Decision Workspace
devtool vs cargo-toolchain-manager vs bestls
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
50
devtool
experimentalv0.8.23
A CLI tool for development in update rustup toolchain, mise maintained tools and homebrew packages.
39
cargo-toolchain-manager
experimentalv0.2.0
A CLI helper to install all stable (or custom) Rust versions via rustup.
57
bestls
growingv1.5.0
A fast and colorful Rust-based ls replacement CLI tool with JSON output and sorting options.
Core Metrics
| devtool | cargo-toolchain-manager | bestls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 50 | 39 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 12.5K | 1.8K | 1.5K |
| 30d Downloads | 67 | 4 | 9 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 61 | 3 | 6 |
| Last Updated | 155d ago | 339d ago | 50d ago |
| Age | 5m | 11m | 8m |
Health Breakdown
devtool
Maintenance
15
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
cargo-toolchain-manager
Maintenance
9
Quality
7
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
bestls
Maintenance
16
Quality
18
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| devtool | cargo-toolchain-manager | bestls | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.23 | 0.2.0 | 1.5.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 7 | 14 |
| Crate Size | 77KB | 17KB | 51KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •bestls leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •devtool has the most downloads (12.5K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •devtool, cargo-toolchain-manager are pre-1.0 — API may change.