Decision Workspace
dnf-repofile vs createrepo_rs vs artifactx
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
51
dnf-repofile
experimentalv0.1.3
Pure Rust library for parsing, managing, validating, diffing, and rendering DNF/YUM .repo configuration files
50
createrepo_rs
experimentalv0.1.9
🦀 Pure Rust RPM repository metadata generator — creates repodata for dnf/yum repos. Zero FFI, single static binary. Drop-in replacement for createrepo_c and createrepo.
43
artifactx
experimentalv0.3.4
ArtifactX (arx) — cross-platform package repository manager. One-binary apt + yum repo generator with PGP signing and built-in HTTP serving.
Core Metrics
| dnf-repofile | createrepo_rs | artifactx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 51 | 50 | 43 |
| Total Downloads | 69 | 238 | 267 |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dependents | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Releases | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 55d ago | 28d ago | 7d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2m | 26d |
Health Breakdown
dnf-repofile
Maintenance
16
Quality
12
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
createrepo_rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
12
Community
9
Popularity
3
Documentation
15
artifactx
Maintenance
13
Quality
6
Community
11
Popularity
3
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| dnf-repofile | createrepo_rs | artifactx | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.3 | 0.1.9 | 0.3.4 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0-or-later | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 8 | 15 | 39 |
| Crate Size | 92KB | 79KB | 141KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.95 | 1.76 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •dnf-repofile leads with a health score of 51/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •artifactx has the most downloads (267), suggesting wider adoption.