Decision Workspace
directory-union vs diffy vs nefaxer
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
30
directory-union
growingv0.1.0
Merge directories with duplicate files into a single union directory with duplicates removed.
67
diffy
growingv0.5.0
Tools for finding and manipulating differences between files
58
nefaxer
experimentalv0.1.11
High-performance directory indexer with content-aware diffing. Walks trees in parallel, stores metadata in SQLite, compares against a previous snapshot.
Core Metrics
| directory-union | diffy | nefaxer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 30 | 67 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 11.9M | 714 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 749.6K | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 1.4K | 10 |
| Releases | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Last Updated | 1183d ago | 49d ago | 13d ago |
| Age | 3y 2m | 6y | 4m |
Health Breakdown
directory-union
Maintenance
1
Quality
15
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
7
diffy
Maintenance
14
Quality
16
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
nefaxer
Maintenance
21
Quality
10
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| directory-union | diffy | nefaxer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 0.5.0 | 0.1.11 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT or Apache-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 5 | 24 |
| Crate Size | 5KB | 83KB | 332KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.85.0 | 1.95 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •diffy leads with a health score of 67/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •diffy is depended on by 1.4K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ directory-union has not been updated in over a year.