Decision Workspace
diffus vs diffus-derive vs similar
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
53
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.
71
similar
stablev3.1.1
A diff library for Rust
Core Metrics
| diffus | diffus-derive | similar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 53 | 44 | 71 |
| Total Downloads | 3.1M | 39.1K | 134.7M |
| 30d Downloads | 156.2K | 0 | 14.3M |
| Dependents | 52 | 4 | 10.6K |
| Releases | 15 | 18 | 23 |
| Last Updated | 1834d ago | 1834d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 6y 7m | 6y 7m | 5y 4m |
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
similar
Maintenance
18
Quality
21
Community
12
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| diffus | diffus-derive | similar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.10.0 | 0.10.0 | 3.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 3KB | 80KB |
| Features | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 6.7% | 22.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.85 |
| Owners | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •similar leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •similar is depended on by 10.6K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ diffus, diffus-derive have not been updated in over a year.
- •diffus, diffus-derive are pre-1.0 — API may change.