Decision Workspace
dix vs nix-nar vs nix-your-shell
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
49
dix
growingv1.4.2
Diff Nix
57
nix-nar
growingv0.3.1
Library to manipulate Nix Archive (nar) files
57
nix-your-shell
stablev1.4.10
A `nix` and `nix-shell` wrapper for shells other than `bash`
Core Metrics
| dix | nix-nar | nix-your-shell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 49 | 57 | 57 |
| Total Downloads | 10.3K | 508.9K | 19.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 251 | 116.9K | 35 |
| Dependents | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| Releases | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 94d ago | 2d ago |
| Age | 10m | 3y 11m | 3y 1m |
Health Breakdown
dix
Maintenance
16
Quality
14
Community
4
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
nix-nar
Maintenance
12
Quality
13
Community
12
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
nix-your-shell
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
5
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dix | nix-nar | nix-your-shell | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.2 | 0.3.1 | 1.4.10 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0-only | Apache-2.0 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later | MIT |
| Dependencies | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Crate Size | 114KB | 36KB | 22KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •nix-nar leads with a health score of 57/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •nix-nar is depended on by 118 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •nix-nar is pre-1.0 — API may change.