Decision Workspace
diffdir vs sheets-diff vs crossterm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
diffdir
growingv0.4.4
deep compare two directories for differences
66
sheets-diff
stablev1.1.4
Collect diff between office sheets
57
crossterm
growingv0.29.0
A crossplatform terminal library for manipulating terminals.
Core Metrics
| diffdir | sheets-diff | crossterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 66 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 6.9K | 10.1K | 135.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 12.2M |
| Dependents | 1 | 38 | 54.8K |
| Releases | 5 | 15 | 70 |
| Last Updated | 870d ago | 23d ago | 415d ago |
| Age | 2y 4m | 1y 3m | 8y 4m |
Health Breakdown
diffdir
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
sheets-diff
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
crossterm
Maintenance
8
Quality
11
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| diffdir | sheets-diff | crossterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.4.4 | 1.1.4 | 0.29.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 10 | 2 | 22 |
| Crate Size | 9KB | 28KB | 137KB |
| Features | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.6% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.78.0 | 1.63.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •sheets-diff leads with a health score of 66/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •crossterm has the most downloads (135.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •crossterm is depended on by 54.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ diffdir, crossterm have not been updated in over a year.
- •diffdir, crossterm are pre-1.0 — API may change.