Decision Workspace
dep-insight vs cargo-deps vs cargo-declared
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
54
dep-insight
experimentalv1.0.0
Dependency analysis, auditing, and visualization tool for Rust projects
47
cargo-deps
growingv1.5.1
Cargo subcommand for building dependency graphs of Rust projects.
46
cargo-declared
experimentalv0.1.3
Audit the gap between declared and compiled dependencies
Core Metrics
| dep-insight | cargo-deps | cargo-declared | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 54 | 47 | 46 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 47.8K | 43 |
| 30d Downloads | 107 | 154 | 43 |
| Dependents | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 144d ago | 943d ago | 3d ago |
| Age | 5m | 7y 1m | 6d |
Health Breakdown
dep-insight
Maintenance
11
Quality
15
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
cargo-deps
Maintenance
4
Quality
20
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
9
cargo-declared
Maintenance
16
Quality
13
Community
5
Popularity
2
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dep-insight | cargo-deps | cargo-declared | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.0 | 1.5.1 | 0.1.3 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | BSD-3-Clause | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 20 | 3 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 144KB | 19KB | 26KB |
| Features | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •dep-insight leads with a health score of 54/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •cargo-deps has the most downloads (47.8K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ cargo-deps has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-declared is pre-1.0 — API may change.