Decision Workspace
difftastic vs textum vs syndiff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
52
difftastic
growingv0.69.0
A structural diff that understands syntax.
56
textum
experimentalv0.4.0
A syntactic patching library with char-level granularity
44
syndiff
experimentalv0.2.0
Standalone library that implements a structural diff algorithm inspired by Difftastic
Core Metrics
| difftastic | textum | syndiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 52 | 56 | 44 |
| Total Downloads | 181.2K | 2.0K | 283 |
| 30d Downloads | 1.6K | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 12 | 39 | 0 |
| Releases | 79 | 11 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 25d ago | 183d ago | 130d ago |
| Age | 4y 10m | 6m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
difftastic
Maintenance
18
Quality
8
Community
8
Popularity
6
Documentation
12
textum
Maintenance
11
Quality
16
Community
10
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
syndiff
Maintenance
13
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| difftastic | textum | syndiff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.69.0 | 0.4.0 | 0.2.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 93 | 12 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 4.0MB | 48KB | 18KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.85.0 | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •textum leads with a health score of 56/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •difftastic has the most downloads (181.2K), suggesting wider adoption.