Decision Workspace
depfirstsearch vs cargo-shear vs topo_sort
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
45
depfirstsearch
growingv0.1.5
Keep your dependency tree small by searching for crates you may already have.
62
cargo-shear
stablev1.11.2
Detect and fix unused/misplaced dependencies from Cargo.toml
50
topo_sort
growingv0.4.0
A 'cycle-safe' topological sort for a set of nodes with dependencies
Core Metrics
| depfirstsearch | cargo-shear | topo_sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 45 | 62 | 50 |
| Total Downloads | 4.3K | 371.7K | 309.6K |
| 30d Downloads | 9 | 15.1K | 19.4K |
| Dependents | 0 | 8 | 33 |
| Releases | 6 | 78 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 414d ago | 12d ago | 1561d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 2y | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
depfirstsearch
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
cargo-shear
Maintenance
18
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
7
Documentation
10
topo_sort
Maintenance
4
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| depfirstsearch | cargo-shear | topo_sort | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.5 | 1.11.2 | 0.4.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 4 | 21 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 71KB | 12KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-shear leads with a health score of 62/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ depfirstsearch, topo_sort have not been updated in over a year.
- •depfirstsearch, topo_sort are pre-1.0 — API may change.