Decision Workspace
difference-rs vs difference vs prettydiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
difference-rs
growingv3.2.0
A Rust text diffing and assertion library.
58
difference
growingv2.0.0
A Rust text diffing and assertion library.
57
prettydiff
growingv0.9.0
Side-by-side diff for two files
Core Metrics
| difference-rs | difference | prettydiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 58 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 4.4K | 37.1M | 5.8M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 1.9M | 379.2K |
| Dependents | 10 | 2.8K | 655 |
| Releases | 3 | 4 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 313d ago | 3044d ago | 228d ago |
| Age | 11m | 10y 8m | 7y 3m |
Health Breakdown
difference-rs
Maintenance
9
Quality
18
Community
9
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
difference
Maintenance
3
Quality
21
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
prettydiff
Maintenance
9
Quality
16
Community
13
Popularity
8
Documentation
11
Technical Details
| difference-rs | difference | prettydiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.2.0 | 2.0.0 | 0.9.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 163KB | 148KB | 93KB |
| Features | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2018 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •difference leads with a health score of 58/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •difference is depended on by 2.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ difference has not been updated in over a year.
- •prettydiff is pre-1.0 — API may change.