Decision Workspace
diffus vs diffus-derive vs arborium-diff
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
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diffus
growingv0.10.0
Finds the difference between two instances of any data structure. Supports: collections, Strings, Maps etc. Uses LCS where applicable. Also supports derive via `diffus-derive`.
44
diffus-derive
growingv0.10.0
Finds the difference between two instances of any data structure. Supports derive on structs and enums.
64
arborium-diff
experimentalv2.16.0
Diff grammar for arborium (tree-sitter bindings)
Core Metrics
| diffus | diffus-derive | arborium-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 44 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 2.8M | 38.7K | 4.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 137.3K | 240 | 1.2K |
| Dependents | 52 | 4 | 47 |
| Releases | 15 | 18 | 47 |
| Last Updated | 1775d ago | 1775d ago | 16d ago |
| Age | 6y 5m | 6y 5m | 3m |
Health Breakdown
diffus
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
diffus-derive
Maintenance
4
Quality
11
Community
12
Popularity
5
Documentation
12
arborium-diff
Maintenance
18
Quality
16
Community
11
Popularity
4
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| diffus | diffus-derive | arborium-diff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 | 2.16.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 3KB | 25KB |
| Features | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •arborium-diff leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •diffus has the most downloads (2.8M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ diffus, diffus-derive have not been updated in over a year.
- •diffus, diffus-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.