Decision Workspace
dirwiz vs walkdir vs walkdir_minimal
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
39
dirwiz
growingv0.1.0
Directory traversal for interactive applications
60
walkdir
growingv2.5.0
Recursively walk a directory.
58
walkdir_minimal
experimentalv1.1.0
Fast, minimalist, and POSIX-compliant recursive directory traverser with zero external dependencies.
Core Metrics
| dirwiz | walkdir | walkdir_minimal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 39 | 60 | 58 |
| Total Downloads | 1.6K | 376.9M | 458 |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 26.4M | 107 |
| Dependents | 0 | 65.5K | 3 |
| Releases | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 1103d ago | 756d ago | 19d ago |
| Age | 3y | 10y 6m | 4m |
Health Breakdown
dirwiz
Maintenance
1
Quality
16
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
walkdir
Maintenance
6
Quality
20
Community
14
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
walkdir_minimal
Maintenance
18
Quality
17
Community
7
Popularity
3
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| dirwiz | walkdir | walkdir_minimal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.0 | 2.5.0 | 1.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | Unlicense/MIT | Unlicense/MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 24KB | 167KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2018 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •walkdir leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •walkdir is depended on by 65.5K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dirwiz, walkdir have not been updated in over a year.
- •dirwiz is pre-1.0 — API may change.