Decision Workspace
dock_sprout vs testcontainers vs carbon-cli
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
42
dock_sprout
growingv1.0.3
Rust CLI tool to bring up or down multiple docker-compose files from a parent directory.
70
testcontainers
growingv0.27.2
A library for integration-testing against docker containers from within Rust.
45
carbon-cli
growingv1.3.0
Docker abstraction layer with added flair
Core Metrics
| dock_sprout | testcontainers | carbon-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 42 | 70 | 45 |
| Total Downloads | 2.3K | 18.4M | 5.9K |
| 30d Downloads | 5 | 2.6M | 11 |
| Dependents | 0 | 5.2K | 0 |
| Releases | 3 | 49 | 4 |
| Last Updated | 416d ago | 4d ago | 1543d ago |
| Age | 1y 1m | 7y 7m | 4y 3m |
Health Breakdown
dock_sprout
Maintenance
6
Quality
18
Community
4
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
testcontainers
Maintenance
19
Quality
13
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
12
carbon-cli
Maintenance
4
Quality
17
Community
6
Popularity
5
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| dock_sprout | testcontainers | carbon-cli | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.3 | 0.27.2 | 1.3.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MPL-2.0 |
| Dependencies | 5 | 36 | 10 |
| Crate Size | 13KB | 122KB | 392KB |
| Features | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88 | — |
| Owners | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •testcontainers leads with a health score of 70/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •testcontainers is depended on by 5.2K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ dock_sprout, carbon-cli have not been updated in over a year.
- •testcontainers is pre-1.0 — API may change.