | 9y 6m |
Health Breakdown
cups-sys
Maintenance
3
Quality
10
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
11
ipp-util
Maintenance
17
Quality
22
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
ipp
Maintenance
13
Quality
19
Community
7
Popularity
6
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| cups-sys | ipp-util | ipp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.4 | 5.4.0 | 5.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 | MIT/Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 10KB | 38KB |
| Features | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 20.0% | 0.0% | 3.6% |
| Edition | — | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •ipp-util leads with a health score of 61/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ipp has the most downloads (65.0K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cups-sys has not been updated in over a year.
- •cups-sys is pre-1.0 — API may change.